'Washington Heights' follows a group of best friends living, working and playing in the diverse New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights. Having grown up just blocks away from each other, they all share special bonds that feel more like family than friends. While fiercely proud of their community, they sometimes struggle to push past the confines of their upbringing in order to carve out bright futures for themselves. And despite obstacles that threaten to stand in the way of their dreams (aspiring fashion designer, professional baseball, hip-hop artist, poet), they always have each other's backs.
'Washington Heights' is ultimately a celebration of friendship, neighborhood pride and making your way in life while having a good time along the way.
'Washington Heights' is ultimately a celebration of friendship, neighborhood pride and making your way in life while having a good time along the way.
Latest Articles About Washington Heights on MTV
Student Blog: Highlighting a Local Legend: Jon M. Chu
by Student Blogger: Mia Van Deloo - June 24, 2021
In adapting Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, I felt that Jon Chu did a spectacular job taking on this crucial story while also taking charge of his creative choices. The movie stands alone from the musical not only because of the different mediums used to express this story but also because the peopl...
Student Blog: 'I'm Coming Back Home'
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - June 24, 2021
Much like the characters struggling to piece together their identities in In The Heights, and much like—I suspect—Miranda himself at the time of writing this story, I have never felt more pride in my hometown than now, in my young adulthood....
Intrepid Museum To Offer Washington Heights Residents Free Museum Admission From June 21- June 27
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 21, 2021
Inspired by the movie In the Heights, the Intrepid Museum will join in the celebration of one of the most vibrant and historic communities in New York City by offering free Museum admission to residents of Washington Heights from Monday, June 21 – Sunday, June 27....
Jerry Craft and Eric Vetter to Take Part in 'Two Kids From the Heights' - A Virtual Conversation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 11, 2021
Award winning author Jerry Craft (New Kid and Class Act) and No Name Comedy Variety Show producer Eric Vetter long time friends who grew up in the Washington Heights area will team up for a virtual conversation on Monday, June 14, 2021....
Review Roundup: IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation; What Did the Critics Think?
by TV News Desk - June 11, 2021
The cast of 'In The Heights' features Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Olga Meridez, and Jimmy Smits....
VIDEO: Anthony Ramos Explains Why the World Needs IN THE HEIGHTS- Out Today!
by Nicole Rosky - June 10, 2021
You can catch In the Heights in theatres and on HBO Max starting today, June 10. Until you do, catch up with Anthony Ramos and hear more behind-the-scenes stories with BroadwayWorld's exclusive interview....
VIDEO: Gregory Diaz IV Says There Is 'Something for Everyone' in IN THE HEIGHTS
by Nicole Rosky - June 08, 2021
Lights up on Washington Heights this Thursday! Lin-Manuel Miranda's epic musical at last hits the big screen this week and theatre fans everywhere are getting ready for a long overdue musical trip uptown. Gregory Diaz IV, who plays Sonny in the film, can't wait for the world to see it....
STAGE TUBE: Disfruta de los primeros minutos de IN THE HEIGHTS
by Ainhoa Hornero - June 07, 2021
La película llegará a los cines el 18 de junio...
5 razones por las que queremos ver IN THE HEIGHTS
by Nuria Pedret - June 02, 2021
Con motivo del estreno de IN THE HEIGHTS, que llega a los cines el 18 de junio, os explicamos las cinco razones por las que no nos lo vamos a perder...
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes to Join The Moth for Streaming Mainstage Show
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2021
In the Heights creators Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes will join global storytelling nonprofit The Moth, in collaboration with the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, for a special Mainstage show on the closing night of the annual Uptown Arts Stroll/Paseo de las Artes. ...
VIDEO: The d'Amboise Family Dances Together in Archival Video
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021
To celebrate the life of dance legend, Jacques d'Amboise, the long-running arts series Eyes on Dance has provided archival footage of the full d'Amboise family composing some impromptu choreography and executing it together....
VÍDEO: Disfruta de la canción '96.000' de IN THE HEIGHTS
by Ainhoa Hornero - May 04, 2021
¿Qué harías con 96.000 dólares?...
VIDEO: Watch a Clip of '96,000' from the IN THE HEIGHTS Movie!
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2021
What would you do with 96Gs? The characters from the new In the Heights film ponder that very question in a new clip of '96,000.' ...
IN THE HEIGHTS Will Open Tribeca Film Festival from Washington Heights
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 16, 2021
Lights up on Washington Heights this summer! The highly anticipated film adaptation of In The Heights will open the famed Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, from where else, but the United Palace theater in Washington Heights....
STAGE TUBE: Nuevo trailer de IN THE HEIGHTS
by Ainhoa Hornero - April 16, 2021
El musical se estrenará en HBO Max US y en cines en USA el próximo 11 de junio y en España en agosto....
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jon M. Chu Play IN THE HEIGHTS-Themed Trivia
by Sarah Leiber - April 08, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Jon M. Chu labored for years to bring “In the Heights,” an upbeat musical that opened on Broadway in 2008, to the big screen....
TV: IN THE HEIGHTS estrena dos tráilers
by Cristina Martinez - March 15, 2021
IN THE HEIGHTS ha estrenado dos nuevos tráilers de su adaptación cinematográfica que dejan entrever lo que podemos esperar de la película que se estrena en junio de 2021....
UN DÍA COMO HOY: IN THE HEIGHTS se estrenaba en Broadway
by Cristina Martinez - March 09, 2021
Un nueve de marzo de 2008 Washington Heights se trasladaba al tras su paso por el Off-Broadway los años anteriores. El musical de Lin Manuel Miranda con el libreto de Quira Alegría Hudes se convirtió en un éxito rotundo....
VIDEO: On This Day, March 9: IN THE HEIGHTS Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2021
On this day in 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning Latinx love letter, In the Heights, opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater!...
No Name Comedy / Variety Show To Hold 27th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2021
Veteran New York City-based alt-room comedy producer Eric J. Vetter will mark the 27th anniversary of his No Name Comedy / Variety Show with a virtual show on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 7:00pm (EST)....
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for HBO's COVID DIARIES
by Sarah Leiber - February 11, 2021
The deeply personal film illuminates the plight of essential workers and their families during the early days of the COVID-19 crisis as they navigate the deadly virus and a country riven by social upheaval....
HBO's COVID DIARIES NYC Debuts March 9
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 01, 2021
COVID DIARIES NYC, debuting TUESDAY, MARCH 9 (9:00-9:40 p.m. ET/PT), chronicles the lives of five young filmmakers, ranging in age from 17 to 21,...
Ballet Hispánico & Situation Project Partner To Provide Arts Access To Students In Washington Heights And The Bronx
by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2021
Ballet Hispánico Partners with Situation Project to Provide Arts and Dance Access to New York City Students in Washington Heights and the Bronx - #AdoptAHotspot Campaign Helps Close Digital Divide and Tackle the Connectivity Issue Affecting Underserved Communities. ...
VIDEO: On This Day, January 9- IN THE HEIGHTS Closes On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2021
Before there was Hamilton, there was Lin-Manuel Miranda's cutting edge musical masterpiece In the Heights....
CLOTH Gala Streams Tonight, Featuring James Monroe Iglehart, Damon J. Gillespie, Arielle Jacobs and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 12, 2020
Tonight at 7PM Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) will stream it’s 68th Annual Gala; directed and produced by Jen Sandler and Héctor Flores Jr, in collaboration with board member and gala chair Kathryn Allison (Company, Wicked)....
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