Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis Set 'Warriors' Musical for Broadway in 2027
The stage adaptation will be the first full musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda since Hamilton and features a reworked story with women in the lead gang.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis announced Tuesday that their concept album 'Warriors' is coming to Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with previews beginning in March 2027.
- Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel and the 1979 Paramount Pictures film, the stage show reimagines a New York City gang story; Miranda and Davis recast the titular Warriors as a female gang.
- The 2024 concept album was executive produced by Nas and Mike Elizondo, featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill and Billy Porter among others. Jenny Koons will direct with co-director and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler.
- This marks Miranda's first stage show since 'Hamilton' opened on Broadway in 2015, positioning the production as a major theatrical return. Producers Jeffrey Seller and Thomas Kail will lead the creative team toward an April 2027 opening.
- Casting for the Broadway production remains unannounced, with producers planning additional announcements about the creative team. The 2024 album blended genres from R&B to K-pop, establishing a diverse sonic foundation for the stage adaptation.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Warriors musical coming out to play on Broadway next year
It feels like an idea designed to give a very particular flavor of person a brain aneurysm: Lin-Manuel Miranda co-writing a gender-swapped Broadway musical version of Walter Hill’s cult classic gang flick The Warriors. And yet, it’s genuinely happening: Deadline reports that Warriors—Miranda’s first full-length Broadway musical since Hamilton became an international phenomenon that propelled him to heights of Golden Compass-seeking and cinematic…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis set 'Warriors' musical for Broadway in 2027
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are transforming their concept album “Warriors” into a Broadway musical. The story was originally a 1965 novel and later a 1979 film.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Bringing ‘Warriors’ Musical to Broadway in Spring 2027
Lin-Manuel Miranda is returning to Broadway more than a decade after “Hamilton” became a cultural phenomenon. His new show “Warriors” is a musical adaptation of a cult film about street gangs in a bombed out New York City. It will begin previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway in March and will officially open in April. “Warriors” will be directed by Jenny Koons, who is known for her immersive shows with the likes of The Public Thea…
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