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'Hamilton' star, playwright honored at Penn graduation

Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose Broadway musical hit “Hamilton” recently won a Grammy and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, addressed graduates at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Composer, writer and performing artist gives Commencement Address to graduates at University of Pennsylvania held at Franklin Field on Monday.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Composer, writer and performing artist gives Commencement Address to graduates at University of Pennsylvania held at Franklin Field on Monday.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
    by Dave Ralis
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose Broadway musical hit "Hamilton" recently won a Grammy and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, addressed graduates at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.

Miranda, a composer, writer and performing artist, also received an honorary doctor of arts degree at Penn's commencement. He is a 2002 graduate of Wesleyan University.

The main commencement ceremony was held at Franklin Field with about 6,000 graduates.