Beck Center to Stage Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-Winning Musical IN THE HEIGHTS

Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present In the Heights, the fifth annual collaboration with the esteemed Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre program. The limited engagement runs February 12 through 28, 2016 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Two Thursday performances will take place at 8 p.m. on February 18 and 25. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code: BECKBW to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by February 11.

Before the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton...there was In the Heights! This 2008 Tony winning musical comes from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative mastermind and recipient of the 2015 MacArthur "Genius" Award. With a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, this story explores the vibrant community of New York's Washington Heights, a neighborhood on the brink of change. Filled with a Tony and Grammy winning score, find out what it takes to make a living, the cost of having a dream, and where the biggest struggle can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

This locally-produced premiere is directed by Victoria Bussert, director of Music Theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. In the Heights features a talented ensemble of twenty-three actors from BW's nationally recognized MT program. Professional actors Jessie Cope Miller and Jared Lead join the cast and appear courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association. This production also includes musical direction by David Pepin and choreography by Gregory Daniels.

"I can't think of a better way to present the fifth year of the Beck Center/Baldwin Wallace University collaboration than presenting the locally-produced premiere of In the Heights," remarked Bussert. The collaboration has also brought highly-acclaimed productions of Spring Awakening, Next to Normal, CARRIE the musical, and Dogfight to Beck Center stages. "We are so excited to perform the music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the hottest musical on Broadway, Hamilton!" Baldwin Wallace students from this collaboration have recently gone to perform on Broadway and national television.

Tickets are $31 for adults, $27 for seniors (65 and older), and $12 for students with a valid I.D. A $3 service fee per ticket will be applied at time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, February 11 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of four or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org or call Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.

This production of In the Heights is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals. It is sponsored by the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.

Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming for all ages and abilities, including dance, music, theater, visual arts, and creative arts therapies for individuals with special needs, outreach education, and free gallery exhibitions.