<sod>Miranda also wrote the [[Libretto|book]], music, and lyrics for ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', his second major Broadway musical, which was inspired by the 2004 biography ''[[Ron Chernow#Alexander Hamilton|Alexander Hamilton]]'' by historian [[Ron Chernow]]. The show earned the 2016 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]], the 2016 [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album]], and was nominated for a record-setting 16 [[70th Tony Awards|Tony Awards]], of which it won 11—including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]. For his performance in the lead role of [[Alexander Hamilton]] in the show, Miranda received the 2016 [[Drama League Award|Drama League]] Distinguished Performance Award as well as his second [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Tony]] performance nomination. Miranda also won the [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] for ''Hamilton''.<eod>
<sod>Miranda also wrote the [[Libretto|book]], music, and lyrics for ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', his second major Broadway musical, which was inspired by the 2004 biography ''[[Ron Chernow#Alexander Hamilton|Alexander Hamilton]]'' by historian [[Ron Chernow]]. The show earned the 2016 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]], the 2016 [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album]], and was nominated for a record-setting 16 [[70th Tony Awards|Tony Awards]], of which it won 11—including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]. For his performance in the lead role of [[Alexander Hamilton]] in the show, Miranda received the 2016 [[Drama League Award|Drama League]] Distinguished Performance Award as well as his second [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Tony]] performance nomination. Miranda also won the [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]] for ''Hamilton''. Miranda hosted [[Saturday Night Live]] on October 8, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-42/episode/2-lin-manuel-miranda-with-twenty-one-pilots-285238|title=SNL Season 42 Episode 02 - Lin-Manuel Miranda - NBC.com|website=NBC|access-date=2016-10-16}}</ref>  and delivered a monologue through rap to open the show.<eod>