Lin-Manuel Miranda Told 'Hamilton' Editors to Keep Jonathan Groff's Spit in the Film!

Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Kenan Thompson are among the stars preparing to provide the laughs in the virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.The annual New York event, organized by officials at America’s National Comedy Center, will be going online due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it won’t be short of famous faces, with comedians Jay Leno, Gilbert Gottfried, Margaret Cho, Jimmy Fallon, and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic all lining up for in-depth conversations about their work and

Include women in the sequel, and respect their right to vote.

Ted Johnson It’s no surprise when any entertainment figure endorses the presidential campaign of a Democrat.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is opening up about how he was able to charm his way to Vanessa Nadal‘s heart – rapping!

Linda Hamilton of “Terminator” fame, playing a Southern crime lord called King George who sics her daughter on the guys to settle a debt. Your eyes do not deceive you: Sarah Connor’s got cornrows.Gravitas VenturesGravitas VenturesGravitas VenturesGravitas VenturesGravitas VenturesView SlideshowAddison picking a buddy-outlaw film for his first full-length feature is a bold choice, to say the least.

(CNN)Disney+ has scored a hit with the filmed version of "Hamilton," but that success has renewed discussion about how the musical deals with the slaveholders it portrays.While it boasts a diverse cast including creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda who is of Puerto Rican descent, "Hamilton" has been criticized by those who believe it doesn't accurately portray the horrors of slavery and glosses over the role in it played by America's founding fathers.It's a discussion which kicked off after

There are so many theories out there about the final moment in the musical Hamilton, which is now streaming on Disney+, and Lin-Manuel Miranda is sharing his thoughts on all the interpretations.

in Disney's live-action remake.The creator teamed with legendary composer-songwriter to write four new songs for the anticipated movie, which stars Baileyas Ariel. Miranda promised fans of the 1989 animated classic that the star and Chloe x Halle singer will blow everyone away.«Halle Bailey is going to be such an incredible Ariel,» the 40-year-old songwriter told ET's Keltie Knight while promoting 's Disney+ premiere.

 Lin-Manuel Miranda  missed his shot to perform for  Beyoncé  back in 2015. When the Grammy winner and her husband JAY-Z went to watch the Broadway smash hit Hamilton in New York City, they did not get the chance to see the original Alexander Hamilton a.k.a.

Lin-Manuel Miranda chatted with Apple Music's Zane Lowe Tuesday (July 7) to talk about Hamilton, his Broadway musical-turned-Disney+ movie, and its affectionate connection to hip-hop.Telling the story of one of America's Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton meant encapsulating how Hamilton wrote as a form of resistance and proved the pen was mightier than the sword during the fight for people's liberation during a historical large-scale revolution, similar to the work of rappers in Miranda's

Hamilton doesn't accurately take portray American history.Lin-Manuel briefly set his Twitter to private after his viewing party went south, but later responded to the drama in a Twitter post three days later. A fan wrote, "I'm late w the Hamilton criticism stuff & I'm clearly biased but...I really like that this conversation is happening.

Hamilton as much as everybody else, but they have ruled that the filmed version of the blockbuster musical currently streaming on Disney+ will not be eligible for Oscar consideration. An academy spokesperson told Billboard that it considers this “a filmed version of the stage play, not a feature-length film.”If you’re a serious Oscar expert—or just old—you may know that James Whitmore was Oscar-nominated for best actor 45 years ago for playing President Harry S.

The first time Lin-Manuel Miranda called in sick to a Broadway performance of Hamilton just so happened to be the time Beyoncé and Jay-Z came to watch.

Hamilton and has acknowledged them as “valid”.Quote-tweeting the initial criticism, which pointed to the way “hamilton the play and the movie were given to us in two different worlds & our willingness to interrogate things in this way feels like a clear sign of change”, Miranda began by saying, “All the criticisms are valid.”The original thread said: “i totally get the frustration about it being a play about slaveholders that is not about slavery.

Lin Manuel Miranda has a “sad Beyonce story” because the night she came to see Hamilton after it opened on Broadway in New York City…he was sick!

Hamilton” has fallen under scrutiny over its glorification of slave owners.Miranda, 40, took to Twitter on Monday to respond to those critics.This wave of criticism stems from the buzzy July 3 release of the show’s movie version on the streaming service Disney+, more than a year ahead of schedule, bringing with it a much wider audience.On Sunday, Tracy Clayton — host of the Netflix podcast “Strong Black Legends” — tweeted that “ ’Hamilton’ the play and the movie were given to us in two different

Lin-Manuel Miranda has acknowledged he failed to fully address the U.S.

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda called criticism of the smash-hit Broadway musical “fair game” following its release on the Disney+ streaming platform. The musical debuted in 2015 telling the biographical story of Alexander Hamilton and a handful of the other Founding Fathers through song.

There’s no doubt that Hamilton is a really popular and beloved musical but that is not to say that it doesn’t have its flaws, something many, especially now amid the BLM protests have pointed out. That being said, Lin-Manuel Miranda wants everyone to know that he is taking their complaints about the play very seriously.