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IN THE HEIGHTS will receive Actors' Equity Association Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Second Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. This award honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus of a Broadway musical. The award ceremony will be held at the September 23rd ACCA meeting at Equity's headquarters in New York City.
The winners of the ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, all of whom were part of the IN THE HEIGHTS chorus on the musical's March 9, 2008 opening night, are: Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Tony Chiroldes, Rogelio Douglas, Jr. Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Joshua Henry, Afra Hines, Stephanie Klemons, Nina LaFarga, Doreen Montalvo, Javier Muñoz, Krysta Rodriguez, Eliseo Román, Luis Salgado, Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Rickey Tripp. "The chorus of IN THE HEIGHTS truly exemplifies the hard work, dedication and talent it takes to be outstanding in a Broadway musical," said Jean-Paul Richard, Equity's Second Vice President and ACCA Chair. Of the eight (8) chorus musicals in the 2007-2008 season, four (4) were nominated: IN THE HEIGHTS, XANADU, CRY BABY and SOUTH PACIFIC. The criteria applied by the ACCA, all of who are Equity members who have worked under Chorus contracts, included what was required of each chorus by the director, the choreographer, the musical director and the caliber of skill used to execute those requirements. The Committee then deliberated on the requisite technical skill of the chorus actor and the contributions the entire chorus made to the overall production.Videos