'In The Heights' on PBS' 'New York Voices' Feb.19

PBS's Emmy Award winning show "New York Voices" will go behind the scenes at the new musical In The Heights.  The exclusive half-hour program will introduce viewers to the cast and creative team of In The Heights, inviting them into the rehearsal hall, orchestra rehearsals, and on stage for the first Broadway performance of the new Broadway musical. Produced by Bob Morris and hosted by Rafael Pr Roman, "New York Voices" will air Tuesday, February 19, at 10:30PM, on WNET channel 13.

In The Heights opens Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street).  With music and lyrics by ASCAP's 2007 Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights is directed by Joseph A. Callaway Award-winner Thomas Kail and choreographed by Outer Critics' Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Joseph A. Callaway Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler.

In The Heights star Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesús, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo and Seth Stewart leading a cast of 27. 

"In The Heights is a quintessential New York musical about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition," describe press notes.

For more information on In The Heights please visit www.intheheightsthemusical.com For more information on "New York Voices" please visit www.thirteen.org/nyvoices