Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Coax a Warriors Musical to Come Out to Play-Yay

Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the 2023 Tribeca Festival in New York City.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a noted fan of bringing New York City stories to the stage and screen (Hamilton lyrics call it “the greatest city in the world,” after all), and he’ll be tackling a new tale set in his hometown for his next project: a stage musical adapting Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel The Warriors—previously the source material for Walter Hill’s much-loved 1979 cult classic.

According to Variety (the news was first reported by the New York Post), “Details for the project are still murky, but an individual with knowledge of Miranda’s plans confirmed his involvement. Both film and novel center on a fictional street gang in New York City, who travel from the Bronx to their home turf in Coney Island after they’re framed for the murder of a respected gang leader. The film of The Warriors isn’t a musical, but it does feature songs by Barry De Vorzon, Joe Walsh, and Arnold McCuller. Though the movie projected an arresting image of urban decay (and was shot as the city teetered on the edge of insolvency), Yurick’s novel provided an even darker look at street life.”

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