Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Win $625,000 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' Grants

More good news for Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of gargantuan Broadway hit Hamilton. The MacArthur Foundation has bestowed a "genius" grant on the Tony winner, who along with puppetry artist Basil Twist, set designer Mimi Lien, and 21 other exceptionally creative Fellows, will receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 grant.

The honor is for "their cutting-edge work that is transforming their fields" and Miranda is credited with "bringing the traditional Broadway musical into the 21st century with modern musical styles that reflect the diversity of contemporary America."

Twist's credits include Symphonie Fantastique and Rite of Spring off-Broadway. A puppetry artist and director, he is honored for "revitalizing puppetry as a serious and sophisticated art form with his bold and imaginative experiments with materials and puppetry techniques."

Lien's credits include off-Broadway's An Octoroon, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 and The Whale. Her "bold designs play an integral role in translating a text’s narrative and emotional dynamics onto the stage."

Congratulations from us all here at Broadway.com to the winners! Drinks on you?!