Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks out against 'illegal, unauthorized production' of Hamilton by Texas church

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Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has now spoken out publicly against the Texas church that performed an unauthorized version of his hit Broadway musical.The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, hosted two showings of the adapted production last weekend that added references from the Bible that were never in the original script.In a statement posted on his Twitter and Instagram pages, Miranda shared his gratitude for Hamilton supporters, along with a declaration that he now has his legal team on the matter.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, 42, is speaking out publicly for the first time against the Texas church that performed two unauthorized performances of hit hit musical Hamilton'Grateful to all of you who reached out about this illegal, unauthorized production.

Now lawyers do their work,' Miranda, 42, wrote on Wednesday. He added, 'And always grateful to the @dramatistsguild, who have the backs of writers everywhere, be it your first play or your fiftieth.' Producers of the original Hamilton production set in motion a cease-and-desist letter to the church last week.

Miranda promised legal action against The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, after it hosted two showings of the adapted production that added references from the Bible that were never in the original script The Dramatists Guild, which represents playwrights, composers and lyricists, publicly condemned the Door McAllen Church in a statement shared on Tuesday.'In addition to performing the show without a license, the Door McAllen Church changed lyrics and added text without permission,' the statement read. 'We hold up the Door McAllen Church's brazen infringement to shine a light on the problematic pattern of some theatrical.