Hamilton team slams Texas church’s “unauthorised” performance
The team behind Tony Award-winning theatre production Hamilton has criticised a version of the show performed in a Texas church this weekend, saying it shouldn’t have happened.
The Door, a church in McAllen, South Texas performed the play with edited content that included lyrical references to Jesus and Christianity.
Following the performance, a sermon was delivered to the audience that compared homosexuality to drug addiction. Footage of the performance shared on social media shows The Door pastor Victor Lopez addressing the audience on stage with Hamilton sets behind him. “Maybe you struggle with alcohol, with drugs, homosexuality.
Maybe you struggle with other things in life, your finances, whatever, relationships — God can help you tonight,” Lopez said.
