I needed someone who lives and breathes theater.” “I know we needed to have a spectacular actor,” Miranda said “And I also know I need a theater beast. “Rent” would change theater and a generation. The film captures the creative anxiety that tortured ‘Rent’ composer Larson, who died at age 35, before opening night. The multi-hyphenate also talked about casting “Tick, Tick… Boom!” and what made Andrew Garfield the right actor to play Jonathan Larson. “My mom would blast the ‘Camelot’ soundtrack, she blasted ‘Man of LaMancha,’ and just seeing what a powerful effect that music had on my parents and their emotions, I think was probably very formational for me.” “My parents were big cast album collectors,” he said. The song had personal resonance with him: “We all threw our family stories in the middle of the pile to create ‘Encanto.'”ĭuring the conversation, Miranda shared his first musical memories. “It’s been wonderful to see folks claiming ‘Surface Pressure’ as a song that defines how they feel as an older sibling,” he said. Miranda talked about “Encanto’s” impact on audiences and hearing what songs they found appealing. The Awards Circuit Podcast recently spoke with Miranda about “Encanto,” “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” casting Andrew Garfield and more.
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