Lin-Manuel Miranda
Puerto Rican-American composer, lyricist, and playwright who transformed Broadway with Hamilton and In the Heights. Hamilton reimagined the Founding Fathers through hip-hop and diverse casting to become the most discussed American musical of its era. He is among the youngest people to achieve EGOT status.
Works
- HamiltonHip-hop musical telling Alexander Hamilton's rise from immigrant to founding father
- In the HeightsEnergetic musical about Latino community and dreams in Washington Heights
- Bring It On: The MusicalPop musical adapting cheerleading movie with dance and contemporary music
- 21 Chump StreetDocumentary-style hip-hop musical about teen romance and undercover police
- Tick, Tick... Boom!Musical about struggling theater composer confronting mortality and ambition