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'Hamilton' Star Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Shingles, Quarantined From 8-Week-Old Son

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda thought he had a migraine. It turns out the Broadway star really had shingles.

Miranda tweeted on Thursday that he had been diagnosed with shingles, saying he caught it early and that he had been quarantined from his 8-week-old son.

Miranda said he was staying with his parents nearby in Upper Manhattan.

The 38-year-old wrote the book, music and lyrics and starred in the Broadway smash "Hamilton."

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