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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...
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! ...
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 ...
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...
Video: Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond of PARADE Perform 'This is Not Over Yet' on the Tony Awards
by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2023 Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards just wrapped up. Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond performed 'This Is Not Over Yet'. Watch the full performance here!...
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. ...
IN THE HEIGHTS Comes To DreamWrights
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2023 DreamWrights Center for Community Arts will present its upcoming production of 'IN THE HEIGHTS,' the award-winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which will run from June 9-18 at DreamWrights Center for Community Arts located at 100 Carlisle Ave in York, PA....
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 ...
No Name @ Word Up Super Story Party Returns in June
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers: Menuhin Hart (Comedy Central) Jenny Saldana (author “Master First Dater Second to None: Desperate Digital Dating Diary”), Jennifer Glick (“Moth Story Slam”) and more to the Word...
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'....
Tony Awards Will Not Be Televised on June 11 Due to WGA Strike
by Blair Ingenthron - May 12, 2023 According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Tony Awards will not be televised on June 11. The committee submitted a WGA waiver for the Tony Awards to air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on June 11, but it was denied....
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. ...
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....
THE SONGS WE WRITE Returns to Washington Heights This Week
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 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, March 8 at 7:00pm at Recirculation....
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. ...
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. ...
IN THE HEIGHTS Comes to Vintage Theatre in June
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023 Vintage Theatre presents 'In the Heights' June 23 – July 30 at 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays and Monday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. ...
The Songs We Write Free, Live Original Music Event Comes to Recirculation in Washington Heights
by Stephi Wild - June 10, 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, June 14 at 7:00pm EST at Recirculation....
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....
No Name @ Word Up Super Story Party Returns to Washington Heights Next Week
by Stephi Wild - July 05, 2023 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers: Rhonda “Passion' Hansome (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang’s Tell Me Everything,” Jeff Rose (New York Story Exchange) comic Dave Lester (Amazon Prime Video 'And How Does That Make You F...
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. ... |