Lin-Manuel Miranda
publication date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Theater
clue: Playing an American founding father on Broadway has been one of the heights of his career.
explanation: Miranda wrote and starred in In the Height and Hamilton. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Joanna Woods
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