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Home » Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Posted inFilm

Tick, Tick . . . Boom!

by Janaya Greene November 26, 2021December 14, 2021

Everything has a cost, and the cost of being an artist is not cheap.

Mavis Staples and Mahalia Jackson perform at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969.
Posted inFilm

The revolution is finally televised with Summer of Soul

by Jamie Ludwig July 1, 2021August 18, 2021

The documentary is a window into the Harlem Culture Festival and discussions of Black history, community, and identity in the 60s.

Posted inFilm

Corey Hawkins comes full circle with In the Heights

by Taryn Allen June 10, 2021August 18, 2021

The actor’s role in the onscreen adaptation hearkens back to his introduction to musical theater and time spent in New York City.

In the Heights
Posted inFilm

It’s officially summer with In the Heights

by Taryn Allen June 10, 2021August 18, 2021

After a delayed release, the vibrant film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical couldn’t be more welcome.

Posted inArts & Culture

Working does more than punch the clock

by Kerry Reid December 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Theo Ubique’s staging celebrates the dignity of everyday labor.

Posted inArts & Culture

Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi

by Ted Cox May 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.

Posted inBlogs

The Obama Foundation throws a summit

by Deanna Isaacs November 3, 2017August 18, 2021

What the Obama Foundation’s summit revealed about its mission.

Posted inBlogs

Emanuel: Chicago will ‘learn something’ from Manhattan terror attack, and other news

by Kate Shepherd November 2, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the Obamas would rather have a conversation with fans than take a selfie.

Posted inBlogs

Barack, Michelle Obama return to Chicago for the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, and other news

by Kate Shepherd November 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Prince Harry and Michelle Obama surprise south-side students.

Posted inBlogs

Report: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda may not perform as Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd August 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, parolees can no longer be arrested for being spotted with a gang member in Illinois.

Posted inArts & Culture

There’s no audience takedown in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

by Justin Hayford August 23, 2017August 18, 2021

Like Hamilton, Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer nominee softens its skewering.

Posted inBlogs

Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.

Posted inBlogs

Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a lot of Illinois elected officials are skipping the Trump inauguration.

Posted inArts & Culture

There’s not a single WASP penis in the pants of Men on Boats

by Tony Adler January 18, 2017August 18, 2021

American Theater Company shoots the Colorado River in this drama set in 1869.

Posted inArts & Culture

2016 in theater was wildly convulsive on- and offstage

by Tony Adler December 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.

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