Major Broadway Musicals by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the book, music, and lyrics for In the Heights, which premiered on Broadway in 2008 and won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The show ran for over 1,000 performances and was later adapted into a Warner Bros. film released in 2021. Miranda's next Broadway project, Hamilton, opened in 2015 and became the longest-running Broadway production in history, reshaping commercial musical theater with its hip-hop score and diverse casting. Forbes reported on Hamilton's economic impact.
Miranda also co-wrote the Spanish-language Broadway musical Bring It On: The Musical, which opened in 2012 and ran for 349 performances. He contributed additional lyrics to the 2018 Broadway revival of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, which earned several Tony nominations. His work on Vivo, an animated Netflix musical film released in 2021, marked his first feature film as a writer and performer. BroadwayWorld covered the Vivo release.
Film and Television Projects
Disney Animated Films
Miranda wrote songs and voiced the title character in Disney's Moana (2016), a box office hit that grossed over $643 million worldwide. He returned to Disney with Encanto (2021), for which he wrote all original songs, including the chart-topping "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Encanto won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and generated multiple Billboard Hot 100 entries. Billboard documented Encanto's chart success.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Miranda wrote songs for Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. He also contributed to the soundtrack of Moana 2, announced by Walt Disney Animation Studios as a sequel to the original film. His involvement in Marvel and Disney projects aligns with the companies' strategy to integrate original music into major franchises. Disney's SEC filings reference content strategy.
Upcoming and Development Projects
New Broadway and Stage Works
Miranda is developing a new Broadway musical based on the life of Bob Marley, with plans to write the book and music. He has also been attached to adapt The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss for television, though that project remains in development with Amazon Studios. His production company, 5000 Broadway Productions, continues to develop stage and screen adaptations of classic literature