Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced the casting of his next Broadway adventure, “Warriors,” which comes a decade after “Hamilton” became a pop culture sensation.
The upcoming production, which begins in the spring, will star Jaci Calderon, Aneesa Folds, Amber Gray, Julia Harriman, Sasha Hutchings, Gizel Jiménez, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Kenita R. Miller, Sasha Allen, Casey Likes and Donald Webber Jr. — several of whom worked on previous iterations of “Warriors” or appeared on Miranda’s other shows, “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.” members will be announced at a later date.
“Warriors” will debut in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on March 9 before opening night on April 8.
“Warriors” features book, music and lyrics by co-writers Miranda and Eisa Davis. Based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel and Paramount’s 1979 action film, “Warriors” follows a fictional New York gang from the Bronx to their home on Coney Island after they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader. The film version of “Warriors” is not a musical, but it features songs by Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh and Arnold McCuller. The stage show grew out of a 2024 concept album, produced by Nas and produced by musician Mike Elizondo. It featured the voices of Ms. Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, Marc Anthony, Billy Porter, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Colman Domingo, Cam’ron and Kim Dracula.
“We’re having the time of our lives making ‘Warriors.’ It’s a roller coaster ride like Coney Island Cyclone, with all the action of the classic Walter Hill film,” Miranda and Davis said in a statement. “It’s a true New York story, with music infused with every genre that was born and revolutionized here, from hip-hop to salsa to ska to metal and everything in between. It’s a breathtaking journey from Brooklyn to the Bronx and back. It’s the dream of a more peaceful city where we all come home alive. It is the sound of something being born. ”
“Warriors” will be directed by Jenny Koons and co-directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, a Tony winner who worked with Miranda on “In the Heights” and “Hamilton.” Producers include Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”), Miranda and her father, Luis A. Miranda, Jr., and Jeffrey Seller. “Warriors” features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Jason Crystal, projection design by Hana S. Kim, fight direction by Drew Leary, musical supervision by Kurt Crowley, and orchestrations by Kurt Crowley, Mike Elizondo and Scott Wasserman.
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