Lin-Manuel: Puerto Rican efforts making up for slow start
NEW YORK — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next project is far away from Broadway, in a 35-mile-long stage. The artist is focused in helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation Hurricane Maria has left.
“Our next project is getting a sense of normalcy back to our island,” he said more than a month after Maria hit hard. “Everything has kind of taken a back seat to that.”
The creator of “Hamilton” has been doing all he can to help the devastated land of his ancestor and will be honoured this Thursday for his efforts at the Latin Grammys.
Miranda will receive the Latin Recording Academy President’s Merit Award for his “outstanding and numerous contributions to the Latin community,” including his all-star song “Almost Like Praying.” The ceremony will be aired live on Univision from Las Vegas.