Baritone (musical theatre)
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer who fundamentally transformed contemporary musical theatre with Hamilton, a hip-hop-inflected founding fathers epic that became a cultural phenomenon.
Defining moments and milestones
Lin-Manuel Miranda began his career as a performer and composer in New York's off-Broadway ecosystem, where his debut musical In the Heights (2007) announced a revolutionary synthesis of hip-hop, Latin music, and theatrical storytelling. His breakthrough came with Hamilton: An American Musical (2015), which redefined the possibilities of the musical form and became a global cultural phenomenon, earning him a Pulitzer Prize and establishing him as the preeminent musical theatre voice of his generation. Since then, he has expanded his reach across film, television, and concert performance, while maintaining his artistic integrity and commitment to diverse representation.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Hamilton: An American Musical (2016); Tony Award for Best Original Score for Hamilton (2016)
Wesleyan University (BA, English and Theatre)
Recordings featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.