About This Production

In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. In the Heights is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations.

In the Heights is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals.

 

Critic and Audience Reviews

Pruneda tackles the challenge brilliantly, bringing the heart and energy of Miranda’s character to stage with elegance and drive that carries the audience along with him for the ride.

-McKenzie Lakey, BroadwayWorld Orlando

This was such a unique experience and it’s such a great theater space! I have never been to a small theater like this one, where the actors and [the] show [are] right in your face… I fell in love with every cast member because I really got to see them all up close.

-Audience Member

The production’s electrifying intimacy emanates from the three-quarter thrust staging, which takes a show that assistant director Eric Zivot admits ‘was conceived for a two-dimensional space, what we euphemistically describe as the TV screen,’ and ‘stretch[es] the dynamic of the staging and storytelling to push the players into the heart of the audience.

-Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly

Creative Team

Director: Nick DeGruccio***
Assistant Director: Eric Zivot
Musical Director: Josh Ceballos
Choreographer: Kim Ball
Scenic Design: Jim Hunter
Lighting Design: Bert Scott
Costume Designer: Christopher Vergara
Wig Designer/Stylist: Ron Wolek
Sound Designer: Craig Beyrooti
Sound Designer: Trevor Peters
Audio Engineer: Britt Sandusky

 

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association
***Member of Society of Directors and Choreographers 

Meet the Cast

Ernie Pruneda

Ernie Pruneda*

Usnavi De La Vega
Iliana Garcia

Iliana Garcia*

Nina Rosario
Juan Cantu

Juan Cantu*

Kevin Rosario
leesa castaneda

Leesa Castaneda

Camila Rosario
Deonte Goodman

Deon’te Goodman*

Benny
nina negron

Nina V. Negron*

Vanessa
Zach Infante

Zach Infante*

Sonny
Alina Alcantara

Alina Alcántara

Abuela Claudia
Vickey Campadonico

Vicky Campadonico

Daniela
Kayla Alvarez

Kayla Alvarez

Carla
Erick Sureda

Erick Ariel Sureda

Graffiti Pete/Ensemble

Bert Rodriguez*

Piragua Guy
Melanie Farber

Melanie Farber

Ensemble
Alejandra Martinez

Alejandra Martinez

Ensemble
Cherise James

Cherise James

Ensemble
Maiky Ayala

Maiky Ayala

Ensemble
Kyle Laing

Kyle Laing*

Ensemble
Joshian Morales

Joshian Morales*

Ensemble
Rico Lastrapes

Rico Lastrapes

Ensemble
Mark V Harriott

Mark V. Harriott

Ensemble
Headshot of Carlos Pereyo

Carlos Pereyo*

Ensemble
Ana Martinez Medina

Ana Martinez Medina

Ensemble