Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter,actor,singer,filmmaker,rapper and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015),and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016),Vivo,and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades including three Tony Awards,two Primetime Emmy Awards,and five Grammy Awards,along with nominations for two Academy Awards.
Alex Lacamoire is a Cuban-American composer,arranger,conductor,musical director,music copyist,and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway. He is the recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for his work on shows such as In the Heights (2008),Hamilton (2016),and Dear Evan Hansen (2017). Lacamoire was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.
Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor,singer,and songwriter. Platt,the son of film and theater producer Marc Platt,began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015),rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades,including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical,the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time,in addition to a Daytime Emmy,and Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical,produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade,which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned him another nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Hamilton:An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped-through biographical musical with music,lyrics,and a book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Based on the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow,the musical covers the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his involvement in the American Revolution and the political history of the early United States. Composed over a seven-year period from 2008 to 2015,the music draws heavily from hip hop,as well as R&B,pop,soul,and traditional-style show tunes. It casts non-white actors as the Founding Fathers of the United States and other historical figures. Miranda described Hamilton as about "America then,as told by America now."
Dear Evan Hansen is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul,and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen,a high school senior with social anxiety,"who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn".
"Dear Theodosia" is a 3-minute song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton,based on the life of Alexander Hamilton,which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. The song is sung by the character Aaron Burr,originally performed by Leslie Odom Jr.,and Hamilton,originally performed by Miranda.
The Hamilton Mixtape is a 2016 mixtape album featuring assorted songs from the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton performed by various artists,as well as some deleted songs from the musical. It was widely well received by critics.
"The Story of Tonight" is the fourth song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton,based on the life of Alexander Hamilton,which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song.
Dear Evan Hansen:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2021 film of the same name,released on September 24,2021,by Interscope Records. Based on the eponymous stage musical by Steven Levenson,Benj Pasek,and Justin Paul,the film is directed by Stephen Chbosky,with Levenson writing the screenplay and stars Ben Platt in the title role,reprising his role from the stage performance.
Dear Evan Hansen:Original Broadway Cast Recording is the cast album to the 2015 musical Dear Evan Hansen,with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul,and a book by Steven Levenson. The recording stars Ben Platt,Rachel Bay Jones,Laura Dreyfuss,Jennifer Laura Thompson,Michael Park,Mike Faist,Will Roland and Kristolyn Lloyd. The album was produced by Alex Lacamoire,Pasek and Paul,and featuring musicians include Rob Jost,Adele Stein,Justin Smith,Ben Cohn,Jamie Eblen,Dillon Kondor,Justin Goldner,Christopher Jahnke and Todd Low. The album was released by Atlantic Records on January 27,2017,and featured at #8 on the Billboard 200,making the highest debut for a cast album after Camelot (1961). It also topped the Internet Albums chart. It further received the Best Musical Theater Album award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Almost Like Praying" is a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and recorded by him and numerous other artists under the collective name Artists for Puerto Rico. The song was released on October 6,2017 by Atlantic Records to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria,which struck the island in September 2017. Proceeds from the song are to be donated to the victims and survivors of the hurricane. The song debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart,selling 111,000 downloads and achieving 5.2 million streams in its first week of availability in the US. On February 8,2018,a salsa remix of the song was released.
"Waving Through a Window" is the second song from Act 1 of the 2015 musical Dear Evan Hansen,which premiered on Broadway in 2016. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote both the music and lyrics for the song,which serves as the main protagonist Evan Hansen's "I Want" song. It has since become the signature tune of the character,one of the musical's most famous songs and an anthem for those who have felt depressed and alone and show a desire for connection.
"You Will Be Found" is the Act 1 finale of the 2015 musical Dear Evan Hansen,which premiered on Broadway in 2016. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote both the music and lyrics to the song.
Scott Wasserman is an American musician,composer,orchestrator,musical director,and electronic music programmer who has worked on many shows both on and off Broadway. He originated the technical role of Ableton Programmer for Hamilton,and has reprised that role for Dear Evan Hansen and Natasha,Pierre &The Great Comet of 1812.
Justin Goldner is an American music producer,songwriter,arranger and session musician based in New York City,originally from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
Sing to Me Instead is the debut studio album by Ben Platt. It was released on March 29,2019. Two songs were released from the album on February 1,2019:"Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind". It is the actor's first creative project after originating the role of the titular character in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen aside from appearing on one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamildrops,"Found/Tonight".
Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Steven Levenson,based on the stage musical of the same name by Levenson,Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Ben Platt plays the title role,reprising the performance that he originated on stage six years earlier. The cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever,Amandla Stenberg,Nik Dodani,Colton Ryan,Danny Pino,Julianne Moore,and Amy Adams.
"Imagine" is a song by actor/singer-songwriter Ben Platt. It was written by Platt,with additional writing from Michael Pollack,Eskeerdo,Stefan Johnson,Jon Bellion and The Monsters &Strangerz,the latter two of whom also served as music producers for the song. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album,Reverie,on April 23,2021,followed by a remixed version by Tiësto on May 28,2021.
"Sincerely,Me" is a song from Act 1 of the 2015 musical Dear Evan Hansen,which premiered on Broadway in 2016. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote both the music and lyrics to the song,whose title takes its name from the phrase with which the musical's main protagonist,Evan Hansen,ends his daily letters to himself.
Vivo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2021 film of the same name. The soundtrack consisted of eleven songs (with reprise versions of two of the tracks) written and co-composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and performed by the film's cast,with twelve instrumental tracks from the film's score composed by Alex Lacamoire,Miranda's longtime collaborator. The soundtrack was led by the single "Keep The Beat" released on July 22,2021,and the album in its entirety was released on August 6,2021 through Atlantic Records,coinciding with the film's release through Netflix. A separate album for Lacamoire's score was released on August 20.
