Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will release a new concept album next month which will reunite him with some of the cast from the hit musical as well as major music stars.
Miranda has worked with Eisa Davis on Warriors, which is inspired by the 1979 Paramount Pictures film and the novel of the same name by Sol Yurick.
The album is described as an “immersive listening experience,” and tells the story of a New York City gang framed for the murder of a respected gang leader.
Lauryn Hill will play Cyrus of Gramercy Riffs, while Kenita Miller appears as Cochise, Sasha Hutchings as Cowgirl, Phillipa Soo (who played Eliza to Miranda’s Alexander in Hamilton) takes on the role of Fox, Aneesa Folds is Cleon, Amber Gray is Ajaz, Gizel Jiménez is Rembrandt, Jasmine Cephas Jones (who also appeared in Hamilton) is Swan, and Julia Harriman (another Hamilton alum) is Mercy.
Busta Rhymes has been cast as the voice of Brooklyn on the 26-track album, with hit singer Stephen Sanchez as Cal, Hamilton and tick, tick…Boom!’s Joshua Henry as Wanya, Timothy Hughes as Lance, and Daniel Jikal as Joon.
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Marc Anthony will play Tato alongside Luis Figueroa who takes on the role of Miguel. Flaco Navaja will portray Jesús and Chris Rivers “The Bronx.”
Billy Porter will play Granger, with Michaela Jaé as Yaya, singer and Mykal Kilgore as Élan, Casey Likes as Jesse and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Sully, while Ghostface Killah and RZA will play the voices of Staten Island.
The Cops are played by James Remar (Barnes) and David Patrick Kelly (Victor). Also appearing on the album are Oscar and Tony nominee Colman Domingo as the Masai of the Gramercy Riffs and rapper Cam’ron as Manhattan. Nas will also play “Queens”.
Warriors will be released on 18th October