STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps in Celebration of MOANA News!

By: Aug. 14, 2015
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HAMILTON creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, after today's D23 EXPO news that he is working on Disney's upcoming animated film MOANA, took to Twitter with a new rap to celebrate. Check it out below, plus learn more about how he got the job!

Renowned directors John Musker and Ron Clements (THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, ALADDIN), and producer Osnat Shurer (Oscar-nominated Pixar shorts ONE MAN BAND, BOUNDIN') shared dazzling early test footage today, and revealed plans for the film's inspired music and the extraordinary team behind it.

Tony-winner Miranda (Broadway's hottest new hit HAMILTON, Tony-winning IN THE HEIGHTS), Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina (SPEED, TARZAN, THE LION KING) and Opetaia Foa'i (founder and lead singer of the world music award-winning band Te Vaka) blend their diverse and dynamic talents to help tell the tale of a spirited teenager who sets out to prove herself a master wayfinder. Foa'i capped the presentation with a show-stopping performance illustrating the magic of the movie's music.

Dwayne Johnson (SAN ANDREAS, FURIOUS 7, HBO's BALLERS) will voice the mighty demi-god Maui in the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated feature. MOANA sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.



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