In The Heights

About In The Heights

In the Heights is a Tony Award winning musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. The musical's 2008 Broadway production has been nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical at the 62nd Tony Awards on June 15, 2008.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording was released June 3, 2008, on Ghostlight Records and is now available nationwide.

The musical was originally performed at Wesleyan University. It then received a production at the off-Broadway 37 Arts Theater opening on February 8, 2007. Directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction by Alex Lacamoire, the cast featured Priscilla Lopez, Mandy Gonzalez, Olga Merediz, Karen Olivo, Andrea Burns and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It was produced by Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum, and Jeffery Seller (McCollum and Seller produced the hit musicals Rent and Avenue Q). The off-Broadway production was nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, winning two, and closed on July 15, 2007.