Lin-Manuel Miranda is reportedly working on a stage musical adaptation of The Warriors, based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel that later spawned the 1979 cult film directed by Walter Hill.
The New York Post (followed by Variety) first reported on Miranda's involvement with the project, which would bring the story of The Warriors to the stage. Both the novel and the film center on a street gang as they travel 30 miles across New York City back to their home turf after wrongfully being framed for the murder of a respected gang leader.
The Warriors would mark Miranda's first stage musical since Hamilton, which was a colossal hit and earned 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. That show examined the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton through a modern lens with music encompassing hip-hop, R&B, soul, and traditional show tunes.
The film version of The Warriors is not a musical, but the soundtrack does feature music by Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh, and others. Many of the tracks also appeared in the 2005 video game, which got IGN's seal of approval for doing "amazing things with a license that most people probably wouldn't have expected much from."
Miranda made his Broadway debut writing the music and lyrics and starring in the 2008 musical In the Heights, which later inspired a feature film of the same name. He also wrote the songs for the Disney animated movies Moana and Encanto, whose soundtrack includes Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper We Don't Talk About Bruno.
On the screen, Miranda turned in a notable performance as lovable lamplighter Jack in the 2018 musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. His other film and TV credits include His Dark Materials, We the People, and Tick, Tick… Boom!, which he directed for Netflix.
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Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
