subject: In The Heights Tickets - The National Tour Has Begun [print this page] The Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights set off on its first national tour on Oct. 27 in Tampa, Fla. The cast is comprised of a mixture of newcomers and Broadway actors and will likely be as big of a hit on the road as it has been on Broadway. Lin-Manual Miranda, the show's creator and former star, made a surprise appearance at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center before the show began, giving a shout-out to the audience and energizing the crowd.
The setting for In the Heights is New York City's Washington Heights, a busy and bustling neighborhood mainly occupied by Latin immigrants. The central characters of the story include Usnavi, Nina, Abuela Claudia, Vanessa, Benny, Sonny, Daniela, Carla, Kevin, Camila, Piragua Guy and Graffiti Pete. Audience members follow these colorful personalities as their stories weave together to reveal fragile relationships, insecurities and many hopes and dreams. Don't miss this engaging musical either on Broadway or on its extensive national tour to cities beyond Tampa. Go online to get your own pair of In the Heights tickets.
In the Heights boasts music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, with a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes. The score features a lively combination of musical genres including hip-hop, salsa, meringue and soul. Miranda first created the musical at Wesleyan University before it eventually made its way to Off-Broadway via the 37 Arts Theater, opening in February 2007 and closing on Jul. 15, 2007; the Off-Broadway production won two Drama Desk Awards.
The Broadway version of the show began previews in February 2008 and officially opened on Mar. 9, 2008 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The production continued to be a huge success. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won four, taking the highest honors for Best Musical. Some of the musical numbers featured in the production include "In the Heights," "Breathe," "Patience and Faith" "Piragua" and "When the Sun Goes Down."
The three primary characters in the show are Nina, Usnavi and Vanessa. Nina has just returned home from her first year at Stanford; her parents own the taxi service and have sacrificed plenty to send their daughter away to college. They are not yet aware at the start of the musical that Nina lost her scholarship and was forced to drop out of school. Usnavi runs the local bodega with his cousin Sonny and he struggles to keep the business afloat; he one day dreams of returning to his homeland, the Dominican Republic. Vanessa works in the beauty salon and is also desperate to leave the neighborhood. Her mother has a persistent drinking habit and habitually uses the money that Vanessa hopes to escape with, keeping Vanessa dreaming for a miracle.
Follow the lives of these characters and many more once you reserve a seat for In the Heights. With a lively and energetic musical score and an entire cast of talented actors, In the Heights is undoubtedly one of the best musicals currently featured on the stage.
by: Brent Warnken
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