Overview
- Walt Disney Studios' filmed capture arrives September 5 in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, with U.K. and Ireland screenings on September 26 and Australia and New Zealand on November 13.
- The cinema edition adds “Reuniting the Revolution,” a new prologue featuring fresh interviews with the original cast and creative team reflecting on the musical’s impact.
- Shot at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre in June 2016, the film features most of the original company, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Jonathan Groff.
- The original cast reunited September 3 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park for a New York premiere event celebrating the 10-year milestone.
- On the red carpet, Miranda said he struggles to imagine a separate feature topping Thomas Kail’s live capture, while Goldsberry predicted a full-scale movie adaptation will eventually happen.