If you know the voice you're writing for it's such a shortcut. It's such a catalyst to creating the kind of energy you want.
Lin-Manuel MirandaEd Koch once said that New York City is where immigrants come to audition for America. That's what happened to my parents; that's what happened to me.
Lin-Manuel MirandaPeople who don't like musicals like, 'why are they singing? Why aren't they just talking? If you make the lyric feel really conversational, it's much easier for them to bridge that gap.
Lin-Manuel MirandaI think every writer's had the experience of having a really good idea, waiting to write it, and then once you write it, you're like, "Oh I kind of got past the sell by date on this." I'm not connected to the initial spark that was the idea. A lot of that's about staying open.
Lin-Manuel Miranda