Lin-Manuel Miranda to Make Appearance on UP W/ CHRIS HAYES, 1/8

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda will drop by MSNBC's "Up w/ Chris Hayes" on Sunday, January 8. While he's there, the IN THE HEIGHTS creator will give a special exclusive performance.

Miranda is most famous for writing and starring as Usnavi in the Broadway musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 2008 and for which he won the Tony Award as composer and lyricist. He also wrote Spanish language dialogue and worked with Stephen Sondheim to translate into Spanish song lyrics for the revival of West Side Story, which opened on Broadway in March 2009. Most recently her worked on a musical theatre version of Bring It On, based on the 2000 cheerleader comedy film of the same name

"Up w/ Chris Hayes" focuses on politics including the day's top headlines, newsmaker interviews, and panels of pundits, politicos and voices from outside the mainstream. It is live on Saturdays from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET and Sundays from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. ET.

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