Texas church apologizes for 'unauthorized' 'Hamilton' play comparing being gay to drug addiction
A Texas church apologized for staging an unauthorized production of the musical "Hamilton" that changed lyrics and compared being gay to being addicted to drugs.
A church in Texas is apologizing "for staging an unauthorized production of Hamilton" and has agreed to "pay damages for our actions."
The apology was issued Tuesday by The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, nearly three weeks after the church produced and livestreamed a rendition of the Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton.” The production appeared to implement script changes to include religious references and concluded with a sermon by a pastor comparing being gay to being addicted to alcohol or drugs.
The unsigned statement was written in first-person as the church's pastor, Roman Gutierrez.
"On behalf of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church, I would like to personally apologize to the creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the producers of Hamilton, and the numerous others who contributed their intellectual property to Hamilton, for staging an unauthorized production of Hamilton that infringed on the rights and copyrights of many," the statement posted on the church's Instagram account read.
The statement also clarified that the church did not request or receive a license from the producers or creators of the official “Hamilton” production to stage, replicate or alter any part of the show — a crucial step to avoid copyright infringement.
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