Texas Church That Had Added Christian Themes to ‘Hamilton’ Apologizes
nytimes.comA church in Texas that earlier this month staged unauthorized productions of the musical hit “Hamilton,” changing some lyrics to reflect Christian themes, apologized and agreed to pay damages on Tuesday after lawyers for “Hamilton” had demanded that they stop performances.
The version put on this month by The Door McAllen, a nondenominational church in the border town of McAllen, Texas, altered certain words and inserted invocations of Jesus Christ, according to clips posted on Twitter.
It also included a sermon stating that God could help people with their homosexuality, as well as with struggles with drugs and alcohol.
A message posted Tuesday to the church’s Instagram page apologized and acknowledged that the performances had not been licensed, as the church’s pastor had claimed. “We respect the copyrights of Hamilton’s author and contributors,” the message said. “These copyrights are protected by federal law.
