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Tina Fey organized a 100-minute, unrehearsed reunion for 30 Rock at Radio City Music Hall on its 20th anniversary. The event featured sketches, guest stars like Conan O'Brien and Tom Hanks, and a closing duet between Tracy Morgan and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Proceeds benefited the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
In a D23 Q&A ahead of Moana’s July 10 premiere, Catherine Lagaʻaia discusses embodying Moana in Disney’s live-action remake and the importance of authentic Pacific representation, while Dwayne Johnson explains Maui’s flesh-and-blood portrayal and the collaboration with director Thomas Kail and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda to honor Polynesian culture. The piece highlights the film’s large production scale (about 2,000 people involved) and previews exclusive CinemaCon portraits as the team aims to honor the animated film’s legacy while charting a fresh course for the live-action voyage.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are adapting the 1979 cult film The Warriors into a Broadway musical, reimagining its central gang as women. After starting as a 2024 concept album, Warriors will open on Broadway in April 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne, with Jenny Koons directing and Andy Blankenbuehler as co-director/choreographer; casting has not yet been announced.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are turning the 1979 film The Warriors (and its novel) into Warriors, a Broadway-bound musical with an all-female cast. The show, set to open at the Lunt-Fontanne in April 2027, will be directed by Jenny Koons—with Andy Blankenbuehler co-directing and choreographing and Thomas Kail producing—though no casting has been announced yet. The concept originated on a 2024 album featuring Lauryn Hill, Nas, Ghostface Killah, and Phillipa Soo before moving to Broadway.
Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to Broadway in spring 2027 with Warriors, a gender-flipped stage adaptation of the 1979 cult film developed with playwright Eisa Davis. The one-act musical reimagines the Warriors as an all-women gang on a homeward NYC journey, directed by Jenny Koons with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler; previews begin March 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne. Miranda serves as lead producer but will not act, and the project evolved from a 2024 concept album featuring collaborators like Lauryn Hill, RZA, Ghostface Killah and more.
Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to Broadway with Warriors, a musical adaptation of the cult NYC gang film. The show will begin previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March 2027 and open in April, directed by Jenny Koons with co-direction and choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler. With a book, music and lyrics by Miranda and Eisa Davis, Warriors follows a New York City gang from Coney Island to the Bronx after being framed for a murder. The project was born from a 2024 concept album executive produced by Nas and produced by Miranda, Thomas Kail and Jeffrey Seller, among others, and features a large design team including David Korins (scenic), Dede Ayite (costume), Natasha Katz (lighting), and Kurt Crowley (music supervision and orchestrations).
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are writing the book, music and lyrics for Warriors, a Broadway musical adaptation based on the 1979 film; previews are planned for March 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne with an opening in April 2027. The production, directed by Jenny Koons with Andy Blankenbuehler co-directing/choreography, reimagines the title gang as a female gang and marks Miranda's first new full-length original musical since Hamilton. A concept album released in Oct. 2024 featured a star-studded lineup, and casting and the full creative team will be announced later.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis will bring Warriors to Broadway in 2027 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with March previews and an April 2027 opening; the show is based on The Warriors film (and Sol Yurick’s book), directed by Jenny Koons with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, produced by Thomas Kail and partners, and tickets go on sale in October 2026 after the project began as a 2024 concept album.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are turning The Warriors into a Broadway musical, an all-female adaptation set to open next spring at the Lunt-Fontanne after previews in March; the project began as a 2024 concept album and has evolved through workshops, with the show primarily sung but featuring some spoken scenes, and a cast of about 20. Directed by Jenny Koons with Andy Blankenbuehler co-directing and choreographing; lead producers include Thomas Kail, Miranda, his father Luis A. Miranda Jr., and Jeffrey Seller. Cast has not yet been announced.
WWE released the WrestleMania 42 Night One opening video, voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, to set the stage for Las Vegas’s two-night event which starts at 6 p.m. Eastern each night; the show will stream on the ESPN app in the US and Netflix internationally, with Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton headlining Night One and a slate of other bouts across both nights.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s Octet announced a star-studded cast, led by Amanda Seyfried and Rachel Zegler with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jonathan Groff, Phillipa Soo, Tramell Tillman, Gaten Matarazzo, and Paul-Jordan Jansen, as the Off-Broadway chamber-choir about eight people in a support group for internet addiction heads to the screen, signaling a bold, thrilling direction after Tick, Tick… Boom!
Amanda Seyfried and Rachel Zegler have joined Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Octet film musical, with Tramell Tillman, Phillipa Soo, Gaten Matarazzo, Jonathan Groff, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Paula, and Paul-Jordan Jansen rounding out the cast; Seyfried will play Jessica, Zegler Velma, and Tillman Marvin. The adaptation of Dave Malloy’s musical, directed by Annie Tippe, follows eight internet-obsessed people who lock away their phones to connect, marking Miranda’s second feature directing effort.
Casting for the film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s Octet has been announced, with Amanda Seyfried as Jessica and Rachel Zegler as Velma leading a cast that includes Gaten Matarazzo, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tramell Tillman and Paul-Jordan Jansen; Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct, and Malloy is adapting his own musical for the screen.
Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed the cast for his upcoming feature film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s musical Octet, naming Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Philipa Soo, Gaten Matarazzo, Jonathan Groff, Tramell Tillman, and Paul-Jordan Jansen, with rehearsals underway as he directs his second feature after tick, tick…BOOM! The musical centers on internet addiction through an eight-person support group in a church basement.
The article reflects on the 10th anniversary of the Broadway musical Hamilton, highlighting its cultural impact, popularity, and how it is perceived in 2025, especially in the context of political changes and its legacy as a groundbreaking hip-hop portrayal of American history.