The adaptation of his first big hit musical,
In The Heights is hitting cinemas imminently, but there s more Lin-Manuel Miranda stage-to-screen goodness headed our way later this year. His directorial debut, the adaptation of Jonathan Larson musical
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Steven Levenson wrote the script for the film, which brings Larson s autobiographical show to the screen. It follows Jon (Andrew Garfield) a young theatre composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael (Robin de Jesús), who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clo