I saw the preview
for this movie and was so excited to see it. I remember when I went to Times
Square to see this show live. I saw it in person summer 2009 and I have been a
fan of his since. He has done an incredible job with Hamilton the Broadway
musical, and his career has changed and opened door for so many theater actors,
dancers, singers, and writers. I loved the musical because it definitely
reminded me of the times I have visited Washington Heights or even the Bronx.
It was so New York it just sucked me in and I loved it actually.
Ladies and Gentlemen you are all in
for a musical treat this summer. This summer “In the Heights” by Lin Manuel
Miranda well officially have the green light and will have his first featured
film brought to theaters. For all of my theater and live performance lovers
this is huge. This unique, beautiful, original, and diverse play has touched
billions around the world. It has been running for the last 15 years first
premiered as an off-broadway play production and three years later debuted in
March of 2008. I saw it the summer of 2009 and I remember being so proud
walking out of the theater in Times Square. I bought a t-shirt with the in the
heights logo. Now that it will become a live action film. It has stories that
all of us can relate to about dreams, about community, relating to one another,
about family, friendship, love, and unity. It is a story that features a diverse
cast from every background and one that everyone can relate to this film. Miranda
he wrote the original screenplay when he was in college in 1999. So he performed
it for his Wesleyan University student theater production team originally. He
discussed his growing up and his experiences. He added hip-hop lyrics and beats
to add some flavor to it and spice. The next thing luck stepped in for him and
he was approached to see if the
play could be expanded into a Broadway play. 6 years later and everything fell
into place for him and the rest is history. 
Miranda has been nominated for
Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding
Choreography, Orchestration, Best Musical, received Tony Awards for Best
Performance, Best Scenic Design, Best Sound Design, a Pulitzer Prize, Best
Musical Show Album, Best Costume Design, Best Set Design. In the summer of 2009
PBS also aired an episode of the “In the Heights Special: Chasing Dreams” to
show a behind the scene glimpse and look at life for all of the actors,
actresses, production crew, and what it takes to make the show work behind the
scenes. Miranda has done a phenomenal job with creating originality in the
theater industry. There’s no false, nothing duplicated, or similar at all. His
stories have been real, relatable, and he’s touched generations of fans with
his musicals. He believes in telling an original story that relates to the
public and touches all of our hearts, souls, and minds. I hope all of you will go see In the
Heights it left an impression on me when I went to see it. If they ever brought
it back again I would definitely go again to watch and will be there this
summer 2020 to see it in theaters. Very excited for this one is going to open
doors for all of the cast. The film stars (Anthony Ramos (I have seen Anthony
in person on the set of “She’s gotta have it too”. He’s very talented and he
can disappear immediately into a character watch him in “Netflix’s “She’s gotta
have it too” he’s like Spike Lee’s twin as Mars, he’s also performed in “Grease”, “Damn Yankees”, “21 Chump
Street”, “Hamilton”, and performed in “In the Heights” the musical”, “Patti
Cake$”, “Monsters and Men”, “A Star is Born”, “Godzilla King of the Monsters”,
“Trolls World Tour”, and “The Honest Thief” , he also appeared on Younger, Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit, Will & Grace, and Elena of Avalor”),
film also stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco (“Orange
is the new black”, “The Cobbler”, “Gimme Shelter”, “The Irishman”, “The Perfect
Match”, “The Assassination of
Gianni Versace”, “Russian Doll”, “When They See Us”, “NYC 22”, and “Evil”).
Stephanie Beatriz (“Short Term 12”, “You’re Not You, “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday”,
“Closure”, “Ice Age Collision Course”, “The Light of the Moon”, “Half Magic”,
“The Lego Movie”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “Hello Ladies”, “Top Chef”) she has
done both voiceover and major television and film roles.
Miranda has been nominated for
Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding
Choreography, Orchestration, Best Musical, received Tony Awards for Best
Performance, Best Scenic Design, Best Sound Design, a Pulitzer Prize, Best
Musical Show Album, Best Costume Design, Best Set Design. In the summer of 2009
PBS also aired an episode of the “In the Heights Special: Chasing Dreams” to
show a behind the scene glimpse and look at life for all of the actors,
actresses, production crew, and what it takes to make the show work behind the
scenes. Miranda has done a phenomenal job with creating originality in the
theater industry. There’s no false, nothing duplicated, or similar at all. His
stories have been real, relatable, and he’s touched generations of fans with
his musicals. He believes in telling an original story that relates to the
public and touches all of our hearts, souls, and minds. I hope all of you will go see In the
Heights it left an impression on me when I went to see it. If they ever brought
it back again I would definitely go again to watch and will be there this
summer 2020 to see it in theaters. Very excited for this one is going to open
doors for all of the cast. The film stars (Anthony Ramos (I have seen Anthony
in person on the set of “She’s gotta have it too”. He’s very talented and he
can disappear immediately into a character watch him in “Netflix’s “She’s gotta
have it too” he’s like Spike Lee’s twin as Mars, he’s also performed in “Grease”, “Damn Yankees”, “21 Chump
Street”, “Hamilton”, and performed in “In the Heights” the musical”, “Patti
Cake$”, “Monsters and Men”, “A Star is Born”, “Godzilla King of the Monsters”,
“Trolls World Tour”, and “The Honest Thief” , he also appeared on Younger, Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit, Will & Grace, and Elena of Avalor”),
film also stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco (“Orange
is the new black”, “The Cobbler”, “Gimme Shelter”, “The Irishman”, “The Perfect
Match”, “The Assassination of
Gianni Versace”, “Russian Doll”, “When They See Us”, “NYC 22”, and “Evil”).
Stephanie Beatriz (“Short Term 12”, “You’re Not You, “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday”,
“Closure”, “Ice Age Collision Course”, “The Light of the Moon”, “Half Magic”,
“The Lego Movie”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “Hello Ladies”, “Top Chef”) she has
done both voiceover and major television and film roles.
Corey Hawkins he starred in a slew
of hit films (“Digital Antiquities”, “Allegiance”, “Iron Man 3”, “Non-Stop”,
“Romeo and Juliet”, “Straight Outta Compton”, “Kong: Skull Island”,
“Blackkklansman”, “Georgetown”, “6 Underground”, “24: Legacy”, “The Walking
Dead”, and has had several theater roles like “Romeo & Juliet”, and “Six
Degrees of Separation”.)
Last but certainly not least is Jimmy
Smitts (Star Wars III, The Jane Austen Club, Backyard, Mother and Child, The
Get Down, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, How
to get away with murder, Rogue One, Who we are now, well known television and
film actor will be starring in In the Heights) and makes an appearance.
Everyone
is so excited and so pumped to see the movie I personally wouldn’t mind going
back to see the play again first before seeing the movie. Loved it and I hope
all of the fans will come out and will see this film this summer. Book your
tickets early and go see it this June 26, 2020 In the Heights comes to a
theater near you worldwide. Visit http://www.broadway.com and http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/intheheights
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