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'Hamilton' fundraiser set for Hispanic Federation, Flamboyan

โ€œHamiltonโ€ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring his award-winning musical back to Puerto Rico for two weeks of performances in June, including a fundraiser for the Hispanic Federation and education nonprofit, the Flamboyan Foundation.

Politicians seek to leverage celebrities to reach voters

Candidates in high-profile races nationwide are using celebrity appearances and endorsements as they try to reach voters.

Lin-Manuel Miranda partners with student organizations at the University of Houston to promote voting โ€“ Houston Public Media

Award-winning composer, playwright, and actor known for his work in Broadwayโ€™s โ€œHamiltonโ€, moderated a panel where student representatives shared their passion for politics.

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โ€˜1776โ€™ is back on Broadway with vivacity and a revolutionary cast

The two directors have filled this 1969 musical with transgender and nonbinary actors.

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With Geffen Hall, NY Phil gets a fresh, better sounding home

After a $550 million renovation that took two years, the New York Philharmonic returns to Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall.

Bill Clinton: 'The world's on fire,' but teamwork can help

President Bill Clinton says he is amazed by the massive response to the return of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico five years ago and highlighted the funding problems the Caribbean island has long faced.

Judge's 55th homer, IKF's slam lead Yanks to sweep of Twins

Aaron Judge started the first-game comeback with his major league-leading 55th home run, Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a go-ahead grand slam in the nightcap and the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Minnesota Twins 5-4 and 7-1.

Local church issues apology for โ€˜Hamiltonโ€™ performance.

A local church that has drawn the ire of Broadway fans throughout the country for its portrayal of the popular show โ€œHamiltonโ€ has issued an apology. The performance was followed by a 15-minute sermon that compared being gay to having an addiction. News of the show reached the Hamilton creator who tweeted, โ€œGrateful to all of you who reached out about this illegal, unauthorized production. Now lawyers do their work.โ€In Tuesdayโ€™s statement, the church admitted to not asking for or receiving permission to produce the show. โ€œWe respect the copyrights of Hamiltonโ€™s author and contributors,โ€ the statement read.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda pleads for more attention to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Hamilton star Lin-Maneul Miranda is asking for help after Hurricane Fiona's destruction.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda slams Texas church for "illegal" performance of "Hamilton" with added anti-gay messaging

The team behind the original Broadway production said it has sent the church a cease-and-desist letter.

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Clinton initiative's NYC return includes Andres, Queen Rania

World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres, Jordanโ€™s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and โ€œHamiltonโ€ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September.

Lin-Manuel Miranda calls McAllen church production โ€˜illegalโ€™

Award-winning playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda alluded to possible legal action in response to a McAllen churchโ€™s rendition of his popular musical โ€œHamilton.โ€

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"Hamilton" and its creator Lin-Manuel Miranda launch fundraiser for abortion access

"We can stand up for every person's right to make decisions about their own body and their own lives," say the people behind the global musical hit.

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Texas church's 'unauthorized' Hamilton rendition faces backlash

The Door McAllen church added biblical themes and an anti-LGBTQ sermon to the popular...

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Churchโ€™s altered โ€˜Hamiltonโ€™ is followed by sermon comparing homosexuality to addiction

An edited version of the hit show produced by the Door McAllen church in Texas did not get the blessing of the Broadway musical's creators, a โ€œHamiltonโ€ spokesperson told The Washington Post.

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McAllen church criticized for its take on โ€˜Hamiltonโ€™

A McAllen church is facing controversy for its rendition of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโ€™s popular musical โ€œHamiltonโ€ that had several scenes edited to incorporate Biblical themes โ€” and which was followed by a sermon that compared being gay to having an addiction.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda helps launch Latinx LGBTQ support program

โ€œHamiltonโ€ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, pop star Ricky Martin and award-winning actress/singer Michaela Jae Rodriguez will join the Hispanic Federation Tuesday to launch a new advocacy initiative serving Latinx LGBTQ+ communities.

Tony Moments: A night for Broadway to reclaim its groove

Broadway has its groove back, said Tonys host Ariana DeBose at an exuberant ceremony seeking to illustrate just that sentiment.

Actors Fund changes name to reflect everyone it benefits in the entertainment industry

The organization's new name better reflects all the people it serves โ€” anyone in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus.

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Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses

Looking at the schmoozing guests at the Met Gala cocktail reception, TV host James Corden summed up the scene in a word: โ€œClassy.โ€.

See All The Best Looks From The Met Gala 2022

It's the annual high-stakes fashion soiree is a major money-maker for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and an opportunity for mega-wattage stars and influencers to turn out in style.

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Met Gala live: Celebrities hit the red carpet

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroeโ€™s most iconic dresses.

Met Gala returns: A guide to fashion's big night

The Met Gala is back.

Michelle Obama to address democracy summit June 13 in LA

A nonpartisan voting organization founded by Michelle Obama says she's delivering the keynote address at its upcoming summit on democracy.

Jennifer Lopez doc 'Halftime' to open Tribeca Festival

A Netflix documentary about Jennifer Lopez titled โ€œHalftimeโ€ will kick off the 21st Tribeca Festival.

Billie Eilish and Finneas bond and win Oscar for best song

โ€œNo Time to Dieโ€ is proving a song very much alive at awards shows.

Oscars live: Young โ€˜Belfastโ€™ star walks the carpet with mom

โ€œCODAโ€ has won best picture at the Oscars.

Lin-Manuel Miranda to miss Oscars after wife tests positive for COVID

Lin-Manuel Miranda, one of this year's most prominent Oscar nominees, will sit out the ceremony after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

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Miranda to miss Oscars after wife tests positive for COVID

Lin-Manuel Miranda, one of this yearโ€™s most prominent Oscar nominees, is sitting out the ceremony after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

At a pugnacious Oscars, Appleโ€™s feel-good โ€˜CODAโ€™ triumphs

After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama โ€œCODA,โ€ best picture Sunday, handing Hollywoodโ€™s top award to a streaming service for the first time.

Here are seven milestones and storylines to watch for at the Academy Awards

This year's crop of nominees is a celebration of diversity, and audiences are likely to see a number of records broken during the 2022 ceremony.

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Beyonceฬ, Billie Eilish to sing nominated songs at Oscars

Beyoncรฉ and Billie Eilish are headed to the Oscars.

Regina King, Ryan Reynolds among co-hosts of Met Gala in May

Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May.

Oscar predictions: Will 'Power of the Dog' reign supreme?

What's going to win best picture at the 94th Academy Awards.

'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins

In an upset, the deaf family drama โ€œCODAโ€ has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of โ€œSquid Game,โ€ the cast of โ€œTed Lassoโ€ and Will Smith.

Class of KidsPost: Ashburton Elementary fourth-graders

These kids from Bethesda, Maryland, love dogs and they would like to visit Hawaii.

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Oscars 2022: Sebastiรกn Yatra calls 'Encanto' a gift from God

Sebastiรกn Yatra calls his experience with Disney's โ€œEncantoโ€ a "gift from God.โ€.

10 snubs and surprises from this yearโ€™s Academy Award nominations

While "Power of the Dog," "Dune" and "West Side Story" nabbed Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, there are many films and actors that didn't make the list.

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'Power of the Dog' tops Oscar noms with 12; 'Dune' nabs 10

Jane Campionโ€™s gothic western โ€œThe Power of the Dogโ€ leads all nominees for this year's Oscars, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywoodโ€™s top honors.

What to watch out for when Oscar noms are announced Tuesday

Itโ€™s time again to celebrate Hollywoodโ€™s grandest ambitions and most daring risk takers.

I thought Encanto's songs were forgettable. So I went back to see what I was missing

After watching Encanto for the first time, I called the soundtrack "forgettable." So I went back and tried to figure out what I was missing.

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โ€˜We Donโ€™t Talk About Brunoโ€™ Is the Perfect Song for an Age of Obsession

The smash hit from Disneyโ€™s Encanto tells us a lot about how the definition of popularity is changing.

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The Chart-Topping Songs of Disneyโ€™s โ€˜Encantoโ€™ Give Latino Families a Voice

The characters might be fictional, but to the Latinos who see their own families reflected in them, itโ€™s a relief to see them say what we wish we could.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down the songs of 'Encanto'

Lin-Manuel Miranda went song by song through some of the hits of โ€œEncantoโ€ in a recent interview, from the breakout smash โ€œWe Donโ€™t Talk About Brunoโ€ to his self-described โ€œโ€™90s Rock en Espaรฑol throwbackโ€ โ€œWhat Else Can I Do?โ€.

Miranda talks about Bruno, and the 'Encanto' phenomenon

A month after โ€œEncantoโ€ debuted in theaters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the movieโ€™s Colombia-inflected songs, took a long vacation.

tick, tickโ€ฆ BOOM! | Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes the Reins on a Love Letter to Artists | Netflix

Oscarยฎ-nominated tick, tickโ€ฆ BOOM! actor Andrew Garfield, co-star Vanessa Hudgens, screenwriter Steven Levenson and producers Julie Oh and Julie Larson speak to first-time filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda's helming late theater legend Jonathan Larson's love letter to artists everywhere. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/36dnr0k Find Netflix Film Club on: โžก๏ธINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/netflixfilm โžก๏ธTWITTER: https://twitter.com/NetflixFilm About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 214 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries, feature films and mobile games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. tick, tickโ€ฆ BOOM! | Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes the Reins on a Love Letter to Artists | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/netflixfilmclub On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

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50 wonderful things from 2021: The performances, moments, and laughs we'll remember

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.

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New this week: 'Don't Look Up,' new 'Matrix' and 'Sing 2'

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include fresh music from U2 as part of the soundtrack for the animated โ€œSing 2,โ€ a marathon of holiday films on TCM and the end-of-the-world comedy โ€œDonโ€™t Look Up.โ€.

Spielberg 'West Side Story' debuts weakly with $10.5M

Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielbergโ€™s lavish โ€œWest Side Storyโ€ revival made little noise at the box office.

'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10

The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearโ€™s end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergโ€™s โ€œWest Side Story,โ€ Jane Campionโ€™s โ€œThe Power of the Dogโ€ and Adam McKayโ€™s โ€œDonโ€™t Look Upโ€ among the yearโ€™s 10 best films.

Razzle takes on new dazzle in Broadway-ready โ€˜A Strange Loopโ€™

Michael R. Jacksonโ€™s Pulitzer Prize winner gets a vivacious tryout at Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

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Audiences go for a second helping of โ€˜Encantoโ€™

Leftovers were on the menu for moviegoers in North America this weekend.

โ€˜Encanto,โ€™ โ€˜House of Gucciโ€™ fuel Thanksgiving box office

Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disneyโ€™s โ€œEncantoโ€ and the Lady Gaga-led โ€œHouse of Gucciโ€ both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas.

Putting 'Hamilton' on Disney+ amplified demand for the Broadway show, Lin-Manuel Miranda says

Filming "Hamilton" and distributing it on Disney+ didn't diminish demand for the Broadway musical, it amplified it, said creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Tick, Tick โ€ฆ Boom Celebrates the Power and Pressure of Broadway

In his filmmaking debut, Lin-Manuel Miranda turns a small-scale musical by the creator of Rent into an inventive piece of cinematic biography.

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The amazing Andrew Garfield

The Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actor, known for playing Spider-Man and an AIDS victim in "Angels in America," stars in a new film, "Tick, Tick โ€ฆ BOOM!," a musical inspired by the life of "Rent" composer Jonathan Larson.

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New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.

Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study finds

The Pew Research Center has found that skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the U.S. The nonpartisan organization released findings of a survey on Thursday.

New this week: Kaepernick, Sheeran and 'Star Trek' spin-off

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include new albums from Ed Sheeran and The War on Drugs as well as โ€œArmy of Thieves,โ€ a prequel to Zack Snyderโ€™s โ€œArmy of the Dead,โ€ which invites viewers to join a Europe-trotting heist.

Hundreds gather for PEN America gala, hosted by Awkwafina

PEN America held one of New Yorkโ€™s first major indoor literary gatherings since the pandemic began last year, as hundreds met Tuesday night for the organizationโ€™s annual gala to honor writers, community servants, political dissidents and such prominent public figures as Walt Disney executive chair Robert A.

Chenoweth, Miranda, Rivera and more to celebrate Broadway

Many of Broadwayโ€™s biggest lights โ€” including Kristin Chenoweth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chita Rivera and Idina Menzel โ€” will make appearances at Sundayโ€™s TV celebration of Broadwayโ€™s return.

Watch the sweet way this little girl reunites with her big brothers after school

... and other happy and heartwarming stories and videos from the week.

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NY Attorney General Letitia James held private talks about running for governor in wake of Cuomo resignation

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose sexual harassment report sunk Andrew Cuomo, is not ruling out a run for governor next year.

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Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows

Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed back boisterous audiences to โ€œWicked,โ€ โ€œThe Lion Kingโ€ and โ€œHamiltonโ€ for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of Broadway.

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The fall movie season -- usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort โ€” is this year, like much of the past 18 months, a little disorienting.

Some of the best dance films online are set outdoors

In these films, dance feels more dangerous, and the open sky and open energy bring us even closer to the dancers.

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New this week: 'The Suicide Squad,' 'Vivo' and Streisand

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include a new collection of previously unreleased songs from Barbra Streisand and the new Netflix animated movie, โ€œVivo,โ€ in which Lin-Manuel Miranda is a voice actor and provides original songs.

Lin-Manuel Miranda sees art and philanthropy with same lens

โ€œHamiltonโ€ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is announcing a series of donations to organizations that serve immigrants.

H.E.R. among artists educating kids on civics in new series

In addition to making great music, H.

Anthony Ramos 'sexy and dark' in R&B album 'Love and Lies'

For his sophomore album, Anthony Ramos wanted to go โ€œsexy and darkโ€ while adding an R&B vibe in honor of the artists that inspired him growing up.

Nobelist Wole Soyinka to honor Henry Louis Gates at PEN gala

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will be attending this fallโ€™s PEN America literary gala.

Special Tony Awards given to 2 shows, 1 advocacy nonprofit

The Tony Awards may be months away, but three groups can already celebrate: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, โ€œDavid Byrneโ€™s American Utopiaโ€ and Lin-Manuel Mirandaโ€™s โ€œFreestyle Love Supremeโ€ are going to get special awards.

The Generic Latinidad of โ€œIn the Heightsโ€

The big point of this big film is to seek comfort in the small, but the movie misreads the moment.

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How to judge a public apology in the age of cancel culture

Three questions to ask during and after a heated controversy

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โ€˜The Hitmanโ€™s Wifeโ€™s Bodyguardโ€™ hits top mark at box office

โ€œThe Hitmanโ€™s Wifeโ€™s Bodyguardโ€ has hit the top box office target.

15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle

Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New Yorkโ€™s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary.

Beyond "In the Heights," colorism persists, rarely addressed

Every year, Hollywood inevitably comes under criticism for its lack of racial diversity.

Rita Moreno defends Lin-Manuel Miranda over "In the Heights" casting controversy

"You can never do right, it seems," Moreno said Tuesday. "I'm simply saying, can't you just wait a while and leave it alone?"

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Lin-Manuel Miranda addresses "In the Heights" colorism controversy

"In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry. I'm learning from the feedback, I thank you for raising it and listening," Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film's creator, said.

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"In The Heights" director Jon Chu and cast address film's colorism controversy

"I hear you on trying to fill those cast members with darker skin. I think that's a really good conversation to have and something we should all be talking about," Chu said.

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Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'

He hadnโ€™t been in a musical since high school, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin Rosario in the film adaptation of โ€œIn the Heights,โ€ he was happy to check that off his artistic bucket list.

โ€˜In the Heightsโ€™ makes muted debut, edged by โ€˜A Quiet Placeโ€™

Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of โ€œIn the Heightsโ€ dampened Hollywoodโ€™s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.

Jon M. Chu on โ€œIn the Heightsโ€

The director talks about his film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโ€™s hit musical. Plus, the politics of race drives a wedge deep into Americaโ€™s largest Protestant denomination.

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Reviews For The Uneasily Quarantined: In The Heights

A review (of the uneasily quarantined variety) of the new LMM joint.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on making "In the Heights" into a movie full of "joy and love"

The "Hamilton" creator's first Broadway hit โ€“ a love letter to his Washington Heights community โ€“ finally makes it to the big screen.

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"Hamilton" music director Alex Lacamoire on what's new in the movie, and how the diverse cast "turns history on its ear"

The film version of the Broadway hit premieres on Disney+ on Friday, July 3.

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Disneyland is reopening, but Texans can't go. Here's why

Handout/Getty ImagesIf you're thinking of ways to spend your stimmy, you're going to hold off on spending it at Disneyland, as least for now. Disneyland announced they will reopen on April 30, according to Forbes. But, it really is going to be a "small world after all" in the theme park as they will only open at 15 percent capacity and to California residents only. LATINO SPOTLIGHT: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' coming to the big screen

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"Rent" stars Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp reflect on the groundbreaking musical's 25th anniversary โ€“ and how it set the stage for "Hamilton"

The credit goes to director Michael Greif and Jonathan Larson, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical. "He was convinced he had the chance to change the face of musical theater," Rapp, who played the struggling filmmaker Mark, said of Larson's legacy. Millions of people around the world have fallen in love with the words and music that Jonathan Larson created. "Jonathan Larson changed my life by believing in me and seeing the talents in me," Menzel told CBS News. Later this year, the world will hear more about Jonathan Larson when "Tick, Tick...Boom!

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Joaquin Castro says lack of Latinos at Golden Globes is 'unacceptable'

While the nation watched the Golden Globes Sunday evening, Joaquin Castro noticed a lack of Latino actors, writers, and creators in the award show. "Latinos are almost completely missing at the @goldenglobes โ€“ it's unsurprising and unacceptable," the San Antonio native politician said. Twitter user Robert C. quote retweeted Castro's tweet and wrote that there are Latino writers, producers, and directors in waiting. "It's time the streaming companies step up and change patterns not just mirror the status quo," the user pointed out. Bustamante's film "La Llorona" was nominated for "Best Picture" for a foreign language film.

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Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman used writing to overcome a speech impediment she had as recently as college

To many, Amanda Gorman's delivery of the her inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" was one of the highlights of Inauguration Day on Wednesday. But what makes Gorman's delivery all the more remarkable is that as recently as college, Gorman struggled with a speech impediment. "I am proud to be in the speech difficulty club with you and President Biden and also Maya Angelou," Gorman told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Wednesday. (Cooper told Gorman he had a slight stutter as a child. See also:Meet 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. historyRead the full text of Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem 'The Hill We Climb'What George Takei learned about resilience from his dad making art in Japanese internment camp

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Netflix is releasing a new movie every single week of 2021

Neflix says it's "kicking 2021 off with a bang" โ€” and it appears that momentum will last all year. The streaming service is set to release a new movie every single week of 2021, the company announced on Tuesday. Not only is the 2021 movie slate star-studded, but many of the films are created by award-winning filmmakers, including Adam McKay, who is behind movies like "Vice" and "The Big Short." Plus, popular Netflix films like "To All the Boys" and "The Kissing Booth" will get the final installments in their trilogies. With some movie theaters starting to fail โ€” even before the pandemic hit โ€” and many people staying at home, streaming services like Netflix are receiving more and more content.

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Reaction to the death of AIDS activist, writer Larry Kramer

(AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)NEW YORK Reaction to the death of Larry Kramer, the AIDS activist and playwright who turned his fury into mass protests and helped raise the profile of the disease:"If you remember the early days of the AIDS crisis then you remember Larry Kramer. Author and fellow founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis Edmund White, in a statement. His anger was needed at a time when gay mens deaths to AIDS were being ignored by the American government. Elton John, in a statement. Thank you, Larry Kramer. Lin-Manuel Miranda, via Twitter. ___Rest in power to our fighter Larry Kramer.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' is skipping theaters, coming to Disney+ on July 3

(L-R) Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Lin-Manuel Miranda's final performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway at Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 9, 2016 in New York City. The filmed version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton" will arrive on Disney's streaming platform on July 3, the company and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed Tuesday. The addition of "Hamilton" to Disney's streaming service could lead to a spike in subscribers. As of May 4, Disney+ had 54.5 million subscribers. Disney has said that it expected Disney+ to gain between 60 million and 90 million subscribers worldwide by 2024.

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'Hamilton' is coming to movie theaters October 2021 and 'the box office potential is massive'

(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)A filmed version of the Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton" will arrive on the big screen in 2021, creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda announced Monday. Disney was ultimately tapped as the distributor and will bring the filmed version of the Pulitzer and Olivier-winning musical to movie theaters on Oct. 15, 2021. "I'm so proud of what Tommy Kail has been able to capture in this filmed version of Hamilton," Miranda said in a statement. We're excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company of Hamilton to the largest audience possible." Typically, filmed versions of live Broadway musicals and plays find a home on public cable networks like PBS or straight to home video.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda is happy his 'Hamilton' success happened 'a little later in my life'

If you haven't found massive success as a young person, that might be a good thing according to "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. "I am so grateful that the success of 'Hamilton' happened sort of a little later in my life," Miranda, 39, said at the American Express Big Future of Shopping Small event in New York City on Thursday. Miranda received Kennedy Center Honors in 2018, and "Hamilton" tickets on Broadway still sell for hundreds of dollars each. Though Miranda had already experienced success before "Hamilton" (he wrote and starred in the Tony- and Grammy-award winning 2008 Broadway play "In the Heights"), it soared to a new level. For example, "In the wake of 'Hamilton's' success, I got pitched a lot of stuff," Miranda said Thursday.

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Met Gala 2020 Theme Announced Along With Co-Chairs Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Lin-Manuel Miranda

The 2020 Met Gala will be taking style-savvy stars back to the future! The first Monday of May, which falls on May 4 next year, will have French designer Nicolas Ghesquire joining actors Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep as co-chairs. David Bailey pic.twitter.com/JLgX3ON9cD The Met (@metmuseum) November 7, 2019Though Streep has never attended a Met Gala, she does have several ties to the event. Here's a look back at some of the Met Gala's most memorable styles through the years: Met Gala Fashion Flashback: Katy Perry, Blake Lively and More! Kim Kardashian Responds to Rumors That She Had Her Ribs Removed to Fit Into Met Gala DressKanye West Tells Kim Kardashian He's Not Into Her 'Too Sexy' Met Gala Look

Anthony Ramos on Telling Stories Through His Music & Extra Special Connection to 'In the

"I know Usnavi [de la Vega], that's Leo from the corner store. And there is certainly a place for Ramos: On Broadway, Hollywood and the music industry. "In the Heights is one of the greatest experiences of my life," Ramos perks ups as he talks about the project. His In the Heights experience also included hanging out with Marc Anthony on the set, and sharing stories with the Latin music icon. Just tell your story, write, write, write and don't be ashamed.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's new show opens on Broadway

Lin-Manuel Miranda is coming back to Broadway. "Freestyle Love Supreme" is set to hit the Great White Way in the fall. NEW YORK - Lin-Manuel Miranda's new improvisatory hip-hop musical show opens today on Broadway. "Freestyle Love Supreme" was co-created by Thomas Kail, Anthony Veneziale, and Lin-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton" fame. Other occasional performers for the Broadway run include Christopher Jackson, Wayne Brady and Daveed Diggs -- who played George Washington, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson in "Hamilton," respectively.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and More Celebrate Puerto Rico Governor's Resignatio

"QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO !!!!!!" J Balvin also weighed in, commemorating the occasion with a tweet reading, "FELICIDADES PUERTO RICO." FELICIDADES PUERTO RICO J BALVIN (@JBALVIN) July 25, 2019The people of Puerto Rico have shown the world what can happen when a united public demands justice and accountability with a clear voice, he said in a statement. Now they must choose what comes next, and Congress must listen. @RepGrijalvaCS https://t.co/pofiuFIdiG Wilson Cruz (@wcruz73) July 25, 2019ASI Puerto Rico! RELATED CONTENT:2019 Premios Juventud: The Best Moments, From Daddy Yankee's Puerto Rico Speech to Maluma's Family MomentFarruko Teams Up With HBO Latino for Concert Special in Puerto Rico (Exclusive)Ricky Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and More Support Puerto Rico ProtestOprah Winfrey Commits $2 Million to Puerto Rico After Being Inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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