Overview

• U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico screenings begin Sept. 5, with the U.K. and Ireland on Sept. 26, and Australia and New Zealand on Nov. 13.
• The Delacorte Theater hosted a Sept. 3 premiere that reunited the original cast and creative team, with Disney leaders including CEO Bob Iger in attendance.
• A “Reuniting the Revolution” prologue features new interviews with the original company, followed by a built-in intermission to mirror Broadway pacing.
• Lin-Manuel Miranda voiced reluctance about a separate feature-film adaptation, while Renée Elise Goldsberry said she expects one will eventually happen.
• Shot in June 2016 with the original Broadway cast, the film first debuted on Disney+ in July 2020 after the planned theatrical release was derailed by the pandemic.