Democrats Seeking HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda For A Convention Performance

He's America's fastest rising pop-culture figure and his newest musical, HAMILTON, is being hailed as one of the country's great works of contemporary art, so when Lin-Manuel Miranda makes an appearance, people pay attention.

He's used his celebrity to help gain support for measures to address Puerto Rico's financial crisis and to urge lawmakers to take action against the use of bots by ticket scalpers, but has declined to voice an opinion regarding the current candidates for President of The United States.

As reported by Politico, operatives planning next month's Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center have reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda as one of the "young pop artists" sought to perform as the party takes over television's evening hours from July 25th through 28th.

"The nights are three-hour prime time TV shows," Clinton fundraiser and public relations executive Ken Sunshine tells Politico. "Entertainment and adding excitement become a key part of it, as opposed to hard-core politics. The one that understands that is Trump, except that's all he seems to understand."

Miranda's father, Luis Miranda, says there is no truth to the rumor and spokespeople for both the Clinton campaign and the DNC have declined to comment.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is scheduled to give his last performance in the Broadway run of HAMILTON on July 9th, after which he will be filming Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns" with Emily Blunt.

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With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire,Hamiltonis based on Ron Chernow's biography of Founding Father AlexanderHamilton.

HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then, as told by America now.

HAMILTON's creative team previously collaborated on the 2008 Tony Award Winning Best Musical In The Heights.

HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and casting by Telsey + Company, Bethany Knox, CSA.

The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.

The Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording is available everywhere nationwide. TheHamilton recording received a 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.

Photo: Walter McBride