Luis Miranda Jr.

Of Hamilton, correct. He's telling the story to my wife and I. I see hip-hop singers jumping off the pages in my head. I'm like...

Of Hamilton, correct. He's telling the story to my wife and I. I see hip-hop singers jumping off the pages in my head. I'm like...

I tell my wife, you got to read this book because you understand that this is a journey. We're all going to be in for a long time. And in my family, it doesn't matter if you disagree.

I tell my wife, you got to read this book because you understand that this is a journey. We're all going to be in for a long time. And in my family, it doesn't matter if you disagree.

I do all of the philanthropy for the Miranda family. I oversee all of Lin-Manuel's companies.

I do all of the philanthropy for the Miranda family. I oversee all of Lin-Manuel's companies.

The theater of politics and the theater on a stage are very, very similar. Lin-Manuel says all the time that I go through the world collecting money for candidates, and probably half of them never have a chance. But there are fights that you must fight. Theater is a bit the same way you go and collect lots of money.

The theater of politics and the theater on a stage are very, very similar. Lin-Manuel says all the time that I go through the world collecting money for candidates, and probably half of them never have a chance. But there are fights that you must fight. Theater is a bit the same way you go and collect lots of money.

And most of the shows don't make it the same way that many candidates won't make it. But there is art that needs to be made. Some shows, I always wonder, why did they do that? But hey, someone had a dream. Luis Miranda himself had a dream for his son. I wanted him to be president of the United States, the first Puerto Rican president of the United States of America.

And most of the shows don't make it the same way that many candidates won't make it. But there is art that needs to be made. Some shows, I always wonder, why did they do that? But hey, someone had a dream. Luis Miranda himself had a dream for his son. I wanted him to be president of the United States, the first Puerto Rican president of the United States of America.

And I know he could have done it. He is so good at it. I see him meeting with elected officials. He's so charming, but faithful to his beliefs. You're not going to convince him to say something he doesn't believe in.

And I know he could have done it. He is so good at it. I see him meeting with elected officials. He's so charming, but faithful to his beliefs. You're not going to convince him to say something he doesn't believe in.

Lin-Manuel and his friends, all very arrogant young people. They needed money to hire the actors and really further develop. I ask, how much do you need? And they say, $40,000. I'm like, no, they're going to give you $40,000. This is 2005, 2006. I said, but I know what I'll do. I'll ask my friend, who's the artistic director of Repertorio Español, Spanish Repertoire, to lend me the theater.

Lin-Manuel and his friends, all very arrogant young people. They needed money to hire the actors and really further develop. I ask, how much do you need? And they say, $40,000. I'm like, no, they're going to give you $40,000. This is 2005, 2006. I said, but I know what I'll do. I'll ask my friend, who's the artistic director of Repertorio Español, Spanish Repertoire, to lend me the theater.

You guys do a reading. We'll invite people and we'll ask them a thousand bucks a pop. A backers audition, this is. Correct. Friends coming together because you're telling them that your kid is good.

You guys do a reading. We'll invite people and we'll ask them a thousand bucks a pop. A backers audition, this is. Correct. Friends coming together because you're telling them that your kid is good.

I believe that producing more art makes a society healthier. Do you have evidence? Yes. I'm a poor kid from a small town in Puerto Rico that somehow felt that musicals were fantastic. I didn't know what they were singing. Do you understand that I'm listening to shit? And I have no clue what they are singing. But there was something attractive, magnetic, magical about the form.

I believe that producing more art makes a society healthier. Do you have evidence? Yes. I'm a poor kid from a small town in Puerto Rico that somehow felt that musicals were fantastic. I didn't know what they were singing. Do you understand that I'm listening to shit? And I have no clue what they are singing. But there was something attractive, magnetic, magical about the form.

Arts can create wealth, but it speaks to a different part of who we are as humans and as a society.

Arts can create wealth, but it speaks to a different part of who we are as humans and as a society.

Someone took a chance, only Manuel. And for me, you never finish paying for that. Who was it that took a chance on him?

Someone took a chance, only Manuel. And for me, you never finish paying for that. Who was it that took a chance on him?

I'll start from a personal note. My son had been on vacation and he came back And we're 15 blocks apart. So usually he comes for breakfast and says, well, my next show, it's Hamilton. And I'm like, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America? He's like, yes, I just read this amazing... And as I'm reading it... This is the Ron Chernow biography of Hamilton, correct?

I'll start from a personal note. My son had been on vacation and he came back And we're 15 blocks apart. So usually he comes for breakfast and says, well, my next show, it's Hamilton. And I'm like, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America? He's like, yes, I just read this amazing... And as I'm reading it... This is the Ron Chernow biography of Hamilton, correct?

Of Hamilton, correct. He's telling the story to my wife and I. I see hip-hop singers jumping off the pages in my head. I'm like...

I tell my wife, you got to read this book because you understand that this is a journey. We're all going to be in for a long time. And in my family, it doesn't matter if you disagree.

I do all of the philanthropy for the Miranda family. I oversee all of Lin-Manuel's companies.

The theater of politics and the theater on a stage are very, very similar. Lin-Manuel says all the time that I go through the world collecting money for candidates, and probably half of them never have a chance. But there are fights that you must fight. Theater is a bit the same way you go and collect lots of money.

And most of the shows don't make it the same way that many candidates won't make it. But there is art that needs to be made. Some shows, I always wonder, why did they do that? But hey, someone had a dream. Luis Miranda himself had a dream for his son. I wanted him to be president of the United States, the first Puerto Rican president of the United States of America.

And I know he could have done it. He is so good at it. I see him meeting with elected officials. He's so charming, but faithful to his beliefs. You're not going to convince him to say something he doesn't believe in.

Lin-Manuel and his friends, all very arrogant young people. They needed money to hire the actors and really further develop. I ask, how much do you need? And they say, $40,000. I'm like, no, they're going to give you $40,000. This is 2005, 2006. I said, but I know what I'll do. I'll ask my friend, who's the artistic director of Repertorio Español, Spanish Repertoire, to lend me the theater.

You guys do a reading. We'll invite people and we'll ask them a thousand bucks a pop. A backers audition, this is. Correct. Friends coming together because you're telling them that your kid is good.

I believe that producing more art makes a society healthier. Do you have evidence? Yes. I'm a poor kid from a small town in Puerto Rico that somehow felt that musicals were fantastic. I didn't know what they were singing. Do you understand that I'm listening to shit? And I have no clue what they are singing. But there was something attractive, magnetic, magical about the form.

Arts can create wealth, but it speaks to a different part of who we are as humans and as a society.

Someone took a chance, only Manuel. And for me, you never finish paying for that. Who was it that took a chance on him?

I'll start from a personal note. My son had been on vacation and he came back And we're 15 blocks apart. So usually he comes for breakfast and says, well, my next show, it's Hamilton. And I'm like, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America? He's like, yes, I just read this amazing... And as I'm reading it... This is the Ron Chernow biography of Hamilton, correct?