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In the Heights... dreams come true
withoutyou08
Understudy Joined: 9/29/08
#25re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:20pmthat was so cute! i loved that lol as everyone else i teared. that kid is my hero i love his videos lmao.
what if susan blackwell hung out with boq, trekkie monster, the SOL soloist#2, and the piragua guy on a daily basis?
#26re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:29pmI loved how Lin-Manuel was guiding him. What an absolutely sweet and generous thing the cast did for that kid - they created a memory of a lifetime.
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WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#29re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/2/08 at 11:40pm
qolbinau, that was horrible and totally uncalled for.
The mood of my post totally just got killed but that was so nice of them. I'm happy for him.
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#30re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/2/08 at 11:52pmOh my. That video is amazing. I am so jealous of that kid.
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
#31re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 10:04am
I went to watch this thinking, "I bet it'll be cute, but there's no way it could actually make me cry."
WRONG.
Me too. 
qolbinau, that was unnecessary.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#32re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 10:14amIs there a backstory somewhere? I searched for one that might've been in a local paper or something, but nothing. I want to know more about this kid. (Plus, I'm not really familiar with In the Heights, so I guess I can't really appreciate what he was doing, though it was cute.)
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#33re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 11:14amthis definitely brought some tears!
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Ftworthguy
Featured Actor Joined: 6/5/07
#34re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 12:02pmWOW!!!! Feliz Navidad, indeed! What an incredible memory for that kid!!!!!
#36re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 4:42pm
Oh, wow... teary eyed... great, I just put on this mascara like ten minutes ago...
And seriously, that kid is pretty good. I better not show my little sister, or she'll start getting ideas and demand to play Flounder for a performance of "The Little Mermaid."
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#42re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 7:36pm
qolbinau has a point, but there's a time and a place and neither one is in this thread.
That said, was this for BC/EFA or something? Did the kid's parents donate a huge load of money? Did he write a letter? I'm almost frustrated by the lack of info!
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#43re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 7:38pmDoes he get his Equity card now?
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#44re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 7:40pmHe posted a video of himself rapping on YouTube apparently - maybe he was noticed or something. I think it would suck if it was some kind of 'donation', we are led to believe it's the compassion of the cast/crew.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#37re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/3/08 at 8:58pmAccording to a friend... "the cast took their time out of a two show day to do that for him because they all love his videos at the theatre, so it was out of complete kindness on their part. no money was given to them to make the video happen"
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
newsingular
Swing Joined: 4/5/08
#38re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 1:00amI work at the Richard Rodgers, here's the short version of the story: Lin was a fan of this kid's videos on Youtube, and posted supportive comments on his Youtube page. The kid's mom emailed Lin, letting him know that they would be in town to see Heights for Thanksgiving week. So Lin invited them to the theater, and they filmed this between shows last Saturday before Thanksgiving. He bought everyone in the cast and crew dinner from Carmine's--it was delicious, and Nicholas and his mom stuck around and saw the show Saturday evening. That's why everyone's in street clothes in the video--it was extracurricular, and totally worth it. Happy holidays!
TragedyComedy555
Swing Joined: 5/12/03
#39re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 3:30amThanks for posting a little background on how this came to be. God bless Lin Manuel-Miranda and the entire cast and crew for making this boy's dream come true.
#40re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 3:40am
Well good that it was genuine. And sucks that someone removed my post, now the complaints are taken completely out of context and seem worse.
Excuse [i]me[/i] for pointing out the health (or lack thereof) of another human being.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#41re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 5:39am
Knowing the way the videotape happened...in between shows...made me enjoy it more.
I have to admit, as someone else said, I'm not sure how "cute" I'd have thought it was if I had paid 120 bucks to see ITH and this was how it ended.
A very kind thing indeed.
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#42re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 7:47amNicholas' videos are wonderful, and I'm beyond thrilled for him. Dreams can come true, indeed.
#43re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 12/4/08 at 7:56amDefinitely can't stop smiling now. That's amazing.
#44re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 5/26/09 at 11:53am
Bumping.
tonyawards.com is having a "Tony Community Photo Contest," and one of the pics that is up for voting on is a pic of Nicholas from this video shoot-
it was on page 4 of the photos when I voted, you might have to scroll back to find it...
Tony Community Photo Contest
tamra2
Stand-by Joined: 1/9/07
#45re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 5/30/09 at 2:36pm
oh that is so awesome, thanks for the heads up.... going to vote now 
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#46re: In the Heights... dreams come true
Posted: 5/30/09 at 4:36pmI remember watching a video on Broadway.com when this whole thing came out. Lin was talking about how he had seen the kids videos on youtube and was really touched and enjoyed them. He had then wrote the kid back and they started to communicate that way. Lin had found out that basically the kid's life was turned upside down due to the fact that he lives in New Orleans. So, he was nice enough to pay for their tickets and have the cast and Lin do a youtube collaboration. And, that is what ended up being in the video.
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