Lin-Manuel Miranda Shouts Out a 7th Grade Spelling Bee Finalist!

Lin-Manuel Miranda is shouting out a spelling bee contestant!
The 39-year-old Mary Poppins Returns star reacted to the news of 13-year-old Sheridan Hennessy‘s love of Broadway musicals, including his own Hamilton.
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“With a name as cool as Sheridan Hennessy, there’ll be a musical about you soon enough. Eat ‘em up!” he wrote in response to hearing she was a fan.
Although Sheridan didn’t win the Scripps National Spelling Bee – she misspelled “terebinthinate” in the second finals round – she did get a really cool shout out!
See Lin-Manuel‘s message…
With a name as cool as Sheridan Hennessy, there’ll be a musical about you soon enough. Eat ‘em up! https://t.co/7MFiYu6Yko
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 30, 2019