Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for lack of diversity in In the Heights

Actor and director acknowledged musical failed to adequately represent Afro-Latinos, saying: I can hear the hurt and frustration'

Actor and director Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologized for failing to adequately represent Afro-Latinos in his latest musical project, In the Heights, that is centered on New York's Latino communities.

The Hamilton star posted a note to social media on Monday acknowledging that casting for his latest project, set the in diverse neighborhood of Washington Heights in upper Manhattan, had lapsed into colorism, broadly defined as prejudice or discrimination against darker skin tones within the same racial group.