Tag: Lin-Manuel Miranda

• How ‘In the Heights’ explains the COVID era

  Originally published at Cinema Sugar. Scheduled to be released in theaters June 2020, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights was in the first wave of movies that were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It got pushed back a full year to June 2021, when as part of a slate of Warner…

  Jun 11, 2024

  # Cinema Sugar, COVID-19, film, In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, movies, musicals, review

• Favorite Books of 2021

  In 2021 I read 31 books. That’s 13 more than my record-low in 2020, so that’s nice. Regardless, my prime directive as a librarian and reader remains to follow my own reading values. Don’t worry about the quantity. Read serendipitously and at whim. Don’t forget fiction. And heed the Pollanian reading maxim. With that in…

  Jan 13, 2022

  # best of, books, Josh Ritter, Lin-Manuel Miranda, lists, Malcolm Gladwell, quotes, review, Richard Powers

• Favorite Films of 2021

  In 2021 I only saw three movies in theaters, which is two more than I saw in 2020. A personal historic low, it probably goes without saying. But ultimately I’m just grateful to be able to watch great movies, whether at the theater, on a streaming service, or with a library Blu-ray. To that end,…

  Jan 9, 2022

  # best of, documentary, film, Lin-Manuel Miranda, lists, movies, review, The Beatles

• Hamilton and what makes a healthy republic

  The Show Ready for a hot take? Hamilton: An American Musical was really good. I assumed I wouldn’t see it for years, as tickets are prohibitively expensive in Chicago. But it was a surprise anniversary gift from my wife (musical theater tickets are the traditional Year 3 gift, right?) along with a special ticket she…

  Jun 25, 2018

  # art, George Washington, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, music, musicals, songwriting, theater