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