Lin Manuel Miranda

Lin Manuel Miranda

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The American actor, composer, playwright, and filmmaker was invited to the Empire State Building to light the tower lights blue in support of Small Business Saturday. Miranda’s first musical and movie, “In the Heights” revolves around several small businesses on a city block. Miranda lit the Empire State Building in partnership with American Express to promote shopping small.

  1. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s best-known work is "Hamilton," an 11-time winning Tony award-winning hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton
  2. Miranda is a NYC native, being born and raised in Inwood, a Manhattan neighborhood
  3. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s name is inspired by the Vietnam War poem “Nana roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel” by José Manuel Torres Santiago