Lin Manuel Miranda reflects on 10 years of innovation, from ‘Hamilton’ to ‘Warriors’

A hip-hop musical about the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury didn’t exactly scream global phenomenon when it launched on Broadway in 2015. But Lin-Manuel Miranda had such a clear vision for Hamilton that it became exactly that, winning a Pulitzer Prize along the way. Miranda’s boundless creativity has stretched into writing songs for blockbuster Disney films including Encanto, Moana, and […] A hip-hop musical about the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury didn’t exactly scream global phenomenon when it launched on Broadway in 2015. But Lin-Manuel Miranda had such a clear vision for Hamilton that it became exactly that, winning a Pulitzer Prize along the way. Miranda’s boundless creativity has stretched into writing songs for blockbuster Disney films including Encanto, Moana, and the upcoming Mufasa: The Lion King; directing the film adaptation of the musical of Tick, Tick… Boom!; and now developing a concept album based on the 1979 film The Warriors. In this conversation, you’ll hear what he thinks about Hamilton’s legacy, why he’s revisiting The Warriors, and how he weaves fleeting moments of inspiration into songs you can’t stop singing. Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2024-09-24 12:31:42 UTC ]
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Coronavirus forces National Book Festival to shift to online-only format this year

The Library of Congress’s annual event usually draws hundreds of thousands of attendees. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Salman Rushdie, Diana Gabaldon and other authors reflect on the books they find most transporting

This summer, instead of squeezing one more book into our suitcases, we’ll need what we read to transport us to faraway places. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Tyson Fury and Ben Stokes make Autobiography of the Year shortlist

England cricket hero Ben Stokes and boxer Tyson Fury are among the sports stars shortlisted for the Autobiography of the Year prize in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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10 Eighteenth-Century Novels Everyone Should Read

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BookExpo 2020: Librarians’ Day Set for 10 A.M. Kick Off

BookExpo Online's first full day of programming begins with a panel featureing five library leaders who will take stock of how libraries are handling the coronavirus pandemic thus far and how the public library might change in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Faulks and de Waal judge Young Writer of the Year Award

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The Australian appoints Michelle Gunn as first female editor in newspaper's 56-year history

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With a Dozen New Books This Year Alone, Kate Messner Is Smashing Expectations

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Gail Godwin has been writing novels for 50 years. Her latest proves she has no intention of coasting.

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Bologna names Best Children's Publishers of the Year, as event moves online

The winners of the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year have been revealed as an online edition of the 57th Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) launches, with Italian publisher Camelozampa named the winner in the Europe category. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Watch live at 10 a.m. EDT: Condé Nast's Pam Drucker Mann on the state of media in the pandemic

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