Manuel, the story of him trying to be cast in Wicked has been "blown way out of proportion." He said he did call Jon after he found out he would be directing and told him that if there were any role for him,

Lin-Manuel Miranda has explained why he wasn't cast in Wicked alongside Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who took on the roles of Elphaba and Galinda.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is not in the movie adaptation of Wicked, but he wanted to be. On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Miranda clarified the Wicked casting rumors and explained how they’ve been “blown out of proportion.

Miranda joked that he would have delivered the coveted line for the role "very Regina George 'Mean Girls,' " joking that he "didn't make the cut"

After Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborated with director Jon M. Chu on the 2021 movie musical “In The Heights,” the pair almost worked together on 2024’s biggest Broadway adaptation: “Wicked.” During a recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,

The Hamilton creator praised the actress, Kirsty Anne Shaw, who went on to play the opening role, during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Comedy About Love at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. He recently made an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when we talked about All In, Wicked, and more. Check out the videos here!