![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Pair “Encanto’s” runaway success with Miranda’s acclaimed directing job on Netflix’s “ Tick, Tick … Boom!” (about the late “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson) - then contrast those wins against Stephen Sondheim’s death and the box-office failure of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” - and it seems clear that Miranda has been anointed the spiritual leader of American musical theater, not only in terms of new work but in how the legacy of the classics is curated. And on YouTube, the streaming platform of choice for the elementary-school set, “Bruno” just racked up its 100 millionth play in a matter of weeks. Top 50 tally, where the song is trailed by five additional cuts from “Encanto,” a magical-realist tale of a family in rural Colombia with special powers. Fueled just as “Drivers License” was by its use in countless TikTok videos, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is at No. ![]()
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