The Tony and Grammy Award–winning actor, playwright, and songwriter behind Hamilton and In the Heights joins TIFF Artistic Director and Head Cameron Bailey for a conversation about the classic musicals that have influenced him as an artist; Jonathan Larson’s Rent and the birth of modern musical theatre; and his first film as director, tick, tick... BOOM!, an adaptation of Larson’s semi-autobiographical musical of the same title.

Tune in at 7pm ET on Thursday, November 30. Streaming simultaneously on TIFF’s Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels. Plus, join us in person at TIFF Bell Lightbox for our TIFF Cinematheque series Musicals! The Movies that Moved Us.