The Backlash Against In the Heights, Explained
The film version of the award-winning musical that propelled Lin-Manuel Miranda to stardom is generating a lot of controversy after many conversations have begun about its lack of Afro-Latinx representation. has an article explaining the context behind the controversy, including interviews with cast and crew members on the topic of these controversies. . This isn’t the first time Lin-Manuel Miranda has been criticized for the way one of his musicals was produced–there was similar controversy over another one of his musicals, Hamilton, which focuses on the Caribbean-born US statesman Alexander Hamilton. has an article on these controversies too, .