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Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American actor, composer, writer, playwright, lyricist, and rapper best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals ''In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton''. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical ''In the Heights'', which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. Miranda's written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Further, Miranda's performance in the show's lead role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Miranda is currently performing on Broadway in the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in ''Hamilton'', a new musical for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics. Miranda is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. ==Early life== Miranda was born in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in the neighborhood of Inwood. He is of Puerto Rican descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lin-Manuel Miranda: Scaling the Heights )〕 His father is a former political advisor, who advised Ed Koch. Growing up, Lin helped create jingles, including one used for Eliot Spitzer's 2006 campaign. After graduating from Hunter College High School, Miranda went on to attend Wesleyan University〔 and graduated in 2002. During his time there, he co-founded a hip hop comedy troupe called Freestyle Love Supreme. He wrote the earliest draft of ''In the Heights'' in 1999, his sophomore year of college. After the show was accepted by Second Stage, Wesleyan's student theater company, Miranda worked on adding "freestyle rap ... bodegas, and salsa numbers."〔 It played from April 20-April 22, 1999. He wrote and directed several other musicals at Wesleyan. He also acted in many other productions, ranging from musicals to Shakespeare. In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lin-Manuel Miranda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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