VIDEO: IN THE HEIGHTS' Quiara Alegria Hudes Recalls First Meeting with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail

In the video, Signature Theatre's Residency Five playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes shares how Paula Vogel helped spark her collaboration with IN THE HEIGHTS creators Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail.

Signature Voices features over 50 playwrights, directors, actors and designers sharing personal memories of working on Signature productions over the past 25 years. From backstage anecdotes to stories about season planning, casting sessions, and the rehearsal room, Signature Voices celebrates what has made Signature Theatre a singular company in the American theatre. To learn more about Signature Voices and to see more videos, click here: http://www.signaturetheatre.org/SignatureVoices.aspx

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