Lin-Manuel Miranda

The actress, who just signed on as spokesperson for XfinityTV.com/latinoTV, a destination for Spanish-language entertainment, told me that Heights' Tony-winning creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, will appear with her on Modern Family later this season as the inventor of an innovative dog-training technique who Gloria brings home to meet Jay Ed O'Neill.

Keck's Exclusives: Sofia Vergara Up for Movie Role 2011

With a sassy libretto by Jeff Whitty and a songwriting team that includes Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, and Amanda Green, Blankenbuehler has fashioned a spectacle whose exceptionally high levels of energy keep audiences rooting for the dancers and cheerleaders as opposed to their opposing schools.

George Heymont: Girls on Top George Heymont 2012

Lin-Manuel Miranda the composer of "In the Heights" is sensational as his constantly disappointed friend Charlie.

Howard Kissel: Merrily We Roll Along Howard Kissel 2012

The number was written on the fly during the show by In the Heights writer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail, the process of which is documented in this fascinating time-lapse video, including the moments just before Harris performs it, when he's reading it for the first time.

Top Moments: Game of Thrones Comes to a Head and Introducing MC NPH 2011

Near one of the various "China Town" stations, which featured "tastes from the Far East," Lin-Manuel Miranda, a Tony winner for "In the Heights," was talking about the Tony recap he helped write for Neil Patrick Harris in the form of a rap.

The Final Act: Tony After-Party Buffets Marshall Heyman 2011

Lin-Manuel Miranda the composer of "In the Heights" is sensational as his constantly disappointed friend Charlie.

Howard Kissel: Merrily We Roll Along Howard Kissel 2012

Lin-Manuel Miranda the composer of "In the Heights" is sensational as his constantly disappointed friend Charlie.

Howard Kissel: Merrily We Roll Along Howard Kissel 2012

The number was written on the fly during the show by In the Heights writer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail, the process of which is documented in this fascinating time-lapse video, including the moments just before Harris performs it, when he's reading it for the first time.

Top Moments: Game of Thrones Comes to a Head and Introducing MC NPH 2011

Lin-Manuel Miranda the composer of "In the Heights" is sensational as his constantly disappointed friend Charlie.

Howard Kissel: Merrily We Roll Along Howard Kissel 2012

Last week's dog of an episode was marred by Lin-Manuel Miranda's howlingly awful guest shot as a canine trainer.

Cheers & Jeers: Modern Family Problems 2011