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Warriors, nan caller philharmonic by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis based connected nan 1979 cult classical movie The Warriors will make its Broadway debut adjacent spring, producers announced today.
Warriors will statesman previews March 2027 astatine Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, pinch an charismatic opening successful April. It will beryllium Miranda’s first caller full-length original shape philharmonic since his mega-hit Hamilton.
Directed by Jenny Koons and co-directed/choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, Warriors follows a fictitious New York City pack from Coney Island to nan Bronx and backmost erstwhile they are framed for nan execution of respected pack leader Cyrus.
Based connected nan Paramount Pictures mobility picture and nan novel The Warriors by Sol Yurick, nan caller philharmonic has a twist: The thoroughfare pack that provides nan title is now a female gang.
Miranda and Davis are penning nan book, euphony and lyrics.
“With Warriors, we return a fateful travel done New York City afloat of bosom and grit arsenic our characters conflict to survive,” nan penning duo said. “Musicalizing specified a vibrant world for nan conception medium has been a thrill, and now we’re coming retired to play connected Broadway astatine nan Lunt-Fontanne. We can’t wait.”
The conception medium released connected October 18, 2024, featured a formed including Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Marc Anthony, Billy Porter, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Colman Domingo, Cam’ron, Kim Dracula, and more. The medium was executive produced by Nas and produced by Mike Elizondo.
Casting for nan Broadway accumulation has not been announced.
Broadway producers are Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Jeffrey Seller, with scenic creation by David Korins, costume creation by Dede Ayite, lighting creation by Natasha Katz, sound creation by Jason Crystal, projection creation by Hana S. Kim, euphony supervision by Kurt Crowley, and orchestrations by Kurt Crowley, Scott Wasserman and Mike Elizondo.
Additional announcements astir nan Broadway production, including casting and nan afloat imaginative team, are forthcoming.
The film, directed by Walter Hill, starred Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian Tyler, Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos, David Patrick Kelly, Roger Hill, Edward Sewer, and Lynne Thigpen.
