LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director, and producer. He is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Hamilton and In the Heights, and the co-writer of Warriors, a new concept album with Eisa Davis, based on the 1979 film. His additional Broadway credits include All In, New York, New York (Additional Lyrics; Tony nomination, Best Musical), Freestyle Love Supreme (Co-Founder, Guest Performer; Special Tony Award Recipient), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist; Tony nomination, Best Musical), and West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). Miranda is the recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award, the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors and the 2019 Portrait of a Nation Prize. He has received stars on both the Puerto Rico Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Select TV/Film credits include Mufasa: The Lion King, tick, tick… BOOM!, Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe, Vivo, In the Heights, Hamilton (Emmy Award), Percy Jackson & The Olympians, His Dark Materials, Fosse/Verdon, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Curb Your Enthusiasm (Emmy nomination), Saturday Night Live (Emmy nomination), Bluey, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, House, DuckTales, 200 Cartas, Big Mouth, Mary Poppins Returns, The Little Mermaid (live-action), Moana (Oscar nomination; Grammy Award) and Encanto (Oscar nomination; two Grammy Awards). Mr. Miranda, and The Miranda Family, are active supporters of initiatives that increase the representation of people of color throughout the arts and government, ensure access to women’s reproductive health, and promote resilience in Puerto Rico. He lives with his family in New York. www.linmanuel.com
TOM WIRTSHAFTER, The Town Hall's past board president emeritus for 11 years, will receive the Town Hall Friends of the Arts Award for his leadership, commitment to the performing arts, and business acumen. Tom led growth from $3 million to over $6 million, establishing the business model that still propels the Hall. He orchestrated the theater's robust post-Covid return. Tom has also produced shows off-Broadway shows, for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Festival, and operated the Barrow Street Theatre for 15 years. Professionally, Tom led American Portfolios Financial Services and American Portfolios Advisors. He served as a board member of American Portfolios Holding, Inc., FINRA, Uniform Practice Code, and M360 Advisors Funds.
