For context, The Door McAllen church staged a model of Hamilton this previous weekend — with among the lyrics modified and an anti-gay sermon on the finish.
A number of the reported modified lyrics embrace the unique lyrics, “I do know who I married / As long as you come residence on the finish of the day” being modified to “My hope is in Jesus / If you happen to may simply give him an opportunity at the moment” within the track “That Would Be Sufficient.” There was additionally reportedly a scene added the place Hamilton repents for his sins and accepts Jesus Christ.
As footage from the unauthorized manufacturing started going viral throughout social media — although the church seems to have since deleted their movies of the present — they unsurprisingly reached the present’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
“Grateful to all of you who reached out about this unlawful, unauthorized manufacturing. Now legal professionals do their work,” Lin-Manuel wrote on Twitter, whereas sharing an announcement from the Dramatists Guild.
Grateful to all of you who reached out about this unlawful, unauthorized manufacturing. Now legal professionals do their work.
And all the time grateful to the @dramatistsguild, who’ve the backs of writers in all places, be it your first play or your fiftieth. 1/2 https://t.co/yMtM3z9crI
“We maintain up the Door McAllen Church’s brazen infringement to shine a light-weight on the problematic sample of some theatrical organizations performing authors’ work with out a license and rewriting the textual content with out authorial consent. No group, skilled, newbie, or non secular, is exempt from these legal guidelines,” the assertion reads.
“At all times grateful to the @dramatistsguild, who’ve the backs of writers in all places, be it your first play or your fiftieth,” he added.
A spokesperson for Hamilton additional advised the New York Occasions, “The ‘Hamilton’ household stands for tolerance, compassion, inclusivity and positively LGBTQ+ rights. We’re within the strategy of reviewing the unauthorized modifications made to the script to find out additional motion.”
Appears to be like just like the legal professionals will lawyer, then!
