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Lin-Manuel Mirandahas something in common with the titular character of his musicalHamilton: He writes like he’s running out of time.
The 43-year-old’s latest work isEncanto, the buzzy animated Disney film about the magical Madrigal family and its “perfectly ordinary” central character, Mirabel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz). Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the enchanting film, including the eternally-stuck-in-your-head “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.” (“No, no, no, no …")
Shortly before, his directorial debut, the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’sTick, Tick… Boom!,dropped to critical acclaim. And if that wasn’t enough, themuch-delayedbig-screen version of his first Broadway musical,In the Heights,triumphed in theaters over the summer.
Any of these three projects could earn Miranda — who already has two Emmys, three Grammys and three Tonys under his belt, in addition to other honors —an Oscar nominationand even a win, which would give him the elusive, exclusiveEGOT status.
In honor of all the creator has going on (and his Jan. 16 birthday!) we’re looking back on the married father-of-two’s past credits and future projects — of which there are many.
What can we say? The man is “Non-Stop.”
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The stage musical made a brief return to the Broadway stage in late 2021, with Miranda himself dropping in for a few December performances. Next up: a tour!
In The Heights
After an Off-Broadway run in 2007, Miranda’s first hit musical opened on Broadway in March 2008. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won four, including the award for best musical and best original score. It was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2009.
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Bring It On: The Musical
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Miranda also lent his talents to a 14-minute musical (you’ll recognizeAnthony Ramos, who stars inIn the HeightsandHamilton) based on a true story that was first reported in the NPR series, “This American Life.” We apologize in advance for the songs getting stuck in your head.
Moana
ThoughMoanapremiered in 2017, after the monumental success ofHamilton, Miranda began hiswork on the animated filmmonths before the popular stage show premiered at the Public Theater in New York City. The Disney film was Miranda’s first movie score (and you can hear his vocals in “We Know the Way”); he wrote it with composers Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina. The movie wasnominated for Best Animated Featureat the 2017 Academy Awards, and “How Far I’ll Go” was up for Best Original Song.
Mary Poppins Returns
Miranda earned a Golden Globe nomination for best lead actor in a comedy or musical for his performance as Jack The Lamplighter inMary Poppins Returns, in which he danced, sang, rapped and put on a Cockney accent alongside Emily Blunt’s Mary Poppins.
Hamilton
What started as a mixtape thatearned a few laughs and confused looksat the White House in 2009 turned into a full-on phenomenon. Miranda took the story of the “10 dollar founding father” and created a hip-hop musical of Alexander Hamilton’s life that earned 11 Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for drama and a Grammy Award.
After hypnotizing theater-goers at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City for years (not to mention its various U.S. tours, Los Angeles, Chicago and London residencies),Hamiltoncame to audiences on Disney+ in July 2020, breaking streaming records and giving the show a new life on film. It was nominated for two Golden Globes — one for best picture-musical or comedy, and another for best actor-musical or comedy for Miranda.
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The movie has been a long time coming: Miranda originally pitched the idea in 2010 after the success ofIn The Heights.
The Little Mermaid
Miranda, who has long been a vocal fan ofThe Little Mermaid— his son, Sebastian, with wife Vanessa Nadal, is partlynamed after one of Ariel’s sidekicks— isworking on the musicfor Disney’s starry 2023 live-action version, with the first film’s original composer Alan Menken.
So what comes next for Miranda? Only time will tell.
source: people.com
