Lin Manuel Miranda to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame...To Early? — Page 2

Of course Dame, you know better. Lin clearly paid 30k out of his own money and sent off an application. Sure.

Who ever said LMM in bigger than Sondheim has got to be between the ages of 12-14.  I mean really though?!

It should not be that easy.  He has two good musicals.  Let's see how many more he makes before we start throwing stuff like this at him.  He may end up a two hit wonder and never write another good musical again, meanwhile Sondheim has about a billion great shows and his weakest work would be many composer's best work.  Let's see what else LMM does.

Sondheim will go down in history beside the likes of Cole Porter, the Gershwins, and Rogers and Hammerstein.  I'm not so sure that I can say the same for LMM.

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "Simply put, there would be no LMM without Stephen Sondheim.

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That has nothing to do with this.  It's the walk of fame, not the walk of contributions to the arts.  

All this over a square of sidewalk that will be covered in gum, dirt, spilled beverages, and bodily fluids 24 hours after it's laid?  It's a tourist attraction.  I mean, Trump has one...

Phillytheatreguy10 said: "Oh I'm sorry, maybe should've used a hashtag- this is literally one of the most ignorant arguments I've ever read or been a pert of on here. You opened the door for the Sondheim debate with you insipid comparison of the two artists.

 

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The only ignorance is coming from you.  You're throwing out completely random facts that have nothing to do with this Hollywood attraction.  I was responding to the original posters question asking if it was to early for Miranda to receive one considering Sondheim doesn't have one.  The answer is no and there's no denying it.   

DAME said: "I appreciate his talent.  But I can't stand him and I don't think he is deserving.

 

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Deserving of what? There is nothing to deserve here. It is not an honor that is awarded, it is something that is paid for by the performer or by a company representing him. He hasn't won anything, it isn't a prize being given to him. It isn't too early; it isn't too late. It isn't something he deserves or doesn't deserve. He works in the industry and someone paid for his name to be represented on the sidewalk; that's it. I don't understand what the fuss is about.

Ah, there they are all the haters who instead of applauding the game changing contributions of an artist to the world of theater and the arts as a whole instead stand in the corner of life seething and stewing in their own juices of petty hate, jealousy and vitriol. It truly sucks to be you.

CONGRATULATIONS LIN MANUEL MIRANDA!!! ¡P'ARRIBA Y P'ALANTE! 

LET YOUR HATERS BE YOUR MOTIVATOR!
 

Updated On: 6/23/17 at 02:54 PM

It's the "Walk of Fame," not "Walk of Career Accomplishments" (though certainly that's a factor). He's currently the most famous "theatre person" whether you like it or not. 

Updated On: 6/23/17 at 03:07 PM

What planet are you people living on?

Just_John, what planet are you living on? Here on earth, nobody gives a sh!t about EGOTs or how many instagram tags Broadway composers have, and certainly don't read any significance into it .

 In 30 years, Miranda is going to be an even bigger celebrity and most likely have the EGOT, while Sondheim will be gone 

It's great that you have the power of seeing into the future on your extra-terrestrial home, but maybe you should learn about perspective - Sondheim's work will live on, and likely only become more revered. I wish every success to Lin Manuel Miranda, but in this fickle world, he will be enormously lucky to achieve half the long list of cultural milestones that Sondheim has. To suggest he and his work are immune from the passage of time is just ridiculous.

...and Sondheim has retired. 

No, he hasn't. He's still working on his new musical, hopefully to be produced in the not-too-distant future.

fame

f?m/

noun

1. the condition of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.

 

When did I say or even imply that Sondheim's work won't live on?   What we are talking about is their level of fame.  Miranda is a huge celebrity and his level of fame has been consistently and rapidly growing like no other theatre person in history. While Sondheim's work is known to many, even in New York, it's extremely difficult to find someone outside of the theatre scene who would have ever heard his name.  

I never said that I think Miranda deserves it more than Sondheim? I was only answering the original question.  All I've said is Miranda is a huge celebrity and Sondheim is not which is a fact and for anyone to try and argue that fact is incredibly ignorant. Just to be clear, I absolutely think Sondheim should receive a star ASAP.  I only pulled his name out of the original posters question because he was the only relevant composer mentioned. The answer is no, it's not to early for this. 

 

 

CallMeAl2 said: " When I put the cultural impact of WAY and LMM on the scales they do seem to tip precipitously in Miranda's favor.

 

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With all due love and respect to LMM, a 40 year career, 4 Grammys, and 6 platinum albums tip the scales back the other way.