Lin-Manuel Miranda Continues 'Movies at the United Palace' Series with HAMILTON Stars

Movies at the United Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda has set its 2025 season, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Hamilton on Broadway with a series of recent films starring the original Broadway cast of the groundbreaking musical. All screenings will be at the United Palace in Washington Heights, which turns 95 later this month.

After each screening, attendees will be treated to a special conversation between the United Palace’s good friend, patron, and neighbor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the original Hamilton cast member starring in the film. The movies are FREE, with tickets available for reservation a week before each screening (calendar of screenings below). 

Miranda has supported Movies at the United Palace since 2013, when he helped the theatre’s fundraising campaign to purchase a new projector, screen, and surround sound system to return movies to the theatre after a 40-year hiatus. Miranda’s previous series focused on New York City-based titles and, in 2024, "Movies We Missed" due to the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes. Past guests include Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Spike Lee, Rita Moreno, Hugh Jackman, Billy Crystal, and Danai Gurira.

2025 Calendar of Movies at the United Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda  

March 10- Satisfied (2024) 

• Special Guest: Renée Elise Goldsberry 
• A documentary about Renée Elise Goldsberry’s journey navigating motherhood and her Tony Award-winning role as Angelica Schuyler in the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.

April 28- West Side Story (2021)

• Special Guest: Ariana DeBose
• Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the classic 1957 musical co-starring Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, an original Hamilton ensemble member who also played “The Bullet,” as Anita.

May 5- Details to be announced closer to event 

June 2- One Night in Miami (2020) 

• Special Guest: Leslie Odom Jr. 
• A fictionalized account of a real meeting in 1964 between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, portrayed by Leslie Odom Jr., the Tony Award-winning originator of the role of Aaron Burr in Hamilton.  

September 7- Details to be announced closer to event 

Since free tickets to Miranda’s screenings usually “sell” out within minutes of their release, the United Palace is offering Movies at the Palace Members the opportunity to reserve their tickets ahead of the rush. Membership benefits are outlined here.

The screenings with Lin-Manuel Miranda are part of the United Palace’s year-long season of movies focused on the theme of community. The year kicks off on the United Palace’s 95th birthday, February 22, with a Star Wars triple-feature: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. The day-long celebration will feature interactive entertainment such as stormtroopers from Empire City Garrison, a Yoda impression contest, a costume parade across the stage, and lightsaber duel. Tickets to the anniversary celebration are on sale now at unitedpalace.org. Movies at the United Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda is sponsored by the Miranda Family Fund.