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Lin-Manuel Miranda

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

  (1980 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC  represented by John Buzzetti

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American actor, composer, writer, playwright, lyricist, librettist andrapper. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. Miranda's written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Further, Miranda's performance in the show's lead role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. - wiki

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Lin-Manuel Miranda's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bring It On         Golf Ball         Hamilton         In the Heights         Moana Jr         Working
Bring It On

Bring It On
Two rival High Schools, two rival cheerleading teams and the National Cheerleading Competition

Notes:
Music by Tom Kitt; Lin-Manuel Miranda; lyrics by Amanda Green; Lin-Manuel Miranda; book by Jeff Witty

1st Produced:
Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia     16 Jan 2011

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Music:
Original Broadway cast recording: Back Lot Music 2012

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Golf Ball

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of the Wikipedia Plays is A mini-marathon of short plays that surf the wikipedia wave through 17 related entries. the press materials describe it thusly: "In this brave new world of instant gratification where the internet can live in your pocket, one group of writers has created A mini-marathon of short plays that surf the wikipedia wave through seventeen related entries." the plays And playwrights Are: Mike Batistick (Castration Anxiety), Evan Cabnet (Prokop the Great), Ron Fitzgerald (Turbulent), Liz Flahive (Bohemia), Sam Forman (Fetish), Etan Frankel (the Defenestration of Prague), Kyle Jarrow (Troposphere), Nick Jones (Global Warming), Barry Levey (Yale Law School), Carly Mensch (Democracy), Elizabeth Meriwether (Particle Board), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Golf Ball), Rachel Shukert (Stiletto Heels), Mat Smart (Weather Forecasting), Aurin Squire (Uncertainties), Adam Szymkowicz (Bill Clinton) And Beau Willimon (Wooden). the Wikipedia Plays Are directed by Evan Cabnet, Michael Goldfried, Maria Goyanes, Meredith McDonough, Shira Milikowsky And Moritz von Stuelpnagel.

1st Produced:
Ars Nova, NY     2007

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Genre:
short play One Act

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Hamilton

Synopsis:
Alexander Hamilton and his part in the American Revolution

Notes:
Music lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Based on the biography "Alexander Chernow" by Ron Chernow

1st Produced:
Public Theatre, New York     2015

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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In the Heights

In the Heights
musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight-knit neighborhood at the top of Manhattan. From the vantage point of Usnavi's corner bodega, we experience the joys, heartbreaks and bonds of a Latino community struggling to redefine home.
nytheatre.com

Notes:
music And lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda; book by Quiara Alegria Hudes

1st Produced:
37 Arts, NY     2007

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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Ghostlight Records 2009

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  ensemble

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Moana Jr

Synopsis:
There is a curse on Moana's village. She sets out across the sea to find the demi-god who made the curse

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Susan Soon He Stanton; Opetaia Fos'I; Mark Mandina; Lin-Manuel Miranda. Based on the movie "Moana" screenplay by Jared Bush

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Working

Synopsis:
the cast of six actors portrays 36 ordinary Americans as they strive to transcend the everyday and to find significance in their jobs. WORKING is based on the 1974 bestseller Working: People Talk About What they Do All Day and How they Feel About What they Do by the noted oral historian and radio broadcaster Studs Terkel. 2012 is Terkel's centenary year.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Book By: Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg; Music & Lyrics By: by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers & Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, and James Taylor

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre     14 May 1978

Organisations:
Prospect Theater Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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