Do you remember the 1979 cult classic film, "The Warriors?" The movie was about a turf battle between New York City street gangs from Coney Island to the Bronx, and it was Lin-Manuel Miranda's favorite growing up.

From In the Heights to Hamilton, New York City – with its frenetic pulse and intoxicating contradictions – has been an intrinsic part of Lin-Manuel Miranda's artistic palette. Even so, the EGT-winning musical mastermind is likely to confound more than a few fans with his and Eisa Davis' new project: Warriors,

History’s eye was just as keen in the late 2000s, as the glow of the election of the country’s first Black president pierced the dust and smoke of the 2008 financial crisis, and in the same moment Lin-Manuel Miranda was conceiving and drafting his smash musical that portrayed the founder of the federal banking system as a scrappy rapper on the come up.

"A Nightmare Before Christmas"-themed light trail and TCM's "Making Change" series round out our picks for the weekend of Oct. 18.

Atlantic Records has released WARRIORS, the groundbreaking new concept album from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, available everywhere now. BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for the release! Watch footage here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda releases new musical concept album “Warriors” inspired by the 1979 action film and includes Nas, Lauryn Hill and more stars.