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The film adaptation of ‘The Warriors’ is a true cult classic. However, now it could become a musical at the hands of an expert on the subject: Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is perhaps one of the most important figures in current entertainment. Not only has he proven to be a great actor, he has made it very clear that he is one of the mere mere ones in musicals, since he was in charge of very successful productions, such as in the heights and of course, hamilton. However, it seems that this raffle is about to carry The Warriors to the theaters.
It was in 1965 when the American novelist, Sol Yurick released his first novel: The Warriors, where he mixed elements of a classic Greek story with a fictional plot involving New York gang wars. But probably everyone knows this work by the 1979 film adaptation, which became a true action movie cult classic.
Lin-Manuel Miranda could adapt ‘The Warriors’ into a musical
More than four decades have passed since the movie was released. The Warriorsdirected by Walter Hill and to date, no one had dared to touch this story, because it is almost almost sacrilege to take it up again. However, this time instead of reaching the big screen, it will return with a staging that until now, would be in charge of Lin-Manuel Miranda himself.
In accordance with Varietya source close to the actor, director and composer revealed to said source that is “working hard” to bring the project to life. Although yes, so far there are no more details of the production, but it is clear to us that if on Broadway they thought of adapting The Warriors in a musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda is the perfect person to jump into that difficult and heavy job.
Why do we say that it is the ideal for a musical of The Warriors? Well, because through all his musicals, Lin-Manuel Miranda reflects the everyday situations that represent many New Yorkers. For a start, in the heights is a tribute to Washington Heights (the neighborhood where he grew up) and even more famous staging, hamilton (which follows the story of America’s founding father, Alexander Hamilton), is set in New York.
How are you? Are you excited that Lin-Manuel Miranda is adapting a work as important as The Warriors for Broadway? The truth is that on paper, it is the best candidate for the story of these gangs to become a staging, perhaps in a very West Side StoryBut we’ll see how this project progresses.
