Leslie Jones (from left), Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy during the "Black Jeopardy" sketch during SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Chris Haston/NBC hide caption
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Eisa Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda have created a musical based on the cult classic The Warriors. Jimmy Fontaine/Atlantic Records hide caption
Billie Eilish in the video for "No Time to Die." YouTube hide caption
Composer Germaine Franco attends the world premiere of Encanto at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in November 2021. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney hide caption
The Colombia premiere of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto in Bogotá in November. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Monday. Getty Images for Disney hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights hit the silver screen on June 11, making a big splash in the world of Latinx media. Macall Polay/Courtesy of Warner Brothers hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Los Lobos And Tania León Post Their W's
Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the opening night premiere of In the Heights at the Tribeca Film Festival last week in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of the hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme perform at the Greenwich House Theater. Bryant Fisher/Hulu hide caption
'We Are Freestyle Love Supreme' Is An Accidental 'Hamilton' Cast Origin Story
Phillipa Soo (from left), Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Miranda's final performance of Hamilton on Broadway, on July 9, 2016. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption
Clockwise from top left: Daveed Diggs, 9-year-old Aubrey, Okieriete Onaodowan, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. YouTube hide caption
Hamilton's Anthony Ramos stars in In the Heights, out June 26. YouTube hide caption
Former U.S. President Barack Obama guests on the latest Hamilton remix. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Though he is best-known for his auteur work, composer, playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage
The Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in 2016. It was the last time a U.S. president — Barack Obama — attended the awards ceremony. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
The exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
"Weird Al" Yankovic. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Decemberists' cover of "Ben Franklin's Song" from Hamilton is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) performs in Hamilton in July 2016 in New York City. Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda (shown here accepting an award at the 70th Annual Tony Awards) is featured in this week's show. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption
Alt.Latino: A Spotlight On Playwrights With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Karen Zacarias
Lin-Manuel Miranda holds up the flag of Puerto Rico during a celebration in Vega Alta in August. Gladys Vega/Getty Images hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains How He Made His New Benefit Song For Puerto Rico
Riz MC in the video for "Immigrants: We Get The Job Done." YouTube hide caption