NYC premiere of live-action 'Moana' held in Lin-Manuel Miranda's neighborhood of Washington Heights

The stars of Disney's live-action adaptation of "Moana" were in Washington Heights for the New York premiere on Thursday night.
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The stars of Disney's live-action adaptation of "Moana" were in Washington Heights for the New York premiere on Thursday night.
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