Oscar nominee and Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Mary Poppins Returns, His Dark Materials) has announced that he will be playing Piragua Guy in his In the Heights musical feature adaptation.
upcoming In the Heights film adaptation is based on Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s award-winning Broadway musical of the same name.
Miranda portrayed the lead role of Usnavi in the Broadway musical, and also wrote the music and lyrics.
The role was previously played by Eliseo Román in the Broadway production.