“In the Heights,” the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pre-“Hamilton” musical, finally hit theaters and HBO Max on Thursday. Although Broadway blockbusters are practically guaranteed to get the Hollywood treatment these days, this particular movie musical, helmed by Jon M. Chu (“Crazy Rich Asians”), was two whole decades in the making.
The Tony-winning musical centers on a bodega owner in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City with one foot in his childhood in the Dominican Republic and another in his dreams for the future.
Below, see the show’s journey from Miranda’s college dorm room to Broadway to the big screen.
Joan Marcus/AP “In the Heights”: The Musical
In 1999, Miranda was a sophomore at Wesleyan University and writing the first draft of the project that would eventually become his first full-length musical. Inspired by his memories of growing up in Washington Heights, Miranda...
The Tony-winning musical centers on a bodega owner in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City with one foot in his childhood in the Dominican Republic and another in his dreams for the future.
Below, see the show’s journey from Miranda’s college dorm room to Broadway to the big screen.
Joan Marcus/AP “In the Heights”: The Musical
In 1999, Miranda was a sophomore at Wesleyan University and writing the first draft of the project that would eventually become his first full-length musical. Inspired by his memories of growing up in Washington Heights, Miranda...
- 6/10/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
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