IN THE HEIGHTS (MUSICAL)

'''In the Heights''' is a musical about three days in the New York Upper Manhattan Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. It opened on February 8, 2007, at the off-Broadway 37 Arts Theater. The music and lyrics were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the book was written by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction by Alex Lacamoire, the cast features Priscilla Lopez, Mandy Gonzalez, Olga Merediz, Karen Olivo and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The musical was produced by Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum, and Jeffery Seller. (McCollum and Seller produced ''Rent'', which won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical.)^[1]
The musical closed on July 15, 2007, and is scheduled to open on Broadway in February 2008 at The Richard Rodgers Theatre. ^[2]

Contents

Musical numbers

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Musical numbers

(Source: ''Curtain Up'' ^[3])

;Act I ★ In the Heights -- Usnavi, Company ★ Breathe -- Nina ★ Benny's Dispatch -- Benny, Nina ★ It Won't Be Long Now -- Vanessa, Usnavi, Sonny ★ Plan B -- Kevin, Camila, Nina ★ Inutil(useless) -- Kevin ★ No Me Diga -- Daniela, Carla, Vanessa, Nina ★ 96,000 -- Usnavi, Benny, Sonny, Vanessa, Daniela, Carla, Company ★ Paciencia Y Fe -- Abuela Claudia, Company ★ When You're Home -- Nina, Benny, Company ★ Piragua -- Piragua Guy ★ Siempre (Always) -- Camila, Bolero Singer ★ The Club/Fireworks -- Fireworks Company

;Act II ★ Sunrise -- Nina, Benny, Company ★ Hundreds of Stories -- Abuela Claudia, Usnavi ★ Carnaval del Barrio ★ Atencion -- Kevin ★ Alabanza -- Usnavi, Nina, Company ★ Everything I Know I Know -- Nina ★ Hear Me Out -- Benny ★ Goodbye -- Usnavi, Vanessa ★ Finale -- Usnavi, Company

Awards and nominations

★ Outer Critics Circle Awards-- Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical (winner)

★ Obie Award-- Music And Choreography (Lin-Manuel Miranda) (winner)

★ Lucille Lortel Award-- Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Choreographer (winner)

★ Clarence Derwent Award-- Lin-Manuel Miranda (winner)

★ Theatre World Award-- Lin-Manuel Miranda (winner)

★ Drama Desk Awards

★ Outstanding Musical (nominee)

★ Outstanding Director of a Musical (Thomas Kail) (nominee)

★ Outstanding Music (Lin-Manuel Miranda) (nominee)

★ Outstanding Lyrics (Lin-Manuel Miranda) (nominee)

★ Outstanding Orchestrations, (nominee)

★ Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (nominee)

★ Outstanding Sound Design (nominee)

★ Outstanding Ensemble Performance (winner)

References

1. Retrieved on April 4 2007.
2. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109835.html
3. http://www.curtainup.com/intheheights.html

External links

★ Official site

★ New York Times review

★ New York Post review

★ Lortel listing