Ariana DeBose just reached a major career milestone by being the lead voice actress behind Disney’s Wish. The latest of the upcoming Disney movies has the Hamilton and West Side Story actress singing original Disney songs as the House of Mouse celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Considering both DeBose and Lin-Manuel Miranda share being part of the Hamilton-to-Disney Animation pipeline, we asked the Wish star if they’re geeking out off to the side about their parallel journey.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, of course, created Hamilton before becoming a frequent collaborator at the Walt Disney Company since hanging up his coat at the Broadway hit. Miranda made music for Moana, Encanto and the live-action The Little Mermaid, along with starring in Mary Poppins Returns. With DeBose joining the Disney family herself as Wish’s Asha, here’s what she told us when I made the connection:
