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Stage Tube: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda's SNL Opening Number
By: Alan Henry Oct. 09, 2016
Not throwin' away his shot. #SNLinManuel @lin_manuel pic.twitter.com/7bQwXuCQ52
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) October 9, 2016
Tonight Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live on SNL to great acclaim! Check out the video of his opening number on the show below! What did you think of Lin-Manuel as SNL host? Tweet us @BroadwayWorld with #SNLinManuel.
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. He is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, and received the 2016 Edward Kennedy Prize for Drama.
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