Politics RUMOR: Lin Manuel Miranda and Weird Al to Redo Hall of Presidents

[techgeek]

Lin is an O away from an EGOT, and also has won a Pulitzer. He’s written two Tony Award winning musicals, you can critize his acting ability but the man knows how to write songs, he’s a lyrical genius I’m not sure how you can call him a phoney.

From a show tunes / musical viewpoint, Lin is absolutely the closest thing we have to a modern day Sherman brothers.

 

[mwf5555]

Neither was I. He was also super nice at the stage door... I’m not sure why anyone would dislike him as a person.

inside joke....6 feet apart of course...

 

[mwf5555]

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.

When I go to a theatre I always look at the programme - ours are far more specific to the show by the way than the Playbills you get on Broadway. And when I took my boys to see anything I would tell them what the story was if they didn’t know it. And does it matter if you don’t get every last detail? Maybe it would inspire people to go find out.

Takes me back to last summer and our visit to DC. We saw the sign to the Mason Memorial. I totally admit I knew nothing about him. But I read the info, I read the inscription and when I got back to the hotel I did a search on him. And when we got home I read more about him.

That’s how people learn, get their attention and inspire them to discover more. hopefully those who liked Hamilton will be inspired to go find out more about him and the story. And possibly those who didn’t like it may be tempted to go do some digging and nitpick the inaccuracies.

most will not follow the need to go beyond what is expected of them and are perfectly content

 

[21stamps]

most will not follow the need to go beyond what is expected of them and are perfectly content , c

For those old enough to remember the Oliver Stone movie “JFK”.. remember when we had a ton of people who literally would quote the movie, thinking that it was historically accurate? No wish to bother with looking beyond the film.

I like Hamilton, I’m a huge musical fan anyway, but I often compare the response as similar to the Oliver Stone scenario.
Maybe I just don’t have enough faith in people

 

[MisterPenguin]

Lin is an O away from an EGOT, and also has won a Pulitzer. He’s written two Tony Award winning musicals, you can critize his acting ability but the man knows how to write songs, he’s a lyrical genius I’m not sure how you can call him a phoney.

He got a nomination for the music in Moana. We'll see if he gets the 'O' when In the Heights comes out.

 

[TiggerDad]

Speaking of Weird Al and Lin Manuel Miranda, Weird Al just posted "The Hamilton Polka" (which uses clips from the Disney+ version).

Did I mention that Miranda is a huge fan of Weird Al?

@larryz do you want to tell them?

 

[MaximumEd]

Wdw74 is still looking for a location for his haunted restaurant.

He’s too busy stalking Tom Bricker on Facebook and commenting nonsense on EVERY SINGLE THING he posts. It’s quite sad and hilarious.

 

[jt04]

Just close the doors on it, gut it and put in a movie hosted by literly any B list celb, telling us all about social justice causes and be done with it.

American Adventure @ World Showcase to plus the show.

 

[jt04]

He’s too busy stalking Tom Bricker on Facebook and commenting nonsense on EVERY SINGLE THING he posts. It’s quite sad and hilarious.

Facebook? I remember that place back in the day.

 

[MaximumEd]

Facebook? I remember that place back in the day.

We old, uncool people still use it.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

I seriously need to figure out who is leaking our future plans.

*Whispers* it's Josh boss. You should can him and put me in charge. It would be great. You could sell President Buzz merch

 

[No Name]

about the greatest country in the world

Keep it in the politics section.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Most people when they hear the name Lin Manuel Miranda they think of Hamilton. He also did songs for Moana as well. In addition to those achievements he is also the creator of another musical In The Heights. Writing the music and lyrics.

I thought he was charming and very good in Mary Poppins Returns. But the music to Moana was mediocre at best. Not encouraged by this rumor if it turns out to be true.

 

[Jedijax719]

This is something I would have expected on April 1. Cannot be true.

 

[Mickey Pride]

I thought he was charming and very good in Mary Poppins Returns. But the music to Moana was mediocre at best. Not encouraged by this rumor if it turns out to be true.

I have to be honest that the Moana music is the least of what I like. His performance as Bert was rather good in Mary Poppins Returns. His performance and the work he did on Hamilton is beyond belief. Also his work on In The Heights is outstanding as well. He definitely knows what he is doing when he is writing music and lyrics that is for damn sure.

 

[21stamps]

This is something I would have expected on April 1. Cannot be true.

Nothing would surprise me from Disney right now.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

I have to be honest that the Moana music is the least of what I like. His performance as Bert was rather good in Mary Poppins Returns. His performance and the work he did on Hamilton is beyond belief. Also his work on In The Heights is outstanding as well. He definitely knows what he is doing when he is writing music and lyrics that is for damn sure.

Don't you mean as "Jack" in MPR?

 

[Mickey Pride]

Don't you mean as "Jack" in MPR?

Yes, Jack. His character was practically the same as the Bert character in the original Mary Poppins.

 

[GladToBeHear]

I suspect they'll still go to boo the presidents they don't like during the roll call!

I've seen the show dozens of times. Never seen anyone do this.

 

[larryz]

I'm surprised Weird Al hasn't done a parody of a Disney song yet. Then again I don't blame him.

But he has parodied at least one ride...