Lin-Manuel Miranda will participate in a conversation with Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. in Kamine Gymnasium inside Allan P. Kirby Sports Center as part of the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecture Series.
The event, titled “Opportunity and Art: A Conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda,” comes as the college in Easton prepares to celebrate its bicentennial in 2026. The timing connects to Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, which features the Marquis de Lafayette as a significant character.
Tickets for the in-person event are reserved for current students, faculty, and staff, with distribution by randomized lottery if demand exceeds capacity.
The college will livestream the conversation for the broader community, including alumni, and post a recording on its website. Details about livestream access will be released next month.
“Lin-Manuel Miranda’s passion, creativity, and commitment to inclusivity has forever changed not only musical theater, but the way we look at art,” Hurd said. “His work brought the Marquis to life in a new century, and his achievements on and off the stage have exemplified the kind of lasting impact that dedication, drive, and a powerful voice can bring to the world.”
Miranda created and starred in both Hamilton and In the Heights. Hamilton earned the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 11 Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The filmed stage production became an Emmy winner after its release on Disney+. In the Heights received four Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, and was adapted into a feature film in 2021.
His film work includes Academy Award-nominated songs for Disney films Moana and Encanto.
Miranda founded 5000 Broadway Productions, a company focused on amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts. A MacArthur Fellow and Kennedy Center Honoree, he advocates for arts education, disaster relief, and equity initiatives, particularly in Puerto Rico.
The Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecture Series was established in 1973 by Trustee Emeritus Thomas Roy Jones. The series brings individuals of exemplary accomplishment to campus each year for presentations and interactions with students. Faculty members submit nominations to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Commencement each spring.
The Jones Fund sponsors the 2026 lecture.