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Porchlight casting raises questions on the nature of 'authentic' theater by Michael Miner

In 2010, when the young actor Corbin Bleu took over the lead role of Usnavi in In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who'd written the show's score and also originated the role, hailed him in rap: Now as for Corbin Bleu, chalk it up to ambition. The dude came in and straight SMASHED his audition. …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:00AM on August 3, 2016

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