Our guide to ensure you’re prepared for Hamilton to land on Disney Plus come July 3.
Hamilton, the biggest theater phenomenon of the last decade, will become one of the biggest streaming releases of all time when it lands on Disney Plus next weekend.
Hamilton has become an iconic piece of theater, and this is the first time you’ll be able to experience outside of that environment. What Disney Plus is offering is a live recording of the play featuring the original 2015 cast.
Disney paid $75 million for the rights to the musical, and originally planned to release it in theaters in 2021. Now, though, it’s releasing straight onto Disney Plus instead. Although Disney hasn’t confirmed this was a reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, this will give many of us around the world something else to focus on in this turbulent time.
We’ve put together a full guide so you can make the most of your first – or your 85th – viewing of the musical online. This won’t be anything like seeing the production in the flesh, but hopefully with some of our tips below you’ll make the most of its transition to the small screen.
The worst part of Hamilton coming to Disney Plus? You’re no longer able to watch it for free. Disney has, perhaps quite smartly, cancelled its 7-day free trial offer that we’ve seen on new sign-ups since the service began last year.
That means you’re going to have to pay for Disney Plus to be able to watch Hamilton, but it only costs $6.99 / £5.99 / AU$8.99 a month if you’re looking for the shortest contract possible, which is less than the price of seeing a movie (back when that was a thing you could do). If you think you’ll be watching Hamilton consistently for a year – or you know, maybe Star Wars or something – you may want to spend $69.
