24.08 / 02:43
Religion
Theater
Church Apologizes for Antigay Version of Hamilton, Will Pay Damages
A conservative Christian church in Texas has issued an apology for staging an unauthorized production of Hamilton that altered the text to include religious and anti-LGBTQ+ messages, and it will pay damages to the show’s copyright holders.The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church produced a version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical this month that had Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, talking about their belief in Jesus Christ — language that is not in the script. It was followed by a sermon by the church’s pastor, Roman Gutierrez, that likened homosexuality to addiction.