A concept album is a recording built around a unifying story or theme; in theatre, it can serve as a complete sung-through version of a musical released before any staging. Warriors began this way: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s 2024 album, executive produced by Nas and produced by Mike Elizondo, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Compilation Albums chart with 5.5 million streams in its first week, proving the show before it reached Broadway.
(Casey “Poppins” Nedelka / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Mentioned in: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Warriors” Announces Star-Studded Broadway Cast, Including Several “Hamilton” Alums