Lin-Manuel Miranda's next musical is based on a New York cult classic

Lin-Manuel Miranda is wrapping up the recording of a concept album for a new musical co-written by playwright Eisa Davis, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The album will be based on the 1979 movie "The Warriors," whose sympathetic depictions of gang members and gritty cinematography made it a standard bearer for youth counterculture. Representatives for Miranda declined to comment.It’s relatively unusual today to debut a show as a concept album, although according to Miranda, it’s how he initially intended to launch his 2015 musical "Hamilton." But the process certainly isn’t unprecedented: Musicals including "Here Lies Love," "The Who's Tommy," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" also began as albums. When it works as intended, a popular album can create “this enormous advance buzz and huge advance ticket sales for its Broadway run the next year,” says Ryan Donovan, an assistant professor of theater studies at Duke University. “It's another way of building familiarity for audiences.”According to people with knowledge of the project, the album has been largely completed and features Broadway actors and major pop stars.Given Miranda’s demonstrated fondness for New York City (the location for his Tony Award-winning musical-turned-movie "In the Heights"), "The Warriors" is a perfect fit. The movie tells the story of a street gang that’s wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader in the Bronx; with most of the New York underworld out to get them, the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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