Name: Benny Opening section Early Draft, September 2005 by Lin_Manuel in lin demos
Duration: 54 s
Description: An early draft of Benny's rap in the opening number of In The Heights. Dated September 2005. Alex Lacamoire on keys.

i feel like this comments are from years ago

lin demos

Here's Eden Espinosa as Nina in an April 2005 reading of In The Heights! It's Very Different! The cast at this reading was
Eden Espinosa=Nina
Chris Jackson=Benny
Olga Merediz=Camila (!)
John Hererra=Kevin
Jene Hernandez=Vanessa
Me=Usnavi
Javier Muñoz=Lincoln (RIP)
Janet Dacal=Carla
Veronica Vasquez=Daniela
Doreen Montalvo=Abuela


Finale/Top Of The World In The Heights, April 2005

Lost Camila section, Club Demo

baby i cant be with nobody else
and cuz were on a fucking break 
i want you all to my self 
because ur stuck in my mind 
like a thought and i cant get you out 
cuz baby theres no one else 
no one else 
no one else 
no one els-
baby i cant be with nobody else
and cuz were on a fucking break 
i want you all to my self 
because ur stuck in my mind 
like a thought and i cant let you out
how do i 
how do i
let you out 
baby i cant be with nobody else
and cuz were on a fucking break 
i want you all to my self

i want you all to ms

In 2014 I wrote a 15 minute musical for This American Life. This is my first rough pass as Everybody's Got a Cousin from that show.

Everybody's Got A Cousin First Pass

ruin your voice by recording yourself rapping at the top of your lungs. also for the censored part i went with the ending in that one video rather than fuckstick ? i've been used to the video version for a few months.

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In The Heights  [2000 Workshop/Demo]

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This was my definitive last crack at the last half of Carnaval Del Barrio on Garageband. Didn't have the end yet.

Carnaval Del Barrio, Garageband Demo

Everything is Melting [In the Heights Cut Song]

This is how the story of Gmorning, Gnight came into existence, to the tune of "The Other Side" by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Jonathan Sun & Lin-Manuel Miranda, in a bar. It happened JUST LIKE THIS. Here's a link to the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/603592/gmorning-gnight-by-lin-manuel-miranda/9781984854278/

Gmorning & Gnight!

Without A Believer From Waitress

An early draft of Benny's rap in the opening number of In The Heights. Dated September 2005. Alex Lacamoire on keys.

Benny Opening section Early Draft, September 2005

Here's the demo of Blackout I made on Garageband for the Broadway production

Blackout Demo, 2008

I write songs all the time but I'm a use this thing to play you old demos. Don't steal 'em. I love you.

Benny Opening section Early Draft, September 2005

Lin_Manuel

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