who does lin manuel miranda play in in the heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda In 2002, Miranda and John Buffalo Mailer worked with director Thomas Kail to revise In the Heights.[9][4] Book writer Quiara Alegría Hudes joined the team in 2004.[16] After success off-Broadway, the musical went to Broadway, opening in March 2008.[9] It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.[2] It also won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[3] Miranda's performance in the leading role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Miranda left the cast of the Broadway production on February 15, 2009.[17]