Lin-Manuel Miranda will go far at this year’s Oscars…
The 37-year-old Puerto Rican actor, playwright, composer, rapper, and writer will perform at this year’s Academy Awards, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Other performers include Justin Timberlake, Sting and John Legend.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these world-class artists to the Oscars. These performances will not only celebrate the five extraordinary nominated original songs, but also the integral part music plays in movies,” Oscarcast producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd said in a statement.
Jimmy Kimmel will hosts the 89th Annual Academy Awards on February 26. ABC will air the awards show live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Auli’i Cravalho is signing up for the drama club… The 16-year-old part-Puerto Rican actress/singer and Moana standout has landed a lead role in NBC’s drama pilot Drama High, from Friday Night Lights executive producer/showrunner Jason Katims and Jeffrey Seller, producer of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash Broadway musical Hamilton. Written by Katims, Drama…
Auli’i Cravalho is heading under the sea… The 18-year-old part-Puerto Rican actress/singer is set to star as Ariel in ABC’s The Little Mermaid live special. In addition to Cravalho, who rose to acclaim as the voice of the title character in Disney’s Moana, the special will also star Queen Latifah as Ursula and Shaggy as Sebastian. The…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is going far… Disney has released "How Far I'll Go," a track penned by the 36-year-old Puerto Rican actor, composer, rapper and writer for the upcoming movie Moana. Alessia Cara provides the vocals on the track. A bouncy, uplifting tune follows Moana's plot of a young girl who sets out…
