Quiara Alegria Hudes In The Heights

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“In the Heights” is a contemporary musical with lyrics and music composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The playwright was Quiara Alegria Hudes. It is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, “In the Heights”. The original musical made its official Broadway debut on March 9, 2008, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The movie musical “In the Heights” was released on June 10, 2021. This musical was directed by Jon M. Chu and the music was composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, and Ryan Shore. The amazing choreography was done by Christopher Scott, Ebony Williams, Emilio Dosal, and Dana Williams. Latin choreographer Eddie Torres Jr. The set decorator was Andrew Baseman, the production designer was Nelson Coates, and the …show more content…

Some other important characters are Abuela Claudia played by Olga Merediz, Kevin played by Jimmy Smits, and Sonny played by Gregory Diaz. The music and dance in this musical is a mix which reflects the diverse cultural influences of the characters. Dance includes Samba, Merengue, Salsa, hip-hop, contemporary, and some ballet. Music includes hip-hop, latin, Broadway show tunes, and even R&B. To reflect these various styles of music, the orchestra is filled with many instruments. We hear keyboards, percussion, bass, violins, trumpet, guitar, and more. In the exposition of “In the Heights” we are introduced to bodega owner, Usnavi, telling the story of their disappearing block in Washington Heights, New York. The city is experiencing a record-breaking heat wave. We learn about the struggles, hopes, and dreams of the various residents. Usnavi dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic and fixing his father’s bar. Nina dreamed of going far and thriving through her education. But after finally going to Stanford, she believes her dreams have changed. She struggled with prejudice, discrimination, loneliness, and her self

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