Enjoy Celebrity Radio’s Lin Manuel Miranda Exclusive Interview In the Heights…..
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in the largely Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.
After productions in Connecticut (2005) and Off-Broadway (2007), the show opened in a Broadway theatre production in March 2008.
This production was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler), and Best Orchestrations (Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman). It was also nominated for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
In 2014 this show premiers at the Southwark Playhouse in London.
It is the brain child of Lin Manuel Miranda and was a massive success! Hear a rare exclusive interview with the legend Lin…..
In September 2012, Miranda was cast in a recurring role on the 2013 NBC drama Do No Harm.
In November 2013, Miranda appeared in the episode Bedtime Stories (Season 9, Episode 11) on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
On March 15, 2014, Miranda performed with The Skivvies, an indie-rock comedy duo consisting of Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina. Rob Morrison, Aaron Lazar, Mark Price, and Hannah Shankman also performed with them.
Miranda participated in the live show of This American Life held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on June 7, 2014. For that show, Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for 21 Chump Street: The Musical, a production based on an earlier piece of journalism from TAL.
On June 25–28, Miranda was in the revival of Tick, Tick… Boom! as part of the Encores! Off-Center series under the artistic direction of Jeanine Tesori. The show was directed by Oliver Butler, and reunited Miranda with In The Heights alum Karen Olivo.
Recorded 2010 by Alex Belfield for Celebrity Radio and the BBC.
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