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    So 'Hamilton' will next be a movie — more proof of just how clever is Lin-Manuel Miranda. He should be an MBA class.

    by Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Feb 06, 2020 3 minutes

    When you're pondering "Hamilton," it's never clear whether you are talking about something distinct and unique in the realm of live entertainment, or a bellwether of future trends. But one thing's for sure. Lin-Manuel Miranda knows how to make choices that pay off.

    Take this week's news that Disney has agreed to pay $75 million to license and distribute a filmed version of Miranda's Broadway hit in the fall of 2021. In essence, the producer Jeffrey Seller decided to film two live performances at the Richard Rogers Theatre just before the exit of the original cast,

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