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
-Seth Kubersky, Orlando WeeklyThe 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.
-Audience MemberThis 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.
-McKenzie Lakey, BroadwayWorld OrlandoPruneda 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.
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
Children under 5 will not be admitted into the Theater.