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IF you have never been able to get one of those coveted tickets to see theatre show Hamilton, well Disney+ has a treat for you.
In February 2020, Disney announced it had purchased a recording of the original Broadway cast for approximately £60m - which is reportedly the highest film acquisition cost ever.
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What time is Hamilton released on Disney+?
Hamilton the movie will be released on Disney+ TODAY (July 3, 2020) from 8am.
You can watch it by signing up to Disney+ for £5.99 a month or £59.99 a year.
The Pulitzer-Prize winning musical's cinematic release was originally scheduled for October 2021, but has been brought forward 15 months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The move also follows a rising trend in theatre fans streaming their favourite past productions, including the National Theatre on YouTube.
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Who is in the cast of Hamilton the movie?
Hamilton's cinematic version features the original cast of the show, which first debuted off-Broadway in 2015, before being moved to the Richard Rodgers theatre.
The casting of the play features young black, Asian, Latino and mixed-race actors who portray the old white founding fathers.
It is currently being praised as revolutionary as it coincides with Black Lives Matter protests across the globe.
The cast includes:
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
- Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson
- Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr
- Christopher Jackson as George Washington
- Jonathan Groff as King George
- Renee Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler
- Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton
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Directed by Tommy Kail, it was filmed over several days in the week before the principles started to leave the production back in 2016, reports the .
Speaking about the concept on Good Morning America, Manuel said: "[Kail has] basically given everyone at home the best seat in the house and it’s a thrilling experience.
“He really threads the needle between these cinematic close-ups and widening out and seeing the show from the centre aisle of the Richard Rodgers Theatre.”
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