<P> Ballinger was briefly unsure of what to do with her newfound internet success, but in April 2009, Jim Caruso invited her to perform as the character at Cast Party, a weekly show at his Birdland jazz club in New York City . She recalls, "I went from making a minute - and - a-half video in my bedroom to doing an hour - and - a-half live show". Members of the Broadway theatre community quickly embraced the Miranda videos and were eager to be a part of Miranda's live comedy acts . Frankie Grande, who was then in the cast of Mamma Mia!, invited Ballinger to join the cast as Miranda at the Minskoff Theatre in the 2009 Broadway Cares Easter Bonnet competition charity benefit . Later, Broadway celebrities like Lin - Manuel Miranda performed in videos with Miranda . Ballinger was also invited to perform in London . At the Leicester Square Theatre in 2010, Miranda taught "voice lessons" to, and performed with, such West End theatre stars as Leanne Jones, Scarlett Strallen, Daniel Boys, Julie Atherton, Ian' H' Watkins, Anna - Jane Casey, Jon Lee and Noel Sullivan, and the London casts of Naked Boys Singing, Wicked and Les Misérables . Since the summer of 2009, Miranda Sings has also been featured in radio, television and internet interviews where the interviewers explore the personality traits of, and play along with, the character . </P> <P> The Miranda character receives negative comments to her videos from viewers who are fooled by the character and believe that they are watching a serious video by a bad entertainer . Ballinger told Backstage: "It's sort of like an Andy Kaufman thing . You wouldn't believe the hate mail...You would never say that stuff to someone's face, but you can type anything online ." TheaterJones commented that "perhaps because the Internet is some crazy postmodern distortion of reality, people...felt it was their duty to point out how woefully untalented (Miranda) was, in the most horrific ways...Her hate mail, which she reads some of on stage, is an art form all its own ." Ballinger noted: "The whole reason Miranda went viral is because people were making fun of how stupid it was . If I didn't get hate mail, I wouldn't have a job ." The online critics were so harsh that Miranda became a "hero of the anti-bullying movement". Her young fans find the character empowering because they see, perhaps selectively, "a conservatively attired girl who does what she likes, gets lots of attention and has bottomless self - esteem ." Miranda also teaches that "Popular girls don't have to be stylish...Fear no one...It's (acceptable for girls) to be cranky ." An article at The Conversation observed that some YouTubers "use humour and satire to challenge ideas of popular femininity...Miranda Sings...puts on monstrous makeup to perform parody music videos (rejecting) being conventionally pretty ." Fans of the character who are studying the performing arts say that Miranda is "a role model and a' strong woman in comedy"' that inspires confidence in their performance and social skills . </P> <P> The Times commented, "there is another, sweeter side to her travails . Miranda loves singing and, despite--or perhaps because of--the satire, becomes an evocation of something all humans love to do and have done since before we discovered language . The very act of singing, however dire the sound, makes us feel good ." Ballinger noted that the TV show Glee (to which Miranda submitted an "audition" in 2010) is causing a resurgence of interest in singing in schools: "Everyone is talking about Glee and choirs and musical theatre, igniting a flame that has been dimmed for a long time...Live performance and musical theatre were almost a lost art...people need to be reminded that it takes a lot more effort to sing than just watching movies or TV shows ." Miranda followed up on this idea, saying: "Since I became so famous...everyone is watching more music and singing more--because everyone wants to be more like me ." As the Miranda character matured, its popularity grew especially with younger audiences of the Glee generation, with most of those attending her concerts being teenagers or in their twenties . Ballinger says that she gets the most satisfaction from her live performances . </P> <P> In 2009, Ballinger released a Christmas EP entitled "Christmas With Miranda Sings". In 2010, she appeared as Miranda at the Nightlife Awards, and Miranda was a presenter at the CYT Directors' Choice Awards in La Mesa, California . Later that year, at the Rose Center Theater, Miranda co-hosted a benefit concert, "Broadway Memories" (which included giving Sutton Foster a "voice lesson"), for the Alzheimer's Association and the Capistrano Center for the Performing Arts . The same year, Miranda appeared in an episode of the web series Apartment Red . From 2010 to 2012, Ballinger posted videos to another YouTube channel, Mirandavlogz, where Miranda vlogged, gave mock - tutorials, offered ridiculous opinions and participated in internet challenges like the cinnamon challenge . Miranda is heard in character on two tracks of the 2011 album Self Taught, Still Learning, by Chris Passey . The character also appeared in a 2012 comedy film, Varla Jean and the Mushroomheads . </P>

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