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Who Is Lin-manuel Miranda? by Elijah Rey-David Matos

Who Is Lin-manuel Miranda?

Library Binding – August 6, 2024

Elijah Rey-David Matos

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 6, 2024

Step into the spotlight with Lin-Manuel Miranda in this addition to the New York Times #1 Best-Selling series that explains how the Broadway legend got his start before Hamilton and Encanto!

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s career
Themes
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s career, Creativity and the arts, Musical theater
Genres
Performers' Biographies for Kids, Musicians' Lives for Kids, Theater & Plays

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Step into the spotlight with Lin-Manuel Miranda in this addition to the New York Times #1 Best-Selling series that explains how the Broadway legend got his start before Hamilton and Encanto! Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Lin-Manuel Miranda had a passion for the arts and creativity from a young age. He participated in theater as a child and wrote his first Broadway musical, In the Heights, while he was still in college.

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That show won him his first Tony Award for Best Musical! He went on to create and star in the beloved musical Hamilton about the life of Alexander Hamilton. A nonstop writer, Lin-Manuel contributed music for other major projects such as Moana, Encanto, Star Wars, and The Little Mermaid. He has won a Pulitzer prize, five Grammy awards, three Tony Awards, and two Emmy awards so far in his successful career as a composer, lyricist, actor, and director.

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s career
  • Readers interested in musical theater and songwriting

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Theater & Plays53%
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Musicians' Lives for Kids39%

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  • Performers' Biographies for Kids
  • Hispanic & Latino Life (U.S.)
  • Theater & Plays
Authors
Elijah Rey-David Matos
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 6, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s career · Creativity and the arts · Musical theater
Reading lane
Performers' Biographies for Kids