On Monday, as reported by multiple media outlets, the producers of Hamilton confirmed that Door McAllen’s production had not been licensed, and that a cease-and-desist had been sent to the church, demanding that it stage no future performances.ĭoor McAllen could not immediately be reached by Billboard for comment. This is how The Door McAllen church concluded its illegal production of Hamilton: with a sermon demonizing homosexuality. Users quickly criticized the the show’s altered text, which included lines such as “My hope is in Jesus/ If you could just give him a chance today…/ That would be enough.” One person also noted that the Church’s performance ended with references to people “struggling” with homosexuality. The Hamilton controversy started over the weekend, when clips from the Door’s Friday production went viral on social media. With the tweet, Miranda shared a statement from the Dramatists Guild, released late Tuesday, that “condemns” Door McAllen’s “brazen infringement” of the massively popular musical, as well as its “rewriting the text without authorial consent.” Now lawyers do their work.Īnd always grateful to the who have the backs of writers everywhere, be it your first play or your fiftieth. Grateful to all of you who reached out about this illegal, unauthorized production.
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