On March 02, Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic had been on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote the February Hamildrop, ‘Hamilton Polka’. Check out the videos below and the photos in gallery.
Coverage: Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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News: The February Hamildrop is ‘Hamilton Polka’ by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
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On March 2, or February 30, as Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic refer to it, the two artists dropped the February Hamildrop ‘Hamilton Polka’, available for download and streaming.
To promote the single, they released a long interview to Rolling Stone.
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News: ‘Kingkiller Chronicle’ Series Ordered on Showtime
[ Written on October 28 2017 by Francesca ]
Showtime is set to develop the series adaptation of “The Kingkiller Chronicle” that has been in the works at Lionsgate, the network announced Thursday.
The series will be executive produced by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, with John Rogers serving as showrunner. Miranda will also compose music for the series, which is based on Patrick Rothfuss’ bestselling contemporary fantasy trilogy. Produced by Lionsgate, the series will be executive produced by Rogers, Miranda, Rothfuss, Robert Lawrence, and Jennifer Court.
“Showtime has always championed bold storytelling,” said Miranda. “Pat Rothruss’ ‘Kingkiller’ series is some of the most exciting storytelling I have ever read. I could not be more thrilled to help bring the sights and sounds of his wondrous world of Temerant to the screen.”
The series is centered on the wizard Kvothe, who survives a tragic childhood to become a notorious household name. “The Kingkiller Chronicle” series of books and novellas has sold 10 million copies, and the first two books — “The Name of the Wind” and “The Wise Man’s Fear” — were New York Times bestsellers. The television adaption is an origin story set a generation before the events of the first novel. [Source]
News: Lin Manuel-Miranda and Cate Blanchett to co-hosts of Evening Standard Awards
[ Written on October 09 2017 by Francesca ]
Cate Blanchett and Lin-Manuel Miranda are to co-host the Evening Standard Awards this year.
They join regular hosts Evening Standard proprietor Evgeny Lebedev and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
Taking place on 3 December, Phoebe Waller-Bridge will also present the 63rd awards. The venue is yet to be announced.
The advisory panel this year is made up of Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye, London Evening Standard’s chief theatre critic, Henry Hitchings; Guardian culture writer and broadcaster, Mark Lawson; WhatsOnStage’s Sarah Crompton and Matt Wolf, london theatre critic of the International New York Times; alongside the new London Evening Standard’s editor, George Osborne.
New productions and performances on the London stage between 17 October 2016 and 19 October 2017 are eligible for the awards.
The shortlist for the 63rd Evening Standard Awards will be announced in November. Categories include Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Most Promising Playwright and Emerging Talent Award. [Source]
Interview: Lin-Manuel Miranda talks to EW
[ Written on October 06 2017 by Francesca ]
The island of Puerto Rico is in critical condition following the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his plea for awareness with “Almost Like Praying,” a song (listen below) whose proceeds will aid disaster relief for his second home.
I was on vacation when the hurricane hit. And like every Puerto Rican who does not live in Puerto Rico, we had a terrible few days where we were just waiting for news. The power grid was completely destroyed.
Every cell tower was out of service. So there was a period of quiet for every family member of every citizen on that island, and I was restless and in need of something to do. In the calm after the storm, most of my Facebook and Twitter feed was “My grandmother lives in Lares” or “My uncle is in San Juan. Has anyone heard from there?” It was a giant game of internet telephone, and my brain started working in terms of lyrics, because that’s what my brain does, and so I started thinking, “What if we write a relief song, but the lyrics to the song are simply every town in Puerto Rico?” I started thinking about Hurricane Maria — a name that will now forever have a destructive connotation, but prior to two weeks ago, was my favorite song from West Side Story.
So my brain started playing with the lyrics “Say it loud and there’s music playing/Say it soft and it’s almost like praying,” and I immediately emailed the Leonard Bernstein estate and Stephen Sondheim to ask for permission to sample it. To their incredible credit, they said yes within the day, and I started writing this tune where the hook is “Almost Like Praying” and the lyrics are the name of every town — 78 towns — in Puerto Rico. And then I pulled up my Rolodex. [Read More]