In certain circles, revealing that you saw Hamilton with its original Broadway cast is something of a bragging right, a confirmation that you knew about the musical before it blew up. (Not to mention if you were one of the very lucky few who saw it at the Public Theater before it even went to)
But "sooner rather than later" everyone will be able to claim they saw Lin Manuel Miranda himself play the titular founding father because this week at Sundance, Miranda confirmed that a Hamilton movie, featuring footage of said original cast is in the works.
"What I'm most excited about [is] you all have that friend that is like, 'I saw it with the original cast.' We're stealing that brag from everyone because you're all going to see it with the original cast," he told Variety. "We're just trying to find the right time to do it."
Here's what we know about the film so far.
The Format
Unlike the film adaptation of Miranda's first Tony Award-winning hit In the Heights, which is being directed by Jon M. Chu, and will hit theaters this summer, the Hamilton movie will feature footage of the actors performing their roles on stage.
"Hamilton director Thomas Kail filmed the stage show before the original Broadway cast members began to depart," reports Variety.
The Cast
As Miranda mentioned at Sundance this year, the film will feature Hamilton's original cast. Think: Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica, Phillipa Soo as Eliza, Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson, Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr, the list goes on.
The Premiere Date
In 2018, the Wall Street Journal first reported on news of a Hamilton movie, and suggested that it would not premiere "until 2020 or 2021" at the earliest to allow for sufficient time in which it can only be see on stage.
At the time, the Journal also noted that the film would be "an exact replica of the Broadway production, including an intermission."
Caroline Hallemann is the Digital Director at Town & Country, where she covers culture, society, and entertainment, as well as the British royal family, among a variety of other topics. Prior to leading the digital team at T&C, she served as the brand's Senior News Editor and Digital News Director, and has previously held positions at Travel + Leisure, DailyCandy, and Parenting Magazine. Caroline is also currently writing a book about the Kennedy family and the British royals, and she lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and their son, Tommy. You can find her on Instagram at the handle @challemann and on TikTok at @carolinehallemann.
