When I was doing 'In the Heights,' I was the co-music supervisor for 'The Electric Company' on PBS, so I was writing songs all day, doing the show, staying up until 3 A. M. Writing more songs, recording demos in the intermission in my dressing room.
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Well, I went to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy - I went to the conservatory - for acting.
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The emergence of social media in the Broadway fan's life - it's sort of a serendipitous thing for us and for a lot of shows. I always wonder what 'Rent' would've felt like through that lens.
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With television, you rarely get a response. You don't have an audience that you're in front of.
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If you look back throughout the history of Broadway, there's always been periods where writers and producers have delivered the kind of things that people want to see, while at the same time pushing the form along.
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I think Broadway is waking up to the idea that rap is an incredible tool for telling a musical story.
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It instantly felt like, for me as an actor that I justified, I was able to draw a direct relation between Chris the actor and being George Washington.
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There's only one Broadway and that's in New York City.
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Broadway is at its best when it represents as many people as possible.
