Lin-Manuel Miranda on "The Idea That Wouldn't Leave Him Alone" (with 'Warriors' Co-Writer Eisa Davis)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (‘Hamilton’, ‘In The Heights’) and Eisa Davis (‘Angela’s Mixtape’, ‘Bullrusher’) are writers, performers, and collaborators who are revolutionizing hip-hop theater. In this episode, Lin and Eisa join Guy to discuss their latest creative project, ‘Warriors’, a concept album inspired by the 1979 cult film, “The Warriors”. The duo reflects on how hip hop, New York’s streets, and unexpected muses like "Gamergate" influenced their work. Plus, they reveal how they convinced the elusive Lauryn Hill to play a lead role. Will ‘Warriors’ make its way to Broadway? Tune in to find out more! Listen to ‘Warriors’ concept album here: Links from the Show: Lin-Manuel Miranda performs ‘Hamilton’ at the White House ‘In The Heights’ Angela’s Mixtape “ The Warriors ” 1979 movie For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to . See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on "The Idea That Wouldn't Leave Him Alone" (with 'Warriors' Co-Writer Eisa Davis) is an episode from The Great Creators with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery.

This episode is 00:49:51 long.

This episode was published on Oct 29, 2024.

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