Lauryn Hill is the American singer and rapper whose album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is considered one of the greatest records ever made. On the 2024 concept album of Warriors, she voiced Cyrus, the visionary leader whose call for a gang truce sets the story in motion. The role passes to Sasha Allen in the Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s musical, opening in 2027.
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Mentioned in: From a 1965 Novel to a Cult Film to a Chart-Topping Album: The Long, Strange Road of ‘Warriors’ to Broadway