Lin-Manuel Miranda - "the greatest asset of the arts is empathy"
He's the creator of the massive Broadway musicals ‘In the Heights’ and ‘Hamilton’ and the soundtrack of Disney's ‘Encanto’ and now his new movie has received Oscar nominations.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a mega-star. He's an actor, singer-songwriter, playwright – creator of the massive Broadway musicals ‘In the Heights’ and ‘Hamilton’ and the soundtrack of Disney's ‘Encanto’. And now, his directorial debut - the movie ‘Tick, Tick... Boom’ – is Oscar nominated! The film is based on the autobiographical musical by playwright Jonathan Larson - of an aspiring composer in New York City who’s worried he made the wrong career choice, whilst navigating the pressures of love and friendship - something Lin says he really relates to. Larson is played by Andrew Garfield in the movie - Garfield has been nominated for Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards. For 5 Minutes On, Nihal Arthanayake – a presenter on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 5 Live – speaks with Lin-Manuel Miranda about his life and career, their mutual love of hip hop and being "zen" with how the world receives his work.
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