In the Heights at Jedlicka Performing Arts Center

Dates: (10/4/2019 - 10/27/2019 )

Theatre:

Jedlicka Performing Arts Center

3801 S Central Ave
Cicero,IL 60804

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In the Heights is a vibrant musical bursting with salsa, merengue, and hip-hop rhythms, transporting you to the heart of Washington Heights, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in New York City. The story follows Usnavi, a bodega owner pining for a better life and harboring a secret crush on Vanessa, a local beauty about to leave for college. As a summer heat wave blankets the neighborhood, tensions simmer alongside dreams of escaping the familiar for a brighter future. Usnavi grapples with a potentially life-changing lottery ticket, while other characters face their own challenges - a failing car service business, forbidden love, and the struggle to preserve cultural heritage. In the Heights is a celebration of community, chasing dreams, and the bittersweet beauty of change.

The off-Broadway production received critical acclaim, earning nine Drama Desk Award nominations and winning two, including Outstanding Musical. The show's success continued on Broadway, where it truly soared. In the Heights raked in thirteen Tony Award nominations, the most for any production that year, and ultimately won four prestigious awards, including the coveted Best Musical trophy.

Authors

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Quiara Alegría Hudes

Tony Awards and Nominations for In the Heights

Year	Category
2008	Best Musical	Winner

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Visión Latino Theatre Company (VLTC) will kick off their Fifth Season with a remount of Karen Zacarías, Just Like Us. Performances of Just Like Us will be held at Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL). Visión Latino Theatre Company, is a 501(c)3 Not for Profit Theatre Company in Chicago, who produce and perform stories that break down racial boundaries. VLTC's mission is to open the minds of their audiences to Latinx struggles and perseverance through theatre.

Visión Latino Theatre Company And Jedlicka Performing Arts Center Announce IN THE HEIGHTS Cast And Creatives

September 03, 2019

Visión Latino Theatre Company and Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) have partnered to bring the hit Musical In The Heights to their upcoming season. Both companies decided to partner to bring this important story of family, struggle, celebration, and perseverance to the community of Cicero and Chicagoland. Performances of In The Heights will be held at JPAC (3801 S Central Ave.)

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