“Hamilton” the Broadway hip hop musical sensation has its lead role played by a Puerto Rican actor who read a biography of the man and knew he had to write a play about him. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical has become a cultural touchstone in just over a year, and has transformed the notion of what a Broadway show should be. The fact that an actor of Latino descent plays Alexander Hamilton hasn’t changed, even though Miranda recently left the show, he’s been replaced by Javier Muñoz.
In television, ten years ago, ABC adapted a telenovela as a “dramedy”, called “Ugly Betty”, which became a hit that ran for four seasons. Now, novelas are hot again, and over the past few years, three English-language shows have been based on, borrowed from, or poked
In television, ten years ago, ABC adapted a telenovela as a “dramedy”, called “Ugly Betty”, which became a hit that ran for four seasons. Now, novelas are hot again, and over the past few years, three English-language shows have been based on, borrowed from, or poked