Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ musical to open on Broadway this spring

Co-written by Eisa Davis, the stage show is developed from the pair’s 2024 concept album, itself adapted from the 1979 action film.

Summary

• The Broadway musical Warriors will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March
• Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis adapted the show from the 1979 film
• The musical’s plot follows a gang escaping from the Bronx to Coney Island after being framed for murder

The new musical Warriors will open on Broadway this spring, starting performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March 2027 ahead of an April opening date to be confirmed.

The Warriors musical is co-written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, who first released the score as a 2024 concept album. Originally conceived as a standalone project, the duo later announced plans for a full-fledged stage production.

The concept album and show are adapted from the 1979 movie The Warriors, itself based on the same-named Sol Yurick novel from 1967. The action follows a gang fleeing from the Bronx to Coney Island after being framed for another gang leader’s murder. Miranda and Davis’s concept album gender-flips the original story, centering the action on an all-female gang.

“With Warriors, we take a fateful journey through New York City full of heart and grit as our characters fight to survive,” said Miranda and Davis in a statement. “Musicalizing such a vibrant world for the concept album has been a thrill, and now we're coming out to play on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne. We can't wait.”

Broadway casting has yet to be announced. The hip-hop concept album featured the voices of prominent musicians — including Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Marc Anthony, Nas, and Shenseea — and Broadway actors like Colman Domingo, Billy Porter, Michaela Jaé, Amber Gray, Phillipa Soo, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Jenny Koons directs, and Andy Blankenbuehler choreographs. Warriors also features features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Jason Crystal, projection design by Hana S. Kim, music supervision by Kurt Crowley, and orchestrations by Kurt Crowley, Scott Wasserman and Mike Elizondo.

Check back for information on Warriors tickets on New York Theatre Guide.