Check Out Just-Released Photos from Lin-Manuel Miranda-Hosted SNL!
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 10, 2016
Miranda's appearance!
Tony Award winner and HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took on hosting duties for NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on October 8th. Check out highlights from the broadcast below!
Miranda will soon begin filming MARY POPPINS for Disney, opposite Emily Blunt. He recently composed original music for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and his original music will be featured in Disney's upcoming animated film MOANA.
Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. His 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. 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.
This year, Miranda received multiple TONY AWARDS for his work on HAMILTON, as well as the Pulitzer Prize. He is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, and received the 2016 Edward KENNEDY Prize for Drama.
(l-r) Cecily Strong, Kyle Mooney, and Lin-Manuel Miranda during "The Crucible Cast Party" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Alex Schaefer/NBC)
(l-r) Alex Moffat as Preston and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Diego during the "Diego Calls His Mom" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Caroline De Quesada/NBC)
(l-r) Lin-Manuel Miranda as Diego and Alex Moffat as Preston during the "Diego Calls His Mom" sketch on October 8, 2016 - (Photo by: Caroline De Quesada/NBC)
(l-r) Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pete Davidson as Brooklyn, and Bobby Moynihan during the "WWII Scene" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
(l-r) Pete Davidson, Melissa Villase, Kyle Mooney, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, and Cecily Strong during the "Wells FARGO Wagon" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Dale Sweeze during the "Substitute Teacher" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
(l-r) Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon as Eleven, and Kyle Mooney as Mike during the "Stranger Things" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
Host Lin-Manuel Miranda during the monologue on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
Host Lin-Manuel Miranda during the monologue on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
(l-r) Cecily Strong, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jeff, Vanessa Bayer as Patricia, and Kyle Mooney as Hector during the "Campfire" sketch on October 8, 2016 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)
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