Lin-Manuel Miranda: podcast appearances and interviews

Lin-Manuel Miranda, born on January 16, 1980, is an American songwriter, actor, filmmaker, librettist, and producer. He is known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008 with In the Heights, which he wrote the music and lyrics for and starred in. The musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score, and also received a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The show was later adapted into a film released in 2021. In 2015, Miranda returned to Broadway to write, compose, and star in Hamilton, a musical that earned critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon. Hamilton received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, was nominated for 16 Tony Awards, and won 11, including Best Book of a Musical. Its cast recording topped Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart for ten weeks. Miranda has collaborated with The Walt Disney Company on original songs for animated films such as Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He received two Oscar nominations for songs from Moana and Encanto. The song