The new Netflix movie musical pays tribute to the composer and lyricist behind the Broadway hit 'Rent,' who tragically died before the show's opening night.
on his 17th birthday was a life-changing moment for him as an artist. “More than anything, it gave me permission to write about my community,” Miranda wrote in the“I grew up in a predominantly Spanish-speaking neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that burst with music and characters, and ‘Rent’ whispered to me, ‘Your stories are just as valid as the ones in the shows you’ve seen.’” Then when he sawa few years later, the show “grabbed the 21-year old me and refused to let go,” he wrote.
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