‘Hamilton’ heads to theaters this fall for 10th anniversary
(L-R) Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)
Broadway's hit musical "Hamilton" will head into the movie theaters this fall as the show celebrates its 10th anniversary.
The show’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda made the announcement on "The Tonight Show" Tuesday, saying the film will be in theaters on September 5 with tickets currently available.
The film is currently available on Disney+.
What they're saying:
"We filmed most of the original cast performing in 'Hamilton' in 2016, and we always wanted to release it theatrically," Miranda said. "But then the pandemic hit, and so we decided to release it on streaming so that everyone could see it at home whenever they wanted.
The backstory:
"Hamilton," which debuted on Broadway a decade ago, has become a cultural touchstone, winning the Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy and 11 Tony awards.
Miranda’s hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, won the best new musical Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize for drama, a Grammy and the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History. It also earned Miranda a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.
The Source: The Associated Press contributed to this report. The information comes from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s announcement on "The Tonight Show." This story was reported from Los Angeles.