Wednesday, May 5, 2010

broadway: MR. SONDHEIM, i think we have a hat (a LATIN hat)

http://www.nahj.org/nahjnews/articles/2009/january/Lin-Manuel%20Miranda_137%20(2).JPG
his shirt says "MR. WRITE." you get it? mr. WRITE!! hahahaha

i first saw IN THE HEIGHTS, last year for my friend TIYA's birthday. i had loved LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA previous to that, but seeing him perform live made him seem more amazing, if possible. he raps (FREESTYLES - like REALLY freestyles. off the dome), he sings, composes, performs, he's funny and he even dances a little. he's GREAT!

anyways, at the 2008 TONY awards, when giving his acceptance speech (which he RAPPED), he began to freestyle and made reference to the great STEPHEN SONDHEIM: “Mr. Sondheim, look, I made a hat where there never was a hat, and it’s a Latin hat at that!” ... true broadway fans understand (look it up.)


his acceptance speech


song about ALEXANDER HAMILTON



photo credit: NAHJ.ORG

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