Brief 3/7: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Bringing HAMILTON to Puerto Rico, and More!

By: Mar. 07, 2018
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Brief 3/7: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Bringing HAMILTON to Puerto Rico, and More!
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Brief 3/7: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Bringing HAMILTON to Puerto Rico, and More!
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- THE COVER OF LIFE holds its public free preview at the The Gene Frankel Theater tonight!

- IMPROVISED BUFFY premieres tonight at The People's Improv Theater, The Underground!

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Set Your DVR... Kristin Chenoweth will appear on The Talk today!

What we're geeking out over: Go behind the scenes with the talented team of KING KONG!

What we're watching: Lin-Manuel gets emotional talking HAMILTON Puerto Rico with Oprah.

Social Butterfly: Pasek and Paul dish on their favorite part of working with Alan Menken on ALADDIN!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Andy Blankenbuehler, who turns 48 today!

Brief 3/7: Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks Bringing HAMILTON to Puerto Rico, and More!

Andy Blankenbuehler won the 2016 and 2017 Tony Awards for Best Choreography for Hamilton and Bandstand. respectively Mr. Blankenbuehler won a 2008 Tony Award for his choreography in the Tony Award winning Best Musical In The Heights (also Lortel Award, Outer Critics Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography). He also choreographed the Broadway revivals of The Apple Tree and Cats.

Other recent projects include the new Broadway-bound musical Waiting For The Moon (music by Frank Wildhorn); the world premiere of the musical A Little Princess (music by Andrew Lippa); the Paper Mill Playhouse production of A Wonderful Life; as well as the off-Broadway play Burleigh Grimes (music by David Yazbek); and the hit Caesars Palace production Nights On Broadway. As a performer, he has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls.

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