In the Heights 2008 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: March 9, 20082 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: January 09, 2011
In the Heights - 2008 - Broadway History , Info & More
Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway)
226 W. 46th St. New York, NY 10036
Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Welcome to the kind of musical that comes around once in a generation. A musical that builds on the best traditions of theater while forging into fresh new territory. A musical about the importance of home, family and finding where you belong.
IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in Manhattan's Washington Heights - a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.
Discover where you belong, at Broadway's new Tony Award-winning classic, IN THE HEIGHTS.
In the Heights - 2008 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR In the Heights
With shallow story, Broadway's 'In the Heights' can't soar
6 / 10
Despite its shortcomings, director Thomas Kail's production, which has changed slightly from last year's Off-Broadway run, has its pleasures. What it lacks in story and believability it makes up for in a vibrant rap- and salsa-flavored score, spirited dances and great-looking design. And the cast is sweeter than dollops of dulce de leche.
In The Heights
9 / 10
What makes 'In the Heights' so unique, however, is that despite the driving pulse of its Latin-American rhythms, blending hip-hop, rap, jazz, pop, salsa and merengue, this buoyant musical also nods reverently to the traditions of the show tune. From its catchy opening number, which tosses in references to Cole Porter and Billy Strayhorn while swiftly introducing a large gallery of key characters and placing them within a vividly drawn community, the musical's plucky marriage of youthful freshness and lovingly old-fashioned craft is hard to resist.
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In the Heights FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of In the Heights have there been?
In the Heights has had 9 productions including Waterford, CT (Regional) which opened in 2005, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007, Broadway which opened in 2008, US Tour which opened in 2009, US Tour which opened in 2011, West End which opened in 2015, Washington, DC (Regional) which opened in 2018 and Motion Picture which opened in 2020.
What Tony Awards has In the Heights been nominated for?
Best Musical , , Best Book of a Musical for Quiara Alegria Hudes, Best Choreography for Andy Blankenbuehler, Best Costume Design of a Musical for Paul Tazewell, Best Direction of a Musical for Thomas Kail, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Howell Binkley , Best Orchestrations for Alex Lacamoire, Best Orchestrations for Bill Sherman, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Lin-Manuel MirandaBest Scenic Design of a Musical for Anna Louizos and Best Sound Design of a Musical for Acme Sound Partners.
What Tony Awards has In the Heights won?
Best Musical,
Best Book of a Musical for Quiara Alegria Hudes Best Choreography for Andy Blankenbuehler Best Costume Design of a Musical for Paul Tazewell, Best Direction of a Musical for Thomas Kail, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Howell Binkley , Best Orchestrations for Alex Lacamoire, Best Orchestrations for Bill Sherman, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Anna Louizos, Best Sound Design of a Musical for Acme Sound Partners, .
What awards has In the Heights been nominated for?
In the Heights has been nominated for several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, the creators of the show, were both nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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