Actors Fund Presents Special 'In The Heights' Performance 11/02

The Actors Fund has announced that they will present a special performance of In The Heights on Sunday November 2nd at 7PM. To purchase tickets call 212-221-7300 or email tickets@actorsfund.org

The Actors Fund is a nonprofit, nationwide human services organization providing programs that support the unique, essential needs of all who work in entertainment and the performing arts - on stage or camera and behind the scenes. The Actors Fund assists those working in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus. The Fund is a safety net, offering quality services for and individual attention to our community, giving all a responsive place to turn in times of need or crisis.

The Actors Fund offers a broad spectrum of programs including comprehensive social services, health care services, employment and training and housing.  Administered through our offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, these programs help people solve problems and make positive changes in their lives.

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.actorsfund.org

In The Heights won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Musical.

In The Heights began previews on Thursday, February 14, 2008, and opened Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). The musical stars Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesús, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo and Seth Stewart will be on hand for the CD signing.  The original cast recording of In The Heights is released on Ghostlight Records.

With music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, In The Heights is directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler.  Alex Lacamoire is music director and music arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman. 

On Broadway, In The Heights features a scenic design by Anna Louizos, costumes by Paul Tazewell, lighting by Howell Binkley and sound by Acme Sound Partners.

In The Heights "is a quintessential New York musical about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an  identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition," state press notes.

The show played a successful Off-Broadway run at 37 Arts on Sunday, July 15, 2007, having played 33 preview and 182 regular performances.

For more information, visit www.intheheightsthemusical.com.