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Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to face off against The Roots' Tarik Trotter  in 'The Wheel of Freestyle.' In the competition, each is given three random words they've never seen before, like 'Daenerys Targaryen' and 'Pikachu,' and they must work them all into a freestyle rap. Plus, Lin-Manuel Miranda makes a major announcement about his return to Broadway.

Victorian comedian Elizabeth Davie will receive a 12-month mentorship and $2000 towards performing in the 2020 Adelaide Fringe after being selected as the successful recipient of this year's Matt Tarrant Emerging Performers Grant.

Wepa! The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical In the Heights is on its way, and we can barely contain our excitement seeing Usnavi and the whole gang on the big screen! To tide you over until then, we've gathered all the info you need to know about the movie, from the casting to sneak peeks from the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda! Check it all out!

Before there was Hamilton: An American Musical, there was In The Heights, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that made composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda a star.

Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter this morning to announce the last bit of casting news for the upcoming In the Heights film. Miranda announced that will be playing 'Piraguero' in the movie!

Get your first glimpse of Washington Heights' resident street artist, Grafitti Pete, for the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is announcing a change in its 2019/20 season lineup. The world premiere of an original new musical, Bliss, will replace the previously announced Stu for Silverton in early 2020. Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry said, "Even though we do not like to make changes after we have announced our season, we are very proud of the hundreds of thousands of audience members who come to The 5th each year and understand that this is sometimes part of the process of being one of the leading theaters in the country producing new musicals."

During the commerical breaks of the 2019 Tony Awards, Corden went into the audience to have attendees perform some Broadway karaoke. Christopher Jackson and Anthony Ramos teamed up during one of the commercials to perform 96,000 from In The Heights!

During a commercial break in last night's Tony Awards, Christopher Jackson and Anthony Ramos joined forces to perform 96,000 from In The Heights.

Long anticipated musical In the Heights is coming to Adelaide at the Arts Theatre this September, presented by the award-winning team at Pelican Productions.

Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter today to announce that Marc Anthony will play Sonny's father, a new character, for the In the Heights film! The tweet came after a Twitter user, @cafebusteloking, called the news three days before Miranda announced it.

A new block of tickets for the Broadway production of Hamilton will be made available on Tuesday June 11 at 10:00 AM ET exclusively through Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Verified Fan is an innovative new technology from Ticketmaster that combats bots and scalpers, helping shows like HAMILTON level the playing field so fans get better access to real tickets.

Lin-Manuel Miranda made a surprise appearance at an open casting call for the upcoming film adaptation of his musical, In The Heights.

After wrapping up rehearsals for the upcoming film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical In The Heights, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and the film's cast dropped in on a high school production of the show in Washington Heights! 

The Eisemann Center and the City of Richardson announced the 2019-2020 Season of Eisemann Center Presents (ECP) at the Annual Season Preview Party on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The season includes our two full subscription series: Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations with a total of four concerts; and the Family Theatre Series with four productions and the accompanying immersive children's program Eisemann Extras. In addition we have 16 diverse productions ranging from superstar Mandy Patinkin to Asleep At The Wheel on their 50th Anniversary Tour and America's Got Talent favorite, deaf singer Mandy Harvey all returning to the Eisemann Center this season.

The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) is pleased to announce the sizzling schedule for Jazz in the 'Hoods Presented by Events DC, an essential component of the DC JazzFest, celebrating its 15th anniversary, June 7-16. Spotlighting the District as a vibrant cultural capital, Jazz in the 'Hoods brings a stunning array of music - from the traditional to the avant garde - in all quadrants of the nation's capital, with performances at more than 20 neighborhood venues. 

The award-winning Measure for Measure Theatre has found its new permanent home at the Sunrise Civic Center beginning in its 2019-2020 season.

Today, 8 May 2019, London Theatre Company and King's Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) announce their joint venture for a brand new 600 theatre in King's Cross.

This past month was filled with exciting stage-to-screen news! In casting news, The In the Heights film rounded out its cast and Mike Faist joined the West Side Story film. The plays Outside Mullingar and The Father are getting the feature film treatment, and The Prom and The Boys and the Band are headed to Netflix!

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announced today the 2019/2020 season, expanding its reach with twelve months of groundbreaking produced and presented works in dance, music, theater, cinema, and contemporary circus from renowned artists and companies around Southern California, the country, and the world. The season begins September 17, 2019, marking the fourth year of programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Executive Director/CEO Rachel Fine, and the seventh for the institution.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announced today the 2019/2020 season, expanding its reach with twelve months of groundbreaking produced and presented works in dance, music, theater, cinema, and contemporary circus from renowned artists and companies around Southern California, the country, and the world. The season begins September 17, 2019, marking the fourth year of programming under the leadership of Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Executive Director/CEO Rachel Fine, and the seventh for the institution.

Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann announces NextStop Theatre Company's seventh professional season of theatre in Northern Virginia. Our 2019-2020 Season at NextStop brings our most diverse and ambitious programming yet to our community.

Season Ticket Packages for Centre Stage's 2019-2020 season are on sale now. The 6 Mainstage show lineup features a variety of musicals, comedies, a Holiday variety show, and the annual hit rock show. The Prisma Health Fringe Series will return with 4 gripping pieces surrounding mental health topics. These shows occur on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during the runs of the Mainstage performances. Season ticket holders can purchase tickets before the general public through August 1. Season ticket packages start as low as $175.

Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2019-20 Season, which features a reconsideration of Randy Newman's musical Faust, in a concert format (May 9), an opening night recital with Itzhak Perlman accompanied by Rohan De Silva, piano (September 19), and a Beethoven 250th Birthday Celebration featuring six concerts beginning with Jonathan Biss, piano (October 15 & 16); other concerts include the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (November 13), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Principal Guest Conductor and Violin Soloist (January 24), Christian Tetzlaff, violin, with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (February 7), Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell (March 4) and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (March 25).

BroadwayCon celebrates its fifth year in 2020, returning to the New York Hilton Midtown on Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26. Tickets go on sale to the public today, Friday, April 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.