VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Defends Recent HAMILTON/Pence Incident: 'We Stand By Our Statement'

At last week's UK Gala screening for the new Disney movie MOANA, Lin-Manuel Miranda (who composed the music for the animated film) defended the recent statement made by the cast of Broadway's HAMILTON to Vice-President elect Mike Pence, who attended the show last month. [Read BWW's report on the matter HERE]

"We stand by our statement," the Tony Award winner told a UK journalist. "We re-printed our statement so that there was no confusion as to how respectful it was in tone, and that's where we are." Watch the video!

Miranda is currently 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.