Lauryn Hill Is Cyrus In A New Musical Version Of The Warriors | What's The Headline
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, has joined forces with Eisa Davis to make a musical version of the iconic film The Warriors. The album is executive produced by Nas and features performances from Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Cam’ron, RZA, Nas, himself, and more. And, in an amazing flip, Lauryn Hill has been cast in the iconic role of Cyrus. We are joined by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, in a special edition of our What’s The Headline podcast, where they discuss their epic new musical in depth.
0:00 Intro
2:09 Why Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis created a musical version of The Warriors
4:13 Why Lin-Manuel Miranda made the Warriors women in his version of the story
5:03 Why he chose Eisa Davis as his creative partner for the project
6:55 The different genres of music showcased on the album
8:00 How Mike Elizondo—producer to Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent—became involved
10:06 Why repetition in music is so important
13:54 The power of Cyrus’s character and why they chose Lauryn Hill for the role
15:55 The Warriors was originally based on a story from 370 B.C. and a peace treaty between NY gangs in the 1970s
18:50 How they updated The Warriors to fit 2024 cultural norms
21:50 In what time period does The Warriors take place?
25:20 The Warriors’ lessons on the spread of misinformation
27:58 What we can learn from The Warriors about tribalism
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