This "kid" has come a long way.
Award-winning actor, playwright and Inwood native Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted "Saturday Night Live" this weekend — and he didn’t waste his chance to shout out his current home of Washington Heights.
Miranda name-checked the neighborhood that inspired his musical “In the Heights” during a "Hamilton"-inspired opening monologue, as well as during the closing credits with the entire SNL cast on stage.
“Anyway, I can’t believe I’m up here right now. When I was just a kid growing up in Washington Heights — up in Manhattan — I dreamed about standing right here on this stage,” Miranda said, before launching into a song-and-dance number to the hit "Hamilton" song “My Shot.”
Residents of Washington Heights took notice and not only thanked Miranda, but celebrated seeing one of Uptown's own on the SNL stage.
Witnessing a Kid from #washhts host SNL last night is a moment that is locked in my memory bank. Congrats @Lin_Manuel #SNLinManuel pic.twitter.com/4dJmkACetl
— Mr. Peralta (@peraltaprjct) October 9, 2016
@Lin_Manuel, thanks for the shout out to Washington Heights! https://t.co/HrFY0lM7Pg
— NYCviaFLA (@kari_upstate212) October 10, 2016
Heights to 30rock Congrats to @Lin_Manuel pic.twitter.com/x6nV3CRDfo
— JUAN BAGO (@JuanBago) October 9, 2016
@Lin_Manuel break legs tonight. Washington Heights will be cheering you on. Along with the whole world.
— elizabeth bell (@BellElibell) October 8, 2016
Miranda is scheduled to appear at Washington Heights' United Palace Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 16, to kick off the “Reawaken Wonder at a Timeless Movie Palace” campaign and a series of film screenings that will continue through the fall.
