"In the Heights” won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical, a salute to the bodega-dotted Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. The soap opera struggles of Latino tenement dwellers creates an occasion for a salsa-swinging block party even when trouble hits in the form of a city black-out. Conceived by the composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has a leading role in the cast, the show brings a multicultural sound and sensibility an evening of feel-good musical entertainment. Showing at The Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd through July 25th chasing dreams and finding home.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Reaching new "Heights"
"In the Heights” won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical, a salute to the bodega-dotted Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. The soap opera struggles of Latino tenement dwellers creates an occasion for a salsa-swinging block party even when trouble hits in the form of a city black-out. Conceived by the composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, who has a leading role in the cast, the show brings a multicultural sound and sensibility an evening of feel-good musical entertainment. Showing at The Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd through July 25th chasing dreams and finding home.
