Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, first worked on In the Heights, a musical that presents a portrait of the Hispanic community in Washington Heights, when he was a sophomore student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut in 2000.
After four years of development, In the Heights premiered on Off-Broadway's 37 Arts Theatre in 2007. The production transferred to Broadway's Richard Rogers Theatre in 2008. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, and won four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography for Andy Blankenbuehler, and Best Orchestrations for Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman. Its original Broadway cast recording also won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2008.
In the video, Miranda is joined by Alex Lacamore as they perform the cut Act 2 opener- 'Everything is Melting.' Click below to check it out!
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