<P> Since Ars Nova 's founding , they 've launched the careers of luminaries like Lin - Manuel Miranda ( Pulitzer - winning playwright / composer of Hamilton & In The Heights ) , Liz Meriwether ( Emmy - nominated creator of television 's New Girl ) , Beau Willimon ( Emmy - winning creator of Netflix 's House of Cards ) , Amy Herzog ( OBIE Award - winning playwright of 4000 Miles ) , Dave Malloy ( Richard Rogers Award for Musical Theatre winner for Natasha , Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 ) , Annie Baker ( Pulitzer Prize - winning playwright of The Flick & Circle Mirror Transformation ) , Thomas Kail ( Director of In The Heights and Hamilton ) , Alex Timbers ( two - time tony nominated writer and director , recently directed Rocky , and Peter and the Starcatcher ) , Billy Eichner ( creator of Funny or Die 's Billy on the Street ) , and Bridget Everett ( comedian and cabaret performer ) , among others . </P>
<P> Since Ars Nova 's founding , they 've launched the careers of luminaries like Lin - Manuel Miranda ( Pulitzer - winning playwright / composer of Hamilton & In The Heights ) , Liz Meriwether ( Emmy - nominated creator of television 's New Girl ) , Beau Willimon ( Emmy - winning creator of Netflix 's House of Cards ) , Amy Herzog ( OBIE Award - winning playwright of 4000 Miles ) , Dave Malloy ( Richard Rogers Award for Musical Theatre winner for Natasha , Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 ) , Annie Baker ( Pulitzer Prize - winning playwright of The Flick & Circle Mirror Transformation ) , Thomas Kail ( Director of In The Heights and Hamilton ) , Alex Timbers ( two - time tony nominated writer and director , recently directed Rocky , and Peter and the Starcatcher ) , Billy Eichner ( creator of Funny or Die 's Billy on the Street ) , and Bridget Everett ( comedian and cabaret performer ) , among others . </P>
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n outstanding composer of the ars nova was
Lin - Manuel Miranda
Lin - Manuel Miranda