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  • Hillary wants to be the star of the 2024 show! Clinton is planning a $5,000-a-head Broadway fundraiser with Lin-Manuel Miranda to raise money for Biden

    03/12/2024 1:43:52 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 24 replies
    dailymail.co.uk ^ | 03/12/2024 | SARAH EWALL-WICE
    The neon lights could soon be bright for Joe Biden on Broadway as Hillary Clinton teams up with actor and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda to raise money for the president in the city that never sleeps. Clinton and the Hamilton musical creator will present a 'special Broadway performance' of 'Suffs: the musical' on April 3 to raise money for the Biden Victory Fund, the president's joint fundraising committee, and the Women's Leadership Forum. Tickets to the Times Square performance cost between $500 and $5,000 a person, according to the event invite. This is just the latest fundraising effort by the failed...
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Slams Cancel Culture: It’s Called ‘Having Opinions’

    11/15/2021 4:25:27 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 16 replies
    New York Post ^ | November 15, 2021 | Samantha Ibrahim
    The 41-year-old discussed backlash against his own projects in a lengthy profile with The New Yorker. Miranda received some hate for his musical film “In The Heights” where he was slammed for lacking Afro-Latinx representation. He explained to the publication that he understands that critics will have opinions about his movies regardless of his high success. “Once something has success, you’re not the underdog trying to make it happen anymore,” he said. “You have to graduate past the mindset of, like, it’s a miracle I got something on the stage. Because now that is expected of me. And people go,...
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes For Not Casting ‘Darker Skinned’ Black And Latino Actors In Latest Musical

    06/21/2021 6:27:39 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 35 replies
    The Federalist ^ | June 21, 2021 | Paulina Enck
    If an incredibly diverse film featuring woke politics and broad representation both in front of and behind the camera can't satisfy the mob, nothing will.Will anything ever be enough to satisfy the woke mob? One might think that a cast filled with non-white actors might win them over. Or, maybe a movie celebrating immigrants and Latino culture and identity could excite? But of course not, that would make far too much sense.Movie-musical “In the Heights” is under fire for “insufficient representation” in the cast. Apparently, having a black and Latino cast is no longer sufficient, as intersectionality dictates that this...
  • 'This is why people hate Democrats': Bill Maher slams Lin-Manuel Miranda for bowing to liberal bullies and apologizing for the lack of diversity in movie In the Heights

    06/19/2021 12:08:36 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 7 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | June 19 2021 | HARRIET ALEXANDER
    Bill Maher on Friday night urged Lin-Manuel Miranda to 'stop apologizing' and 'stand up to the bullies' after his film In the Heights was criticized for not having enough diversity, with Maher declaring: 'This is why people hate Democrats.' Miranda's film, telling the story of a Hispanic community in New York City, was attacked for not having enough Afro-Latino actors. On Monday the Hamilton creator issued a highly-apologetic statement, promising he would 'do better' in the future.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Promises To ‘DoBetter’ After ‘In The Heights’ Cast Call OutColorism In Film

    06/16/2021 6:19:21 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 21 replies
    Hollywood Live ^ | 06 15 2021 | Eric Todisco
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, 41, is promising his fans that he will “do better” as his new movie In the Heights is facing backlash. Lin-Manuel, who produced, wrote the music/ lyrics, and starred in the new film, an adaptation of his beloved Broadway production, shared an apology on Twitter on Monday, June 14 after the film’s director and two cast members spoke out in a recent interview about colorism issues in the movie. In his statement, Lin said, “I started writing In The Heights because I didn’t feel seen. And over the past 20 years, all I wanted was for us-ALL of...
  • Lawless Manhattan: Asian man is sucker-punched in a broad daylight attack on Upper East Side - while 'soft-on-crime' mayor Bill DeBlasio rubs elbows with Lin-Manuel Miranda in nearby Times Square

    04/14/2021 3:49:31 AM PDT · by C19fan · 11 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | April 13, 2021 | Andrew Court
    An Asian man has been violently attacked in broad daylight in New York as the city continues to struggle with soaring rates of violent crime. Just hours after the horrific attack, 'soft-on-crime' Mayor Bill de Blasio was seen rubbing elbows with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda in nearby Times Square. The ugly incident occurred Monday afternoon on the Upper East Side, with the assailant allegedly targeting the man at random before body slamming him into the glass window of a store.
  • #CancelHamilton sweeps the internet with calls for the musical to be AXED after its debut on Disney+ over criticism of the Founding Father for his role in slave trade

    07/06/2020 4:20:31 AM PDT · by C19fan · 27 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | July 6, 2020 | James Gordon
    Calls have been made to 'cancel Hamilton' just days after the Broadway musical's streaming debut on Disney+, after a renewed focus on it's lead character, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The show, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, portrays Hamilton as a 'young, scrappy, and hungry' immigrant and someone who was passionate about the abolition of slavery. However, in light of recent Black Lives Matter protests, the story has now come under greater scrutiny - with some pointing out that Hamilton was a slave trader.
  • The problem with the 'Hamilton' movie (opinion) [LMAO!!!]

    07/06/2020 4:12:19 AM PDT · by C19fan · 27 replies
    CNN ^ | July 5, 2020 | Ed Morales
    This Fourth of July weekend, which finds much of America reeling from a rocky first half of 2020, the mainstream and social media hype can be summed up in three words: "Hamilton" is back. The play has won 11 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama, and, according to Forbes, has generated over $1 billion in income from Broadway/London/United States tour ticket sales, publishing, cast recording and merchandising. A filmed version was released on the Disney+ streaming service on Friday.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Sandra Oh And More Sign Open Letter Blasting Theater Industry’s Racism

    06/09/2020 4:37:41 PM PDT · by EdnaMode · 43 replies
    Deadline ^ | June 9, 2020 | Dino-Ray Ramos
    As protest and rallies against racial injustice and the killing of Black lives continue, there is a seismic shift happening in the country as the civic unrest is shining a blinding light on systemic racism against Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) — and the world of theater is the latest to get that spotlight. An open letter addressed to “White American Theater” was published on Monday demanding change. The letter was filled with ugly truths that those who have worked in the theater industry have experienced for decades. Among the 300 BIPOCs who signed the letter were Lin-Manuel...
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for Hamilton not denouncing systemic racism sooner and calls delayed statement 'a moral failure on our part' [barf alert]

    06/01/2020 11:15:29 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 19 replies
    Daily Wail (UK) ^ | 20:38 EDT, 1 June 2020 | Brian Marks
    Lin-Manuel Miranda issued an apology to fans of Hamilton for the Broadway show’s failure to publicly denounce systemic racism sooner on Saturday. The 40-year-old playwright and actor also affirmed the show’s support for the Black Lives Matter, as protests have roiled major cities across the nation in the wake of the death of George Floyd. He began his short Twitter statement by pointing out how quickly the show was to respond to previous crises and incidents of racism and hatred. “We spoke out on the day of the Pulse shooting. We spoke out when Vice President Mike Pence came to...
  • George Floyd Killing: How to Help Minneapolis Protesters The local fund has received support from across the country, and is helping raise bail for those arrested during protests

    05/29/2020 7:01:20 PM PDT · by bitt · 74 replies
    ROLLING STONE ^ | 5/29/2020 | EJ DICKSON
    In the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a white police officer while in custody, people all over the country have united to protest police violence and call for charges to be brought against the police officers responsible for his death. Others have backed up social action with dollars, flocking to grassroots organizations in the state of Minnesota to support protesters on the ground. One of these organizations is the Minnesota Freedom Fund, an abolitionist-focused group working toward ending cash bail in Minnesota and nationally. Over the past few days, a Twitter trend...
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda pushes back on criticism over congressional delegation's Puerto Rico trip

    01/14/2019 6:16:28 AM PST · by rightwingintelligentsia · 39 replies
    The Hill ^ | January 14, 2019 | RAFAEL BERNAL
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- "Hamilton" star and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda on Monday praised a delegation of congressional Democrats for traveling to Puerto Rico, despite criticism over their trip's timing during a partial government shutdown. "I'm very proud to work with the Latino Victory Fund because you're here to work, despite what anyone might claim," said Miranda during a speech at the progressive organization's summit. "I know you all saw the blue tarps when your plane landed in Puerto Rico," Miranda told the members of Congress in the audience, referring to temporary roof coverings provided by the Federal Emergency Management...
  • Oprah Tells Lin-Manuel That She Will Not Run for President at SUPER SOUL CONVERSATIONS

    02/07/2018 3:34:12 PM PST · by EdnaMode · 18 replies
    Broadway World ^ | February 7, 2018 | BWW Newsdesk
    This afternoon, in a Super Soul conversation at the Apollo Theater, media titan Oprah Winfrey confirmed to Broadway icon Lin-Manuel Miranda that she will not be running for the presidency in 2020. Discussing their social platforms, Miranda confirmed that he would not consider running for public office, after which Winfrey chimed in, "I'M NOT EITHER!" Though the crowd expressed some disappointment at the decision, both stars agreed that they would continue to use their popularity for positive change in the world. Sylvia Obell ✔ @SylviaObell Lin-Manuel Miranda said Oprah is the only person who could drag him away from his...
  • ABC Touts Actor Saying Trump Is ‘Going to Hell’ in Golf Cart

    10/01/2017 12:31:28 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 21 replies
    Newsbusters.org ^ | October 1, 2017 | Nicholas Fondacaro
    Over the weekend, instead of reporting on the Puerto Rico relief efforts and how they were crippled by circumstance, the liberal media chose to champion the anti-Trump criticism from Democratic San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz. After President Trump pushed back against the criticism, the media sensed blood in the water and went all in. On Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC Correspondent David Wright touted public outrage at the President, including one actor claiming Trump was going to Hell. Part way through his report highlighting anti-Trump criticism over his Puerto Rico response, Wright raised up the scathing tweet written by...
  • Puerto Rico: Lin-Manuel Miranda Deletes Tweet Thanking Trump

    09/30/2017 11:36:11 AM PDT · by PJ-Comix · 19 replies
    Newsbusters ^ | September 30, 2017 | P.J. Gladnick
    Before "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was slamming President Donald Trump he was thanking him on Twitter as recently as September 26.  Since that very politically inconvenient tweet does not now fit into the current mainstream media and Democrat agenda to paint Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico as Trump's Katrina, Miranda found it necessary to send it down the memory hole via deleting it. Unfortunately for him, there is a screen shot of the tweet posted before the liberal effort went into overdrive to portray Trump as not caring about Puerto Rico.
  • ‘Hamilton’ Star Lin-Manuel Miranda Battles ‘Xenophobia’ with ‘Immigrants’ Music Video

    06/29/2017 7:35:59 AM PDT · by EdnaMode · 15 replies
    Breitbart ^ | June 29, 2017 | Jerome Hudson
    Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda released a politically-charged video this week for the song “Immigrants” from The Hamilton Mixtape, which is based on music from the popular Broadway show. The 6-minute dramatic visual opens with a group of immigrants listening to a radio report about the U.S. Congress’s legislative debate over border security and immigration reform. “It’s really astonishing that in a country founded by immigrants, ‘immigrant’ has somehow become a bad word,'” the reporter says. As each rapper recites their lyrics, scenes of refugees and immigrants doing various jobs are intermingled throughout. The video features contributions from Rogue...
  • How Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Helped Hillary

    11/20/2016 11:54:57 AM PST · by doug from upland · 26 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11-20-16 | Spiering
    On July 12, Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda stood up at his show and welcomed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to his show. “This November, the difference could not be more stark, who do you think is going to get closer to those ideals?” he asked, referring to the Constitution and the founding fathers. “Are you going to vote for the guy who wants to build a wall, or for someone who’s building bridges?” Miranda introduced Clinton as “the forty-fifth president of the United States” as she took the stage to address the crowd. Why? Because it was a...
  • 'Hamilton' Actor Harasses Pence On Stage, Americans Respond by Firing Back with Ticket Cancelations

    11/19/2016 7:59:02 AM PST · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 145 replies
    Young Conservatives ^ | 11/19/16 | John S. Roberts
    Vice President-elect Mike Pence took in the hit Broadway hip-hop musical “Hamilton” last night in New York City. As you could imagine, he was booed when he entered the theater in the deep blue state. But it gets worse. The performers actually took a stance against Pence, as well. For real. From BizPac Review: The vice president-elect was greeted with a mix of cheers and jeers as he entered, and exited, “Hamilton.” And in between, he received a lecture from Brandon Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr in the musical. “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank you...
  • Hamilton Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize

    04/18/2016 12:36:42 PM PDT · by Borges · 22 replies
    Playbill ^ | 4/18/2016 | ROBERT VIAGAS
    Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the story of “ten-dollar Founding Father without a father” Alexander Hamilton, was named winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. It joins an exclusive club of just eight other musicals that have won the prestigious award since it was founded nearly a century ago. The Pulitzer, which is awarded to “a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life,” includes a $10,000 cash prize. Finalists were Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and The Humans by Stephen Karam. This year's Drama Pulitzer jury consisted of...
  • Broadway hit Hamilton under fire after casting call for 'non-white' actors

    03/31/2016 5:01:53 PM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 14 replies
    The Guardian UK ^ | March 31, 2016 | Nigel M Smith
    Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning Broadway musical, has faced criticism for an open casting call seeking only “non-white” actors. The hip-hop musical, which has been praised by Michelle Obama and which won a Grammy, features a diverse cast that reimagines the origin story of founding father Alexander Hamilton. The majority of the cast is multiethnic as well: African Americans play Aaron Burr, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, while a Chinese American portrays Hamilton’s wife, Eliza. Miranda, the show’s creator, is of Puerto Rican ancestry.