Celebrities took to Twitter Thursday to push gun control, criticize the NRA, and malign President Trump, after a 16-year-old shot five fellow students in Santa Clarita, California.
NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has joined protests in New York demanding the resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the historical musical “Hamilton” began its march to near-universal infatuation, one group has noticeable withheld its applause — historians. Many academics argue the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the star of our $10 bills, is a counterfeit. Now they’re escalating their fight.
“Hamilton” creator, actor, and left-wing activist Lin-Manuel Miranda declared Sunday that President Donald Trump tells lies “every day, all day, reflexively.”
President Donald Trump ridiculed Congressional Democrats on Monday for traveling to Puerto Rico amidst the partial government shutdown.
The mainstream media have largely ignored the Democrats’ trip to Puerto Rico this weekend, in the midst of a partial government shutdown that journalists are doing their best to describe as a tragedy for federal workers.
Dozens of Congressional Democrats flocked to Puerto Rico, staying in hotel rooms at the island’s Concha hotel that cost a hefty $289 a night, to watch the opening weekend of ‘Hamilton,’ with tickets to the show ranging from $200 to $350.
Elle apologized for spreading literal fake news about Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian West in a now-deleted tweet Thursday.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Groban, and Idina Menzel have recorded tracks for a new bilingual charity children’s album, whose profits will go towards organizations supporting families who illegally crossed the U.S. southern border.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a voter registration drive alongside a slew of outspoken celebrity critics of President Donald Trump, actors Tom Hanks and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Lin-Manuel Miranda performed an a cappella rendition of “Dear Theodosia,” from his hit Broadway musical Hamilton on Saturday during a protest in Washington, D.C., against President Donald Trump’s now-halted family separation policy.
A slew of Hollywood stars threw their support behind nationwide protests on Thursday against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and law enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Several celebrities took to social media and hit the streets to join the student activists and others who marched in Washington, DC, and in other cities across the country in support of gun control.
Pop megastar Taylor Swift, in a rare political statement, came out in strong support on Friday for the Parkland student-led campaign for gun control in a lengthy social media post.
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon opened his show on Tuesday urging viewers to ‘demand change on the issue of gun control’ by attending Saturday’s March for Our Lives, backed by a bevy of celebrity cash and fronted by student survivors of last month’s deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Singer Lin-Manuel Miranda and actor Ben Platt have teamed on a new song with a portion of the proceeds from the mashup going toward the student march for gun control scheduled for March 24.
Singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda argued in a tweet on Monday that President Donald Trump will have “American deaths” on his watch if he waits to send aid to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Irma and Maria.
The prolific Broadway composer Michael Friedman died on Saturday, Sep. 9, at the age of 41 from complications of HIV/Aids.
Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda released a politically-charged video this week for the song “Immigrants” from The Hamilton Mixtape, which is based on music from the popular Broadway show.
Hollywood actors and actresses find a suitable background which they can against and take a selfie in an orange shirt for gun control.
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda came out against President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, calling it “deeply un-American.”
Hamilton producer Lin-Manuel Miranda is “sobbing with gratitude.” Why? Because President Obama announced his decision to free Oscar Lopez Rivera, a Puerto Rico domestic terrorist serving 55 years in prison.
On July 12, Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda stood up at his show and welcomed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to his show. “This November, the difference could not be more stark, who do you think is going to get closer to those ideals?” he asked, referring to the Constitution and the founding fathers. “Are you going to vote for the guy who wants to build a wall, or for someone who’s building bridges?”
When Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended a performance of the hit musical Hamilton, not only did some in the audience boo him, but the cast took time out of their performance to scold Pence on “diversity.” But this is the same production that issued a casting call essentially saying white actors need not apply.
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-star Renee Elise Goldsberry headlined a star-studded fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, which saw the gathering of Hollywood and Broadway’s biggest stars.
Some of Hollywood and Broadway’s biggest stars are set to headline a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, hosted by legendary actor-comedian Billy Crystal in New York City.
Singer Jennifer Lopez posted a tweet Tuesday that included the hashtag “#AllLivesMatter,” but deleted it just moments afterward.
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” offers lessons for the nation, telling donors following a special fundraising performance, “Let’s not throw away our shot.”
Hillary and Bill Clinton took in a performance of award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton just hours after the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee was interviewed Saturday by federal agents at FBI headquarters regarding her use of an unsecured private email server while she was Secretary of State.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign will get a shot of Broadway star power in July when the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee hosts a fundraiser at a performance of the smash hit musical Hamilton.
Taking a page from Donald Trump’s campaign playbook, Democrat Party officials are reportedly reaching out to pop stars and celebrities — including Broadway’s Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda — in an attempt to recruit star power to add to the Democrat National Convention in Philadelphia in July.
Hamilton creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda has confirmed that he is leaving the blockbuster Broadway musical later this summer to focus on other endeavors, including helping to spearhead a Latino voter registration effort aimed at preventing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump from winning the White House in November.
The 70th annual Tony Awards struck a more subdued tone than usual as Broadway’s biggest stars paid tribute to the victims of Sunday morning’s deadly terror attack in Orlando that claimed the lives of at least 50 people.
The cast of the hit Broadway show Hamilton will not use prop muskets during their performance at the Tony Awards on Sunday night in the wake of Sunday morning’s terror attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead and another 53 injured.
“Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling musical has captured popular consciousness like few Broadway shows.
The hip-hopification of Obama’s presidency reached new heights Monday when Broadway’s Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the president in the Rose Garden and performed a rap song about random civic terminology.
