Podcast: Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about ‘In the Heights’

This week, we’ll hear from musical theater and film phenomenon Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Miranda’s “In the Heights” finally makes its way to movie theaters this week, and it will also be available to stream for a limited time on HBO Max. Miranda spoke with the AJC’s Melissa Ruggieri recently about the movie and its long journey from the stage to the screen, and she’ll bring us that conversation.

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