Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits Bluey Studios

Following his appearance in a season three episode of Bluey last year, Hamilton and In The Heights creator, Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner Lin-Manuel Miranda has finally visited the Ludo Studio in Brisbane.

Hanging out with Daley Pearson, the Director and Co-Founder at Ludo Studio, the pair watched Miranda’s episode together. Miranda also met the team and “got musical” with Musical Director Joff Bush, as evidenced by a Facebook post.

In a recent interview with The Guardian Australia, Miranda addressed his Bluey cameo, calling it “really special, really kismet, that the show that got us through the pandemic and, really, the only show everyone in our family can agree on … is made here in Brisbane.”

He then commented, “I played Bluey’s first horse. Two lines, and I’ll never top it.” And when The Guardian’s Joe Hinchliffe asked if the entertainment superstar “went method,” Miranda answered that he was “in the field for days; I learned to gallop.”

Miranda played a friendly horse named Major Tom in season three, episode 28 of Bluey.

Miranda sees his appearance in Bluey as a high point in his incredible career. In a previous interview with Collider, he stated, "The show we watched the most during the pandemic was Bluey – because it is the only kids' show that the whole family can be hysterically laughing at. But I wouldn’t dare guest star on it! You need to be Australian to be on that show!”

A few months ago, Bluey announced its new soundtrack album, Bluey: Dance Mode, which will be released on Friday, 21 April.

The new Bluey album features 17 new original tracks composed by Joff Bush. The songs span all three seasons of Bluey but with brand-new recordings.

Bush said about the upcoming release, "Bluey is an incredible world created from Joe Brumm’s stories, and to help bring the musical part of that to life has always been thrilling. Each one of these tunes was written and produced from the heart. The secret sauce, though, is really the wonderful musicians, co-writers and collaborators I got to work with."

He continued, "Writing for kids and families really frees you from the shackles of trying to be cool or fashionable and just make music that connects. That’s what I feel we are doing here."

Bluey: Dance Mode is available to pre-order on CD or orange vinyl. You can also pre-save via your favourite streaming services. Pre-order/pre-save here.

Bluey has been one of the biggest children's programs since it premiered in 2018, and the TV and musical sensation added a #1 Australian album to its resume in February 2021.