Lin-Manuel Miranda helped Vanguard Theater Company’s youngest thespians have the best closing show ever, when he visited the Sunday matinee performance of “The Wiz of Oz” at South Orange Middle School Theater on Feb. 2. Miranda, whose merchandising company, TeeRico by Lin Manuel Miranda, has been a supporter of Vanguard since 2018, came up on stage to take pictures with the cast and production team. Vanguard’s “For the Love of Charlie Brown,” a musical celebration with art-making at the Montclair Art Museum, took place Feb. 14 – 16.

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Above: Kazoani Gonmiah, who played Dorothy, takes a picture with Lin-Manuel Miranda. COURTESY VANGUARD THEATER COMPANY
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The company pose with Lin-Manuel Miranda. COURTESY VANGUARD THEATER COMPANY

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READ: VANGUARD IS D.R.E.A.M.ING OF DIVERSITY

READ: MONTCLAIR’S JESSICA SPORN DESIGN USED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

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