Lin-Manuel Miranda Promises To ‘Do Better’ After ‘In The Heights’ Cast Call Out Colorism In Film

"Real Time" host Bill Maher knocked Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday night over an apology the Broadway star issued for an apparent lack of diversity in the film adaptation of his musical "In the Heights." Earlier this week, the "Hamilton" creator took to Twitter, responding to the backlash that his new film lacked Afro-Latino performers.  "I started writing ‘In the Heights’ because I didn’t feel seen. And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us — ALL of us — to feel seen," Miranda began the statement.

Bill Maher had some advice for Lin-Manuel Miranda on Friday.

In a Twitter post last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator, and writer of the Broadway musical “In The Heights,” on which the Jon M. Chu-directed film of the same name is based, posted an apology in response to discussions of the film’s colorism from audiences and critics.

Rita Moreno issued an apology to the Afro-Latino community after defending "In The Heights" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda over colorism criticism.  The 89-year-old EGOT winner’s contrition comes after appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Tuesday where she revealed that she was "upset" about the criticism Miranda was facing for the lack of representation in ‘In the Heights." Specifically, people feel he omitted dark-skinned Afro-Latino people who make up a significant portion of the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City where the film takes place. Miranda issued a heartfelt apology on Twitter prior to Moreno’s interview in which he promised he’d endeavor to do better.

Rita Moreno jumped to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s defence amid the “In the Heights” criticism, and now she’s clarifying her statements.

hottest movie. Robles, of ArdelysBeauty (Ardelys is her middle name), did the glorious nail art in “In the Heights,” now screening in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. Her jewel-encrusted, brightly colored, intricately patterned talons adorn the hands of the film’s saucy “salon ladies” — played by Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco and Stephanie Beatriz — and their fabulously turned-out patrons.“I still can’t believe it,” Robles, 25, told The Post in her native Spanish. Robles came to the US with her family from the Dominican Republic when she was 14, joining her grandparents in The Bronx.

Rita Moreno is against all the criticism Lin-Manuel Miranda is getting after releasing the film In The Heights. “It would be so nice if they hadn‘t come up with that and left it alone, just for now,” Moreno told Stephen Colbert during The Late Show.

Freestyle Love Supreme, the improvisational rap musical revue co-created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is returning to Broadway’s Booth Theatre for a strictly limited three-month engagement in October, producers announced today.

Rita Moreno doesn't think that the recent criticism of her friend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, is deserved. Miranda recently released the film adaptation of his hit Broadway musical,, which received some claims and critiques of colorism. «It would be so nice if they hadn't come up with that and left it alone, just for now,» Moreno told Stephen Colbert on Tuesday's.

Rita Moreno lamented celebrities’ inability to please everyone while defending her friend and collaborator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.  The actress appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Tuesday where she discussed her career and working as an executive producer alongside Steven Spielberg on the remake of the film that made her famous, "West Side Story." After dazzling the crowd by dancing with the host’s in-house band, the 89-year-old EGOT winner insisted on taking a moment to address the criticism that forced the "In The Heights" creator to apologize to the Afro-Latino community for underrepresenting them in the recent film adaptation.  On Monday, Miranda took to Twitter to respond to criticism of the film alleging that he neglected to

Rita Moreno jumped to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s defence amid the “In the Heights” criticism.

Rita Moreno took to the defense of In The Heights writer-producer Lin-Manuel Miranda Tuesday, as he faced criticism for the film's lack of Afro-Latino representation.'It’s like you can never do right, it seems,' the legendary actress and EGOT winner, 89, said while appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Moreno, who recently collaborated with the Hamilton creator on the documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, called Miranda 'the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America' on the late night show.

On Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show, Rita Moreno spoke out against criticism of Lin-Manuel Miranda that she said “really upsets” her.

In The Heights, which premiered last Friday, June 11, did not get the warm box office welcome that it planned to, especially from the Black community. Following its release, the Afro-Latinx community noticed that the Washington Heights-set film favored actors of a lighter complexion and didn’t accurately represent the Latin community as a whole.

In a Twitter post last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator, and writer of the Broadway musical “In The Heights,” on which the Jon M. Chu-directed film of the same name is based, posted an apology in response to discussions of the film’s colorism from audiences and critics.

to social media on Monday acknowledging that casting for his latest project, set the in diverse neighborhood of Washington Heights in upper Manhattan, had lapsed into colorism, broadly defined as prejudice or discrimination against darker skin tones within the same racial group. Related: In the Heights brings fame to New York neighborhood – but what do residents think? “In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short,” Miranda said in the statement, two days after the film opened at the box office and online.

 Lin-Manuel Miranda is well aware of all of the criticism coming his way about the lack of Afro-Latino representation in his new film, In The Heights.Since the film--which is a movie adaptation of Miranda’s 2008 Broadway musical--dropped last week, fans have taken to Twitter to voice their disappointment surrounding the cast, which some think doesn’t properly portray the actual, diverse community that lives in Washington Heights.In response, the Lin-Manuel issued a statement on social media, apologizing to his fans and the members of his community who don’t feel represented in the movie. A post shared by In The Heights (@intheheightsmovie)“I started writing In The Heights because I didn’t feel seen,” he said in his statement on Monday, June

"In the Heights" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film’s lack of Afro-Latino representation. In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized for not including more dark-skinned Afro-Latinos in the film’s cast, especially in the leading roles.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologised for the lack of Afro-Latino actors in his new film In The Heights.

Lin-Manuel Miranda opened up about Afro-Latinx representation in his latest movie In The Heights and took to Twitter to post an apology as he addressed the issue of colourism in the film. Miranda's apology comes days after the film's director Jon Chu responded to the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in his feature musical that recently released in theatres and HBO Max.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has issued an apology via Twitter after a colorism controversy surrounding his just released movie In The Heights.Miranda, who is a producer on the film adaptation of his stage musical, tweeted Monday that he's sorry for not including more dark-skinned Afro-Latinx actors in the cast.'I started writing In The Heights because I didn't feel seen. And over the past 20 years all I wanted was for us-ALL of us-to feel seen,' he wrote.