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When Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted the news Monday that the movie adaptation of his groundbreaking Broadway show Hamilton was set for release by Disney in fall 2021, he omitted one of the most breathtaking parts of the deal.

According to sources, Disney beat out other suitors and paid $75 million for worldwide rights to the show that won 11 Tony Awards in 2016, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Disney won the deal with a commitment for a wide global theatrical release for the 2 hour, 40 m

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By: Evette Champion

 What do you do when one of Broadway’s hottest plays, “Hamilton,” announces there is an open casting call asking for non-white actors ONLY to audition? If you’re white, you’d probably get outraged.

Civil Rights attorney, Randolph McLaughlin, feels that the ad is a violation of the New York City Human Rights Law.

“What if they put an ad out that said, ‘Whites only need apply?’ ” said McLaughlin to CBS New York. “Why, African-Americans, Latinos, Asians would be ou

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