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Lin Manuel Miranda has changed the game in Broadway

Lin Manuel Miranda has changed the game in Broadway with his famous musical Hamilton He had us all blown away with his view on Broadway and his genius mind Lin has constantly continued to teach the world valuable lessons through his music musicals and writings He continues to inspire us to do the unimaginable and come out of our shell He has given people of color confidence and an opportunity in the Broadway industry Lin Manuel s father Luis Miranda came to America from Puerto Rico at age eighteen Dzidrums 9 He attended New York university where he would soon find the love of his life Dzidrums 9 Luis became a democratic party consultant and created the Hispanic foundation Dzidrums 11 The Miranda s soon welcomed their son Lin Manuel into the world on January 16 1980 Dzidrums 11 Lin Manuel was born in the Washington heights area of Manhattan but five years later they moved to Inwood Dzidrums 11 Music was something very special to Lin so he would often listen to a wide variety such as pop rock blues and others Dzidrums 11 His family owned a collection of vinyl cast recordings Lin s favorite was The Unsinkable Molly Brown Dzidrums 11 Occasionally Lin s family would go watch Broadway musicals watching them inspired him to write musicals Dzidrums 13 Around his teen years he grew a love for performing and would often record videos of himself acting Dzidrums 14 His practice successfully paid off in sixth grade when he received the title role in the school's production of Bye Bye Birdie Dzidrums 14 and 5 When he was a freshman at hunter college high school he beat out a senior for the lead role in The Pirates of Penzance Dzidrums 17 He was also casted in Oklahoma West Side Story Fiddler on the Roof The Wiz and Peter Pan Dzidrums 17

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