Luis Miranda News

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, earlier this month, the creators of Hamilton, including writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music director Alex Lacamoire, received a unique Kennedy Center Honors as 'trailblazing creators of a transformative work that defies category.'

Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father, Luis A. Miranda Jr., founding partner of The MirRam Group and founding president of the Hispanic Federation, are bringing their Puerto Rico relief efforts to Los Angeles! The father and son duo will participate in an intimate conversation regarding Puerto Rico's progress towards long-term recovery from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria and Hamilton's upcoming limited run in Puerto Rico, it was announced today.

The Hispanic Federation, together with the Miranda Family, today announced the launch of a five-year initiative to revitalize Puerto Rico's coffee sector. The founding partners include Hispanic Federation, Nespresso, The Rockefeller Foundation, Starbucks, TechnoServe, and World Coffee Research, all of which are committed to supporting smallholder coffee farmers on the island.

People all over the country have been raising their voices against the family separation crisis, and Luis Miranda, Jr., father of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel, is one of them. On Trump's immigration policy, he told Chris Cuomo: 'It's a way of showing Latin America, 'Don't come, you're not welcome, and there are horrible consequences if you come to our country- particularly if you come to get asylum with your kids.'

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has awarded multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda the 18th Monte Cristo Award. An alumnus of the O'Neill, Miranda's first professional production was at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. A gala dinner featuring a conversation with the honoree was held last night, Monday, April 30, 2018. Check out photos from the event below!

#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder Lehrman to incorporate material from the musical into the American History curriculum.

As BroadwayWorld recently reported, 'Lin-Manuel Miranda and Charity Network Rise Up for Good' has been nominated for best campaign in the Social - Public Service & Activism category in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards.

Award-winning actor, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda will star for a limited time in the Puerto Rico production of Broadway's HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL. Check out the composer chatting with Oprah about the decision to bring the show to Puerto Rico and the journey that led him there. 

BroadwayCon has announced today that Mandy Gonzalez, Priscilla Lopez, Seth Stewart, and Krysta Rodriguez have joined the lineup for the In The Heights 10 Year Reunion at BroadwayCon 2018. They join previously announced cast members and creatives Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, Olga Merediz, and Javier Mu oz, and moderator Luis Miranda, for a discussion on the impact that In The Heights had on Broadway.

BroadwayCon has announced today that the Tony Award-winning original Broadway cast and creative team of IN THE HEIGHTS will reunite at BroadwayCon 2018 for a 10th Anniversary Reunion.

Today, award-winning actor, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, and producer Jeffrey Seller announced onstage at Teatro UPR, the theater at the University of Puerto Rico, that Broadway's HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL will play Puerto Rico, starring Miranda himself in the title role.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: Lin-Manuel Miranda makes headlines, NEWSIES tour cast reunites, and more!

Lin-Manuel Miranda is making headlines in his support for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, and now his father Luis Miranda Jr. has written an open letter on NY Daily News defending the people of Puerto Rico and their hard work in rebuilding their country.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced today that it is awarding $400,000 in emergency grants to organizations working on-the-ground in Florida and Puerto Rico providing immediate support to communities devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These grants are in addition to $175,000 awarded in Texas after Hurricane Harvey.

The stars came out to attend Viva Broadway! and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the action. Check out the photos below!

HAMILTON just celebrated its opening night in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd at Hollywood & Vine St), and BroadwayWorld has photos from the star-packed festivities below!

When David Moscow made his 'Big'-screen debut in 1988, it was huge. Penny Marshall had plucked this precocious, 11-year-old kid from the Bronx to play the younger version of Tom Hanks' character, Josh Baskin. This comic fantasy-fable about a boy who literally became 'Big' overnight, was a giant box-office hit. Moscow was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Comedy. And in that same season, another kid won for Best Young Actor in a Drama: Christian Bale for 'Empire of the Sun.'

Today's big news: DEAR EVAN HANSEN begins previews on Broadway, while 'GREAT COMET' takes its official opening bows tonight and more!

This afternoon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the multi-talented creator of HAMILTON stopped by ELLEN and shared his experiences from a recent family trip to Austria.