The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks on Thursday, August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. Jordin Sparks will perform "Breathe" from In The Heights on Thursday, August 19th on "Live! With Regis & Kelly."
IN THE HEIGHTS stars
Jordin Sparks,
Kyle Beltran,
marcy Harriell,
Priscilla Lopez,
Bianca Marroquin,
Olga Merediz, Rick Négron,
Clifton Oliver,
Courtney Reed,
Jon Rua and
Shaun Taylor-Corbett with
Tony Chiroldes, Sharona D'Ornellas,
Rosie Lani Fiedelman,
Marcus Paul James,
Jennifer Locke,
Doreen Montalvo,
Noah Rivera, Eliseo Román,
Gabrielle Ruiz,
Marcos Santana,
Rickey Tripp,
Willis White,
Michael Balderrama,
Blanca Camacho,
Allison Thomas Lee,
Alejandra Reyes,
Nancy Ticotin and
Daniel J. Watts.
Now in its third year at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street), In The Heights is the winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Lin-Manuel Miranda won the 2008 Tony for Best Music and Lyrics,
Andy Blankenbuehler won the 2008 Tony for Best Choreography, and
Alex Lacamoire and
Bill Sherman won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations. In The Heights began previews on Broadway Thursday, February 14, 2008, after a six-month award-winning 2007 Off-Broadway run. The musical opened on Broadway to critical acclaim Sunday, March 9, 2008, recouped its $10 million investment in 10 months. With a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and conceived by
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights is directed by
Thomas Kail.
Alex Lacamoire is music director and music arrangements are by
Alex Lacamoire and
Bill Sherman. 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 produced by
Kevin McCollum,
Jeffrey Seller,
Jill Furman Willis,
Sander Jacobs,
Robyn Goodman/
Walt Grossman,
Peter Fine and
Sonny Everett/
Mike Skipper with associate producers
Ruth Hendel and
Harold Newman.
In The Heights won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album. The first national tour of In The Heights launched in October 2009 in Tampa, FL at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and will travel to Tokyo, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, San Juan, Grand Rapids and Providence. Last year, In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams premiered on THIRTEEN's Great Performances on PBS HD. IMAGEM MUSIC, the Number #1 independent music publisher in the world, has acquired the worldwide stock and amateur rights to In The Heights. In November, 2008,
Universal Pictures acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on In The Heights.
In The Heights is 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.
Tickets for In The Heights range from $41.50 to $121.50, and can be purchased at the
Richard Rodgers Box Office or at
www.ticketmaster.com. The playing schedule for In The Heights is as follows: Tuesdays and Sundays at 7pm, Monday, Wednesdays - Saturdays at 8pm, with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm.
