Enjoy The First 8-Minutes of The Film Adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Musical IN THE HEIGHTS
Warner Bros. has released the first eight minutes of the feature film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In The Heights. The scene features the entire opening musical number for the song In the Heights. If you’re familiar with the musical and have enjoyed the music, there’s no doubt that you’ll love what this opening sequence has to offer.
In the film, “Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.”
The movie was directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians), and it stars Anthony Ramos (A Star is Born, Broadway’s Hamilton), Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, BlacKkKlansman), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (Vida), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s In the Heights), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s Rent), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s Matilda the Musical), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Dascha Polanco (Orange is the New Black), and Jimmy Smits (Star Wars).
In the Heights was filmed in New York, on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights, and it will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18th, 2021.