Lin-Manuel Miranda is “appalled” at the youthful swagger he displayed performing for Barack and Michelle Obama. The creator of Hamilton sang an extract from the then unfinished musical for the then president and first lady at the White House in 2009. Miranda said the initial plan was not to given them something new, but a section of an older musical on request. “I’m appalled at the swagger of the 28-year-old me, to try something untested in an arena like that. “And that thing that felt so huge in your head looks so tiny once you’ve laid it on the table.”The full interview with Miranda is available in The Big Issue, available from October 22.

Source: Irish Examiner October 20, 2019 22:52 UTC