In The Heights circa 1988

[kelseydev1]

This is so cute and it makes me smile

[Kylieluvsingin]

I just love him, seriously! This is amazing!

[kateersinger]

I think this video very well have just made my night/life. :)

[MaMark808]

Oooh, Usnavi, you carried the Flamingo Hop at 0:47 to "the Night Club/Blackout" ! I agree with Daniella. "You're so cute!" when you're thinking off the top of your head. Please don't let anyone Hollywoodize your gem! Even someone from the 808 state can see it is perfect, and perfectly NY, just the way it is.

[veegonz27]

This video is hysterical!!!!! You gotta love him.

[playhart]

HE IS SOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!

[cmleigh]

Soooooooooo cute!

[mrsoftievspiraguaguy]

love the interprative dance. :) you looked like my little cousin. jajajaja

[melbrooks]

aww so cute! So I may go somewhere in life! lol

[ravenrandom]

for a moment i thought he was going to pull out the michael jackson

[wednesdayschild91]

this takes me back to my childhood...strangely, i wasn't even born yet...meh *shrugs*

[cheyenne5912]

Lin manuel miranda was doing the single ladies thing Before Beyonce LMAO he should sue her for jackin' his moves hahahaha

[wnper6]

omg you were so cute back then.

[Maribel1220]

love this!

[shortyFLIPinaH]

if this was aired as a promotional ad for the show, i would get my ass off my chair and by a ticket within the first minute

[Kylieluvsingin]

This is amazing!!!

[Sayuri89]

Tío eres genial! Menos mal que no te quedaste bailando en tu habitación! Sigue así y suerte!

[kgibby123]

I think Beyonce stole that hand move for the Single Ladies video...

[browdwayloverz]

oh he was so cute!!

[russianargyle]

This video needs millions of views.

[Toasterfraker]

oh man... you made my day! it's nice to see some people who danced in their room made it big! I have an embarrassing question for you... did you ever kiss He-man goodnight on your pillow? ;)

[My1Name9Is8Ned7]

Hey . . . My brother had those sheets! =P

Amazing!

[watcherofvideos111]

how did this video get onto youtube?

[omgitskee]

"Does your cousin dance?"

"Like a drunk Chita Rivera."

.....Nuff said.

[1358531]

haha i think you used some of those same dance moves in the show :)

well done, i love it

[joyuha]

This is just so adorable!!!

[elliej10101]

From 1:56 on, i was DYING!!! he is soo adorable!!! and i lllooovvveee the cough!!!! : )

[elliej10101]

From 1:56 on, i was DYING!!! he is soo adorable!!! and i lllooovvveee the cough!!!! : )

[Nejisbishe]

Okay..... priceless.

Hazte un facebook! Facebook rulea mas q myspace ^w^

Q edad tu tenias pa cuando esto?

[artwarkam]

Ms. Rhone would be so proud

[eltrahan]

I totally get it. haha Rockin song! You just HAD to! I soooo used to do this!

[BWaygal117]

Wow, how did you know to make videos for youtube back in 1988?

Adorable video btw.

[nic1899]

you are my hero

[MiszMoss010]

LMFAO!!! You've come a loonnnng way! Glad to see you've had da same musical passion since u were little... I'm officially in love now lol

[shortyFLIPinaH]

OMG

i think im in lovee

[lovelylioness12]

aw, i love him. (now and then)

[RoxiLuver2]

wowzers!! :P

[ihartep]

You are one of the best dancers i have ever seen. Forget Seth Stewart. This is where it's at.

[PPforever]

Just AWESOME!!!!!!

[saladspinnah]

Lin-Manuel Miranda is my hero. This was possibly one of the cutest things I've ever seen, and the show was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

And I agree with some of the other posters- I wish some of that dance was in the show too.

[shstheatergrl]

thank you for putting this up. this is awesome.

[firewalkwithbob]

ok that was hysterical!  love that you have a poster of R.O.B.!

[webcomix]

That's it. My Psychology midterm tomorrow morning is history. I'm gonna be lip syncing myself all night instead.

[mny152]

oh my goodness.. open mouthed smiling here, that was freaking great :O) thanks for sharing, man.

[LormaDoone]

Now everytime I see the beginning of Pretty Woman, I will think of this gem.

[angelzlilbebe]

i wish i grew up with you!!!!

[fuzzyk1w1]

OK, even though none of the dances are in the show, I think it would still be awesome if they were!!!

[lolo1086]

HOW CUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! <3Lin-Man<3

[TheArtsyTuber]

This is freaking adorable

[mani1239]

A star is born!

[kaitlyn99]

This is proof, that for some, talent is truly innate!! Unbelievable at such a tender young age the framework was in place for this now very well known Tony Award winner! A huge smile is on my face. Thanks for sharing this!!!!!

[VintageLuv09]

Lin, your move at the end looks very Sasha Fierce, "Single Ladies"-like. You better be getting some royalties from that creativity!

[hochgirl96]

pfffthaahahahaa

this makes me laugh.

you still look the same!!!

[broadwaybaby05]

I want to see this show! but most of all I want to be in it. Does anyone know when there will be open calls in like the spring?

[fatcat0003]

L O V E love it! Brings back memories of my friend and I creating a dance to Paula Abdul's Straight Up for an elementary school talent show. (it's a damn shame we chicken'd out at the last minute!)

[fliverae]

OMG! I think this is the most adorable thing I have ever seen in my life. It broke my heart when it said that none of the dances were in in the heights though lol. Oh, how I wish kids were like that nowadays. Alas... He-man bedsheets.

[shootinstr11]

This is absolutely amazing. I can't wait to see the show in January.

[Mitchzmagic]

Ahahahahahha.......... he still looks the same.... i'm going in jan too!!

[softcelltainted22]

okay, none of those dances are in In The Heights (lol)

but the energy is the same.  and i noticed some of the moves are similar (albeit more polished these days)

3:29-3:40 killed me. so adorable!!!!!!

[fpcinnyc]

I love the jazz hands!

[mtbwaylover]

You are the cutest thing Lin. I love the dance, the bedsheets, and your stylized split. ;)

[jasminehare1]

That was so amazingly epic. How old was he at this time?

[SargeKirby]

About 8

[floweringgarlic]

wow..... I wasn't even born yet.....

[PatMosipi]

nice moves homey jisel

[superhsmlvr1]

lol aww you're soo cute!!!<333

[AHZ1192]

too cute :] this should definitely be in the show...just sayin'.

BALLIN' INDEED!

[mtbwaylover]

this is the most adorable thing ever. Lin... you as a little kid is the most precious thing i've ever seen. I can see where all the flavor of ITH comes from.

[rolyluvsully]

soooo effin cute!!!!

[moretosee129]

...Like a drunk Chita Rivera...

[ifeltnothing]

HAHAHA that made me laugh almost as much as the video did!!!

[eviearonson]

This dance should TOTALLY be in the show!!! Adorable - love it!!! :)

[eviearonson]

This dance should TOTALLY bein the show!!!

love it....what an inspiration AND adorable!!! :)

[RLFosse]

I love this man! He's brilliant as a dancer, singer, and actor. I am so stealing the "cutting" port de bras for my next show! I'll remember you in the credits Lin!

[thegreenestgirl]

you were the cutest little kid ever. LOL

[PatMosipi]

This is so adorable

[angeloco15]

This is so funny! I can see the feeling and heart that you you have added to the score.

I am addicted to the Soundtrack and hopefuly I'll be able to see the show soon. My daughter did a similar video a couple of years ago when she was five and it's hillarious.

She is into the theater and I can't wait to see her on Broadway. She is working on her Spanish since I'm a fellow Rican! So make sure the show runs for at least 13 more years 'cause Aubrey will be auditioning! Take care and THANK YOU!!

[ginohhh]

they should work this into In the Heights somehow!

[ImperfectlyPerfect2]

This is the best video I have seen in a VERY long time.

I'm so glad that I'm acquiring this great love for you and for the show. The more I listen to it, the more I realize how familiar everything is. Those people I know, those words that were said, that opportunity, that dream, et cetera. In the Heights is beautiful.

Thank you, Mr. Miranda. Thank you for this ground-breaking musical and your He-Man bedsheets.

♥

[RLFosse]

AMEN!!!

[cmusoprano]

Aw, this put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing! :)

[Christene0826]

requesting you re-do this video!!!!!

[Im24601]

I second that request!

[feline0favenueB]

i third.....and dont forget the split!

[GalindaThe3rd]

lol:)

[broadwaygeek92]

I AGREE! :D

[PatMosipi]

groovey

[marimo98]

"The Boat Sink"....best dance move. EVER. No pares- Sigue! Sigue!

I had the privilege of seeing the show a few weeks ago, and although you were out (on a much-deserved break, no doubt!), it was fantastically brilliant!

Please consider bringing this across the pond to London (my barrio)....the West End will be forever changed! Mucha suerte y bendiciones!

[animagusprincess]

I am so in awe of this. Lin-Manuel is the bomb.

[soprano0106]

Lin Miranda, you were the coolest kid I've ever seen! Haha, I'm bringin this up at the next stage door.

[jkausen]

This made my day. Love the cough. Total baller.

[DramaQueenMaureen]

He's so damn cute! I love this.

[Ahotbabi234]

aww man hes so cute

gotta love him

[beyonddizzy31]

This is quite possibly the best video ever.

And the move at 1:57? Priceless. Maybe that one SHOULD be in the show.

[Sethuel]

Um... please bring back that haircut.

[xGordyProductionx]

ballin sheets. Love em. The splits made me fan-girl scream!!! it was funny!! :-)

[dianam1232001]

i cant stop smiling! this is awesome! Love ya Lin-Manuel!

[RineRam123]

You know what I'd love to see? You doing this in your dressing room NOW. King of Wishful thinking update, 20 years later? I think it's necessary, and the fans should demand it. This one is. And yes, the split would be clearly need to included.

[SopranoDancer]

I completely agree with RineRam123!!! You should reenact this now, in your dressing room! Original choreography and everything... If you did that, it would officially make my LIFE xD

[anarchistcollins]

lol yah those bed sheets are ballin! love this show so much

[kkatyrose]

Toooooo adorable! Love it.

[JanielJacknife]

omgggg. i love this. <3333 your musical is amazing. i'm buying it asap.

[puckhiggins]

Gotta love him. :-D

[feistysashimi]

Oh, lord. (batts lashes) hahahaha

[SamBlance]

jesus what a talent.!

[TakeMe03]

aw, so cute! <3 He looks the same lol Just more facial hair... taller... XD

[gr8ver]

Aw, that was adorable. I used to love that song, too.  Congrats on winning the Tony! The cast recording is inspired and the orchestrations are incredible! Thanks so much for the great work!

[nickjonaswife]

Lol! So funny!

[RineRam123]

#1-This is one of the best songs in the world.

#2-The dancing is really just inspired.

#3-You are a talented lipsyncher, Lin.

Congrats on the Tonys!!! They were very much deserved!!!

[chocolatara]

Oh. My. God. Now I love him even more.

[Broadwaypianogirl411]

congrats on winning a tony for best score, and of course Best Musical!!!

[averagemo]

Damn, I'm stealing the sinking move and the hand flip! Too fresh!

[FelineMimiDavis76]

Oh my god that is so adorable! I love Lin!

[ahmelie]

Wow. That was damn sexy!

[Chaadi87]

ADORABLE.

(You're not so bad all grown up, either. :D)

[iwantdetention]

That was so very cute~

[libbiahamsters]

that show was so awesome! i'm glad it was the first broadway play i saw. i'll never forget it

and that is adorable

[grindhousegirlie]

This is adorable! Congrats on the spectacular reviews for the show!

[Stephiejblockhead]

That is great!

[Mealz1042]

you should honestly make this a real tv commercial for in the heights, it's so awesome.

[arias2141]

Holy... The Future of Broadway ROCKS!!!!

[Mealz1042]

"you are so cute!"

[CarlitoPucl]

Firstly...how adorable....secondly... usnavi DOES have a few of the same moves.... watch his hands in 'In the Heights' when you check out the show :)

Speaking of which...have you bought your tickets for 'In the Heights' yet? If not, go to ticketmaster and hook it up....you know you wanna see him on stage! No pare...sigue sigueeeee

[mudblood428]

Oh. My. God.

Cannot... take... the cute....

[ashiamalashia]

Aww that is so cute!

[another1shortdaymore]

hahahahaha this is the future of broadway.

[lbluth112]

That was adorable! You rock!

[DelilahL03]

Oh Lin. I am so glad you recorded this back in the day. I could watch this every morning and it would replace my morning jolt of cafe con leche!

[Blanquitan]

How can I get this on my myspace??? I absolutely loooooooooooooove this dam video!!! I laugh everytime I see it!!!!

That's why I love kids, look at how free he is! I just know that we all did something like this when we were little, I bet!

I looooove the dancing, the expressions, the directing, the cough, the timing, the arm movement, the closeups, the king kong & the diploma in the background, the chair next to the bed that holds up the radio... the comedy, the drama!!! Awesome!!!

[21BiscuitStreet]

copy the embed thing up there and put it in your myspace

[lala4493]

LMAO.

best moves i've seen in a while ...

[mint0621]

sometimes i choke when i'm dancing too...

[hslevin]

So, you're the coolest kid there ever was.

[21BiscuitStreet]

i can watch it over and over its Hilarious! thats the best dancing ive seen in ever!

[21BiscuitStreet]

HILARIOUS. best danceing ive seen in years!

[dchaverty]

"I was laughing outloud here in Starbucks..." -David Haverty, Hollywood Actor

[junkmail98]

How cute is little lin monkey?  I could have eaten you all up! - Vanessa

[jimmyrabbitte]

Good gravy, ten-year-old Lin was adorable.

[RachelMaier]

oh my gosh, you are the cutest.

[tjanisdream]

those moves..