Broadway icon (and newly minted Disney Legend!) Lin-Manuel Miranda joins us to talk about what is possibly Scorsese's biggest bounce - 1977's New York, New York.
Cocaine, unchecked ambition, and a misguided attempt to try and get Liza Minnelli to do improv led Marty to some dark places. But hey - at least Robert De Niro learned how to play the saxophone! Expect lots of Broadway talk on this episode - with, of course, much props to the "Homie John Kander."
Check out the Disney Legends alongside Lin: https://d23.com/disney-legends-in-conversation-lin-manuel-miranda/
Read Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You: https://penguinrandomhousehighereducation.com/book/?isbn=9781984854278
Watch Mick respond to Mulaney: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/magazine/mick-jagger-interview.html
Watch The Songwriters: An Evening with The Homie John Kander & Fred Ebb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtW9lBH3GtY
Read Colored Lights: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429928328/coloredlights/
Check out The Drama Bookshop: https://dramabookshop.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorC8LRsx8_Gt1EXX64K5v4GG0CoqxqRNkhiwT4ihc9GAr7wfuQC
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