“It’s not a cancellation, it’s having opinions”

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Lin-Manuel Miranda responded to criticism from In the Heights, saying it was “right” for other people to voice their opinions.

The Hamilton creator was under scrutiny earlier this year for allegations that In the Heights – a musical film written by Miranda and set in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – didn’t have enough represented the Afro-Latinx population of the region.

Miranda apologized earlier this year, telling fans he was sorry for the “hurt and frustration with colorism” in the film.

Speaking to The New Yorker, Miranda once again addressed the controversy.

“Once something is successful you are no longer the underdog trying to make it happen,” he said. “You have to get beyond the kind of mindset of the genre, it’s a miracle that I have something on stage. Because now that’s what is expected of me. And people say, ‘Yeah, but What about that? And what about that? ‘ And that’s right! I do this with art that I miss.

“It’s not a cancellation, it’s having opinions,” he added. “So I’m trying to take it with that in mind.”

His latest project is Tick, Tick … Boom !, an adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical that marks Miranda’s film debut. The film stars Andrew Garfield.

Tic, Tic … Boom! is available to stream on Netflix starting Friday, November 19.

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