Lin-Manuel Miranda News

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist/performer supreme Lin-Manuel Miranda joins with five fellow improv masters to make up Freestyle Love Supreme and the theatrically and comedically inspired collective bands together for a return engagement at NYC cabaret venue Joe's Pub tonight, August 7 for two special shows.

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, just hosted an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode of its highly anticipated third season at 54 Below. Co-Creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger, along with series regulars Colin Hanlon, Donna Vivino, and Santino Fontana, joined friends and fans in watching the never before seen episode and a panel discussion and Q&A with the cast and creative team. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below!

Aurora's Paramount Theatre will launch its third Broadway subscription series this September with the first local professional staging of In the Heights, one of Broadway's most acclaimed contemporary musicals, a potent reminder of the importance of chasing one's dreams, and the show all of Chicago will be talking about this fall. Performances are September 11 through October 6, 2013. Press opening is Saturday, September 14 at 8 p.m.

Barnes & Noble has just announced its special events lineup for August 2013. Featured stars include Chris Colfer, Peter Gethers, Kitty Kelley, Dan Balz, Janice Dean, Jerry Barca, Najla Said, Greg Dinallo, Rob Sheffield, and more.

This week at Joe's Pub at the Public, August 5-11, will feature: Summer & Eve...and Friends, Jac 'n Swallow, Diego Figueiredo, Ryan Star, Freestyle Love Supreme, Lindsay Katt, Debauche, Katy Steele/Andrew Shapiro, Osekre/Mean Lady, Kim Lenz, Lalana, Henry Butler, Jayme Stone, and Incoming! The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival.

Waterwell will provide a sneak preview of Otis Sallid and AaRon Jones' new musical, Hamelin, as the culmination of its inaugural Summer Theater Lab today, August 3 at 5pm at The Ailey Studios, 405 W 55th Street.

The cast and creative team of the world premiere musical HAMELIN, part of the Waterwell Summer Theater Lab, met the press today, August 2, and performed never-before-seen songs from the show! In attendance were Hamelin director/choreographer Otis Sallid, composer Aaron Jones, Waterwell Summer Theater Lab master class artist Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Victor Maog, and Waterwell artistic director Tom Ridgely. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Barnes & Noble has just announced its special events lineup for August 2013. Featured stars include Chris Colfer, Peter Gethers, Kitty Kelley, Dan Balz, Janice Dean, Jerry Barca, Najla Said, Greg Dinallo, Rob Sheffield, and more.

Waterwell will provide a sneak preview of Otis Sallid and Aaron Jones' new musical, Hamelin, as the culmination of its inaugural Summer Theater Lab this Saturday, August 3 @ 5pm at The Ailey Studios, 405 W 55th Street. Tickets can be purchased at: waterwellstl.brownpapertickets.com.

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest project is The Hamilton Mixtape, which recently concluded its run at Vassar College's Powerhouse Theater. The Hamilton Mixtape is a hip-hop song cycle about the life and death of Alexander Hamilton and showcases a fusion of Miranda's signature Latin, hip-hop and classic Broadway styles. Click here to listen to a recent interview with Miranda and WAMC, in which he chats about the new musical.

The award-winning Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL, book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo, music and lyrics by Danny Abosch, and Direction/Choreography by Sam Viverito, based on the book series by Jane O'Conner and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, returns to the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Saturday, September 14th.

COCA Theatre Company (CTC) presents its summer musical In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, today, July 19-20. This production marks the Missouri amateur premiere of the show. In the Heights explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Broadway production was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2008 and won the Tonys for Best Musical, Original Score, Choreography and Orchestrations. It was also a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

COCA Theatre Company (CTC) presents its summer musical In the Heights, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, July 19-20. This production marks the Missouri amateur premiere of the show. In the Heights explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Broadway production was nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2008 and won the Tonys for Best Musical, Original Score, Choreography and Orchestrations. It was also a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Lake Worth Playhouse celebrates Hispanic culture with In The Heights, a musical that is sure to have everyone singing and dancing with contemporary dance including salsa, jazz and freestyle hip hop.

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist/performer supreme Lin-Manuel Miranda joins with five fellow improv masters to make up Freestyle Love Supreme and the theatrically and comedically inspired collective bands together for a return engagement at NYC cabaret venue Joe's Pub on August 7 for two special shows.

Earlier this year, Lin-Manuel Miranda held a benefit concert at the United Palace for Cultural Arts, In The Heights: In Concert which was presented by Viva Broadway, an initiative of The Broadway League that aims to promote Broadway theatre within the Latino Community. A surplus of ticket sales proceeds went towards The Broadway League's Family First Nights initiative - a nationwide program specifically designed to encourage economically disadvantaged families to attend theatre and local arts programs.

San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) in partnership with the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) will present "In the Heights" by Quiara Alegria Hudes as the first production of the company's 38th season. The Tony and Grammy Award-winning production was conceived by and with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the San Diego REP production is directed by Sam Woodhouse and starring Jai Rodriguez.

Andy Blankenbuehler spoke exclusively to BWW about the new PBS documentary - ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage, which follows the cast and creative team of the 2012 Broadway revival as they prepared for the production of the iconic musical number 'It's the Hard-Knock Life.'

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director) is now accepting applications for Play Group, a vibrant and eclectic group of emerging writers who gather twice a month at Ars Nova to share new work and get peer feedback. The group offers members the chance to develop their plays with peer support; to be inspired by each other's work; to form collaborative relationships; and to build a strong sense of community within Ars Nova. All emerging playwrights are eligible for membership. If selected, new members will be invited to join for a period of two years beginning in January of 2014.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop homage to home is enjoying an extended run at the SpeakEasy Stage in Boston through June 30.