Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis plan Broadway musical adaptation of 1979 film The Warriors

The Warriors, the concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis based on the 1979 film about warring New York gangs, is set to become a Broadway musical next year, according to The Guardian. The announcement ties the stage adaptation directly to the album format, which the creators and their collaborators have been using to develop material for live performance.

Miranda and Davis’s album Warriors was released in 2024 and received critical acclaim, The Guardian reported. The project’s move from recorded concept work to a full Broadway production indicates a new phase for the creators’ adaptation of The Warriors, which traces its premise to the cult novel and the 1979 film.

The production is planned to be co-directed by Jenny Koons and Andy Blankenbuehler, The Guardian said. Blankenbuehler is referenced in the report in connection with Hamilton, while Miranda and Davis are identified as central creative figures across both the album and the planned stage version.

The Guardian described The Warriors as a story about conflict among New York gangs, a premise that has long been associated with urban tension and street-level survival themes. In translating the film and its surrounding novel source material, Miranda and Davis are expected to draw on the concept album’s musical framework to shape narrative beats for theater audiences.

The report did not set out additional production details such as casting, creative team beyond co-direction, or venue. It also did not provide a specific opening date, instead stating broadly that the musical is expected to arrive on Broadway next year.

Because the announcement centers on the album-to-stage transition, the next steps for the project will likely include formal Broadway scheduling, casting, and additional production announcements as the creative team completes the translation from concept album material to a full theatrical staging and performance run.

The Warriors joins other recent Broadway-bound adaptations that have worked through recordings or workshop models before committing to full-stage presentation. For theatergoers, the project’s timeline will determine how quickly the album’s audience carries over to a live production, while for the broader arts community the move adds another major property with a significant built-in fan base tied to late-20th-century film culture.