
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Chicago is Best Theater Town
Clip: 9/21/2016 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
The “Hamilton” creator talks about Chicago, “Sesame Street” and his theatrical blockbuster
In the theater world these days, one man has the Midas touch. Lin-Manuel Miranda created both “In the Heights” and “Hamilton” – a hip-hop influenced interpretation of the life of the Founding Father pictured on the $10 bill. And by telling the tale of the onetime secretary of the treasury, Lin-Manuel Miranda has earned himself tremendous currency, in more ways than one.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: Chicago is Best Theater Town
Clip: 9/21/2016 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
In the theater world these days, one man has the Midas touch. Lin-Manuel Miranda created both “In the Heights” and “Hamilton” – a hip-hop influenced interpretation of the life of the Founding Father pictured on the $10 bill. And by telling the tale of the onetime secretary of the treasury, Lin-Manuel Miranda has earned himself tremendous currency, in more ways than one.
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