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Freestyle Love Supreme was an improvisational hip-hop (also known as freestyle rap) comedy musical group started by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale in 2004 and directed by Thomas Kail. In 2022, the group completed a Broadway musical run at the Booth Theatre.
The idea for the project started during rehearsal breaks for Miranda’s first Broadway musical, In the Heights. During shows, the performers rap and beatbox, backed by keyboards. Unlike traditional, scripted musicals, the audience is intended to be engaged and participate in the show, providing suggestions and occasionally even being brought on stage. Before being performed on Broadway, there were performances at Ars Nova in 2004, 2006 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2005, as well as many other performances including Joe’s Pub, Google Zeitgeist, Greenwich House Theater, Mo Pitkin’s, and others.
The story of the group and musical is featured in the 2020 documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, directed by Andrew Fried, who began filming the group in 2005. The film contains footage shot over the 15 years of the group’s history.
Freestyle Love Supreme was performed on Broadway at the Booth Theatre from October 2, 2019, through January 12, 2020. On October 7th, 2021, the group began a three-month limited run back at the Booth Theatre. After four months on Broadway, the show finished the Broadway run on January 2, 2022.
The featured Freestyle love Supreme Playbill has been hand-signed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Lewis, Chris Sullivan, Daveed Diggs, Andrew Bancroft, Anthony Veneziale, James Monroe Iglehart and Thomas Kail. Playbill cover shows some light wear. The Playbill includes an official AutographCOA (ACOA) Authentication hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes.
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