The daily gossip: May 12, 2020

The original cast performance of Hamilton will stream 15 months early, Robert Pattinson can't work a microwave, and more

1. Hamilton performance with the original cast coming to Disney+ this July

Here's some news that should leave Hamilton fans satisfied: a filmed version of the musical — with the original cast — is coming, and the wait for it will be far shorter than expected. Disney had announced earlier this year that a performance of Hamilton recorded back in 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast was headed to movie theaters in October 2021. But in a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Disney said the show will actually be made available on Disney+ more than a year earlier, on July 3. In it, Lin-Manuel Miranda stars as Alexander Hamilton; Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson; Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler; and Leslie Odom, Jr. as Aaron Burr. Shout it to the rooftops!

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.