Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway Dreams
Clip: Season 45 Episode 5 | 2m 6s
Lin-Manuel Miranda worked for seven years to get In the Heights on Broadway.
Lin-Manuel Miranda worked for seven years to get his first musical, In the Heights, on Broadway. He shares his gratititude for the opportunity to both write a part for himself (Usnavi) and be able to perform it.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway Dreams
Clip: Season 45 Episode 5 | 2m 6s
Lin-Manuel Miranda worked for seven years to get his first musical, In the Heights, on Broadway. He shares his gratititude for the opportunity to both write a part for himself (Usnavi) and be able to perform it.
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In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams Preview
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Preview: S45 Ep5 | 29s | This show chronicles the personal story of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda. (29s)
"In the Heights" the Opening Number
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Clip: S45 Ep5 | 1m 44s | Watch the cast of "Chasing Broadway Dreams" perform the opening number from "In the Height (1m 44s)
Lin-Manuel Miranda on Writing "In The Heights"
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Clip: S45 Ep5 | 2m 47s | Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses writing his first musical, "In the Heights." (2m 47s)
Mandy Gonzalez and Chris Jackson Sing "When You're Home"
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Clip: S45 Ep5 | 2m 50s | Lin-Manuel Miranda explains the most autobiographical moment in In the Heights. (2m 50s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...