In the Heights is a vibrant musical bursting with salsa, merengue, and hip-hop rhythms, transporting you to the heart of Washington Heights, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in New York City. The story follows Usnavi, a bodega owner pining for a better life and harboring a secret crush on Vanessa, a local beauty about to leave for college. As a summer heat wave blankets the neighborhood, tensions simmer alongside dreams of escaping the familiar for a brighter future. Usnavi grapples with a potentially life-changing lottery ticket, while other characters face their own challenges - a failing car service business, forbidden love, and the struggle to preserve cultural heritage. In the Heights is a celebration of community, chasing dreams, and the bittersweet beauty of change.
The off-Broadway production received critical acclaim, earning nine Drama Desk Award nominations and winning two, including Outstanding Musical. The show's success continued on Broadway, where it truly soared. In the Heights raked in thirteen Tony Award nominations, the most for any production that year, and ultimately won four prestigious awards, including the coveted Best Musical trophy.
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2008 | Best Musical | Winner |
Videos
Samara Joy
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (12/14 - 12/14) | ||
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
CURTAIN CALL (11/22 - 12/14) | ||
The Mound Builders
Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (11/22 - 11/24)
VIDEOS
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34th Season of Shows
Kweskin Theatre (9/13 - 12/31) | ||
A Christmas Story the Musical
Cabaret on Main Theater (11/15 - 11/24) | ||
THE THREE SCROOGES
DRESSING ROOM THEATRE (12/6 - 12/15) COMEDY HOLIDAY SHOW | ||
MULBERRY STREET
Kweskin Theatre (11/1 - 11/17)
PHOTOS
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Musical
Music Theatre of CT (12/6 - 12/22) | ||
Hair in Concert
New Canaan Library (11/23 - 11/24) | ||
The Joni Project featuring Katie Pearlman & her band - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell
Edmond Town Hall (1/25 - 1/25) | ||
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson - LIVE ON STAGE!
Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park (12/6 - 12/15) | ||
Miss Margarets Barton Cottage Christmas Surprise
Drama Works Theatre (12/13 - 12/21) | ||
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