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IN THE HEIGHTS to Complete Cleveland Play House's 108th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2024 Cleveland Play House will conclude its 2023-2024 season with IN THE HEIGHTS by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Signature Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - February 20, 2025 In Washington Heights, Usnavi (Ángel Lozada) sings to us about life in the neighborhood while carrying out his day-to-day activities involved in operating his bodega (“In the Heights”). There’s Sonny (Nicolas Garza), the young aspiring entrepreneur who helps Usnavi run things; Abuela Claudia (Rayann...
Interview: Chatting with Benji Santiago of IN THE HEIGHTS at The Muny
by James Lindhorst - August 03, 2024 When the lights go up on Washington Heights at The Muny next Friday it will be the break of a lifetime for a young actor. Benji Santiago will take center stage to rap the well-known opening line from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony winning IN THE HEIGHTS. Santiago calls Lin-Manuel Miranda one of his bigge...
THE SONGS WE WRITE Free Live Music Event is Coming to Recirculation In Washington Heights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2025 The next edition of “The Songs We Write” – the free, original, live music event produced by Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights will be presented in December. ...
No Name @ Word Up Super Story Party Returns to Washington Heights in June
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2024 On Tuesday, June 4th No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlo will bring New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including Kambri Crews, Tracy Starin, Ronna Levy, Stanley Recio and more, to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights ...
IN THE HEIGHTS to be Presented at Theatre Arlington in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2025 Join in for this romantic celebration of community, culture, and the dreams and aspirations of a largely Dominican American neighborhood in Washington Heights with In the Heights at Theatre Arlington. Learn more!...
The Anthropologists to Launch NYC Tri Borough Tour of AXES, HERBS & SATCHELS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2025 The Anthropologists, a women-led, NYC-based investigative theater company is launching the tri borough NYC tour of their devised play 'axes, herbs & satchels: open the archives'....
M. Leona Godin, Jim Medrinos & More to Join Word Up Super Story Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 30, 2024 No Name Comedy/Variety Show will present its monthly series “No Name at Word Up Super Story Party. Learn more about the event and the performers and see how to attend. ...
Majestic Rep to Present Immersive Horror Show EMPANADA LOCA This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 11, 2025 Majestic Repertory Theatre will celebrate Spooky Season with an exclusive, intimate production of Aaron Mark’s Empanada Loca, running October 5–21 at its downtown Las Vegas venue. ...
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at NextStop Theatre Company
by Peter Rouleau - May 21, 2023 A touching and engaging portrait of an immigrant community confronting the struggles of daily life....
DOMINO EFFECT Extends Run at A.R.T./New York Theaters
by Stephi Wild - April 14, 2025 The world premiere of Domino Effect, a compelling new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez, and devised by immigrant artists, is extending....
UP Theater Company to Present Free Spanish-Language Performances of Ivan Faute's LOST SOCK LAUNDRY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2024 UP Theater Company offers free Spanish-language performances of Ivan Faute's LOST SOCK LAUNDRY. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
The Songs We Write Returns to Washington Heights This Week
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2024 The next edition of 'The Songs We Write' - the free, original, live music event produced by Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights will be presented on Friday, May 10 at 7:00pm....
THE SONGS WE WRITE Free Live Music Event is Coming to Recirculation In Washington Heights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2025 The next edition of “The Songs We Write” – the free, original, live music event produced by Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights will be presented in December. ...
Derek Klena to Teach Weekly at The Institute for American Musical Theatre
by Team BWW - August 02, 2023 Derek Klena will be joining the faculty at the prestigious NYC conservatory training program, The Institute for American Musical Theatre (IAMT). Klena will teach Song Interpretation regularly this fall. ...
No Name @ Word Up Super Story Party Returns to Washington Heights in August
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2023 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights on Tuesday, August 1 at 7pm for its monthly series “No Name At Word Up Super Story Party'....
Video: Watch a Preview for IN THE HEIGHTS at Cleveland Play House
by Blair Ingenthron - May 11, 2024 Cleveland Play House Literary Manager Craig Joseph discusses composer and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his writing of IN THE HEIGHTS in the video here!...
Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Soars at Broadway At Music Circus
by Courtney Symes - August 05, 2025 The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2008 is back at Broadway at Music Circus in an explosive celebration of family and community. In the Heights, which cemented creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s place on Broadway long before Hamilton, shows the magic that happens when cultures collide. Director Marcos...
UPTOWN BOOKS: An Original Bilingual Play is Coming to Recirculation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 20, 2025 Uptown Books: An Original Bilingual Play, written and directed by Adrian Miranda, will be presented at Recirculation, a project of Word Up. Set in a Washington Heights bookstore, a quirky mix of strangers find connection and community....
Tony Awards to Appeal Again to WGA; Reports Say Ceremony Will Not Be Postponed
by Team BWW - May 15, 2023 The fate of the 76th Annual Tony Awards has been hanging in the balance and we have all the latest details on the latest decisions made by the Tony Awards Management Committee....
Relive the Best Moments of the 76th Annual Tony Awards with BroadwayWorld's GIFs
by Team BWW - June 12, 2023 Last night, Broadway celebrated the 76th Annual Tony Awards at the United Palace in Washington Heights, and BroadwayWorld followed along with our readers on Twitter - including our live gifs throughout the entire night! ...
No Name to Present Super Story Party at Word Up Community Bookshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 30, 2024 No Name will present a Super Story Party at Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights. The event will feature storytelling and performances, offering a night of entertainment for attendees. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...
Could WGA Strike Derail the Tony Awards Broadcast?
by Team BWW - May 12, 2023 While the ongoing Writers Guild of America Strike continues to affect TV and film production, attention has turned this week towards its potential impact on Broadway's biggest night. BroadwayWorld has learned that the Tony Awards Management Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, May 15 to discuss ...
Violinist Aisha Syed Performs 'Por Amor through the Seasons' at Carnegie Zankel Hall
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2023 On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 7:30 PM at Zankel Hall - Carnegie Hall, violinist and conductor Aisha Syed will join the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra to take you through an unforgettable voyage of the Seasons by classical composers Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) and Astor Piazzolla (1933-199...
No Name @ Word Up Super Story Party Returns to Washington Heights
by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2024 On Tuesday, October 1st Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlo bring New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Rhonda Hansome, Tommy O' Malley, Deandra Anjelee, Asher Novek and the music of Miles Alexander Blue Spruce to the Word Up C... |