From the article...
The Door McAllen church in Texas has issued a formal apology after staging an unauthorized, Jesus-infused performance of the musical “Hamilton.” The church’s theft earlier this month received national attention after film of its first performance was shared with me by an anonymous source and I posted several clips on Twitter.
The copyright infringement was bad enough. The religious messaging, which wasn’t in the original production, only made things worse. And to top it off, the show was followed by a sermon urging people to turn away from homosexuality.
In an Instagram post this morning, the church issued a statement apologizing for what it had done: ...
The folks in this church are stupid! They could’ve avoided controversy by advertising their staging of the play as a parody … something along the lines of “Hamilton meets Jesus Christ.” Parody is how people like Weird Al Yankovic avoid being sued.
Call me cynical, but I don't believe it is more than PR and trying to avoid paying a hefty payment.