The musical was a smash hit with audiences and a critical success that earned the Pulitzer for Drama.
Now fans who couldn’t get tickets to one of its many sold-out performances will be able to enjoy Hamilton when it comes to Disney+ on July 3.
The filmed musical, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and the rest of the original cast, released its first trailer on Sunday.
Musical smash: Lin-Manuel Miranda, 40, stars in the new minute-long trailer for a recorded performance of Hamilton that was released Sunday
The minute-long trailer opens with music from the song Alexander Hamilton, which also opens the stage show in similarly dramatic fashion.
There’s a quick glimpse of Miranda, 40, as the title character in the opening seconds as he rises from the shadows, ready to lead.
He contrasted with the show’s primary antagonist, Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.), the future Vice President of the United States and the man who would kill Hamilton in a duel.
Thanks to some quick cutting, the trailer also introduces other members of the original cast, including Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Anthony Ramos and Okieriete Onaodowan.
The show features a cast made up of people of color, except for the comic role of King George III, which was played by Jonathan Groff on Broadway.
First glimpse: The minute-long trailer opens with music from the song Alexander Hamilton, like the original show, to score the entrance of Alexander Hamilton (Miranda)
Destiny: He contrasted with the show’s primary antagonist, Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.), the future Vice President of the United States and the man who would kill Hamilton in a duel
The musical was filmed back in 2016, shortly before Miranda, Odom Jr. and Soo departed the production.
The footage was originally intended only to be featured in a documentary about the production, though the choice was later made to release the entire film.
Disney picked up the global rights to the Hamilton movie in February of this year for $75 million, and the studio had originally planned to show it in theaters beginning in October 2021.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the studio opted to release the film on its Disney+ streaming service on July 3, in hopes of gaining new subscribers and getting a boost thanks to the Independence Day holiday.
Sat in the can: The musical was filmed from three performances in 2016, shortly before Miranda, Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo departed the production
Award winner: The original music, with music, lyrics and book by Miranda, was a hit that earned a record 16 Tony nominations and won 11, including Best Musical. It also won the Pulitzer for drama
The original music, which featured music, lyrics and book by Miranda, was a smash success that earned a record 16 Tony nominations and won 11, including Best Musical.
The show was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2016.
Fans hoping for a version of Hamilton that’s optimized for the language of cinema shouldn’t despair about the recorded play, as there are still plans for a Hamilton film without the confines of the stage, though it’s still earlier in the planning stages.
This recorded version was taken from three different performances in order to get multiple angles and the best possible versions of each number.
Director Tommy Kail, who led the stage musical, also directed the recording.
Taking its time: Disney shelled out $75 million for the rights to Hamilton in February, and originally planned to release it in theaters in October 2021
Coming soon: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney moved the film to its Disney+ streamer and bumped the release date to July 3 to capitalize on the Independence Day holiday