New Delhi, June 25 -- Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are turning their concept album "Warriors" into a full-length Broadway show.

The story - originally a 1965 novel that was made into a cult, dystopian 1979 film - follows a street gang called the Warriors as they make their way from the Bronx to their home turf of Coney Island in Brooklyn while being hunted by rivals gangs and cops. It will be the first full musical from Miranda since "Hamilton."

The musical of "Warriors" is expected to begin previews next March and open next April at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. "Warriors" will be directed by Jenny Koons with a book by Miranda and Davis. No casting was announced.

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