Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize-, MacArthur Fellowship-, Tony-, and Grammy-winning theater and film polymath. Offering a unique hybrid of rap, Latin, R&B, pop, and show tune traditions, he first became widely known for writing, composing, and starring in the Broadway hits In the Heights (2008) and Hamilton (2015). In addition to a hit cast album, the latter broke the record for a single-week box-office gross for a Broadway show. That set the stage for work on the Disney animated film Moana (2016) -- which included his Oscar-nominated song "How Far I'll Go" -- as well as acting roles in films like Mary Poppins Returns (2018). In the Heights was adapted for the big screen in 2021, and he went on to write songs for Disney features like Encanto (2021) and the live-action update of The Little Mermaid (2023). Wikipedia
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize-, MacArthur Fellowship-, Tony-, and Grammy-winning theater and film polymath. Offering a unique hybrid of rap, Latin, R&B, pop, and show tune traditions, he first became widely known for writing, composing, and starring in the Broadway hits In the Heights (2008) and Hamilton (2015). In addition to a hit cast...