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You don’t have to “wait for it” much longer.
The Walt Disney Company DIS, +0.13% is releasing the film version of the original staged production of “Hamilton” some 15 months early. Disney+ subscribers can get an exclusive front-row seat to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical about the “$10 Founding Father without a father” just in time for the Fourth of July.
“It’s only a matter of time…” Miranda tweeted on Tuesday morning in a post announcing that the #Hamifilm can be streamed on Disney’s subscription service beginning July 3.
Disney reportedly scored the worldwide distribution rights to the filmed version of “Hamilton” for $75 million earlier this year, and the Tony-winning musical was scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 15, 2021.
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Of course, the worldwide shutdowns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic have left the future of movie theater reopenings up in the air. And streaming services like Disney, Netflix NFLX, +0.56%, Hulu and Amazon Prime AMZN, -0.02% are enjoying subscription bumps as quarantining has created captive audiences.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted his thanks to everyone who “brought Hamilton to life in such a powerful, memorable & entertaining way.” He added that, “In this very difficult time, this story of leadership, tenacity, hope, love & the power of people to unite against adversity is both relevant and inspiring.”
The announcement led “Hamilton” to trend on Twitter TWTR, -0.50% and Google GOOG, +0.07% on Tuesday morning as fans gushed about finally getting their “shot” to see the hip-hop musical that has grossed more than $636 million on Broadway since opening in 2015. It was playing to sold-out audiences before the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed all Broadway shows. Now people who weren’t able to get their hands on “Hamilton” tickets (where seats were averaging around $250 apiece, hitting almost $10,000 at their peak) can finally be in the room where it happens — and without leaving their bed or couch.
Miranda’s other Broadway hit-turned-theatrical release, “In the Heights,” was supposed to open in theaters on June 26. But the pandemic has pushed the release date of the highly anticipated Warner Bros. musical to sometime next year.
