Rayner G. Garranchan (Sonny), Sarah Amengual (Nina), Marcus Paul James (Benny), Nick Duckart (Usnavi), Christie Prades (Vanessa), Jose-Luis Lopez (Graffiti Pete) and Alicia Taylor Tomasko (Carla) in Actors’ Playhouse’s production of In the Photo

From: BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Finds Second Home in Miami

It seems an obvious choice for Miami to produce one of the first regional productions of In The Heights, a musical centered around Latin culture in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Theatre is meant to be relatable and hold up a mirror to its audience and, after feeling the electricity on opening night, the line between actor and audience was barely discernable.