Texas church to pay damages for unauthorized 'Hamilton' production that added religious themes
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The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church in Texas admitted that they did not have permission to put on a production of Hamilton, in which they added religious themes.
"The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of Hamilton to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of Hamilton; nor did we seek prior permission to alter Lin-Manuel Miranda's work by changing the music, the lyrics, deleting songs, and adding dialogue," the statement said.
Gutierrez went on to acknowledge that the copyrights "are protected by federal law", and that the church could have tried to get a license, but they did not. Gutierrez had previously told the Dallas Morning News that he had received permission.