Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway hit Hamilton was the hottest ticket in town more or less the moment it opened -- but now, even those at the bottom of the waiting list will be able to see the hip-hop musical.
During a talk at the New Yorker Festival over the weekend, Miranda told the crowd that Hamilton would definitely be filmed with its current cast. Though the format remains undecided, Miranda says, "You-couldn't-make-it-up filmmakers have been coming to the show," adding that he's "talked to producers about filming this cast before this cast moves on."
He also talked about a Hamilton mixtape that he announced late last week, telling the audience that it features a rap battle about slavery. "It was enormously cathartic to write because you write about these men who wrote great things but also had this other legacy lived within the system that was horrible and abusive," he said. "It just brought the show to a screeching halt." The mixtape is due early next year.
So the show is done. Cast album is out. Now we begin planning The Hamilton Mixtape. Remixes & Covers & Inspired bys. FOR REAL. GET READY.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 1, 2015
Update: As exciting as this news is, Miranda sent some clarifying tweets Monday morning.
1) Gmorning. I said we WANT to film the show with this cast before the year is out. That's all I said. There are no plans for anything yet.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 5, 20152) Working on an annotated book of lyrics, a mixtape, and a way to get school kids in here all at once. On top of our schedule. We❤️you.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 5, 2015