If you’re a Hamilton fan, saddle up and get ready for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next musical film—In the Heights. This time, Miranda fans are leaving the 18th century and heading to Washington Heights, New York, a tight-knit community, everyone with their own big dreams for the future. In the Heights follows a three-day story of shop owner Usnavi de la Vega, played by Anthony Ramos, who dreams of a bigger life in the Dominican Republic and the misadventures of Washington Heights residents. From romance to drama, this film is everything Hamilton fans can ask for. If this plotline sounds familiar to you, it’s because In The Heights debuted on Broadway—Miranda’s first musical!—back in 2008. Miranda wrote the music for the original show (which he first staged during his Sophomore year at Wesleyan University in 1999), and Quiara Alegría Hudes wrote the book. Miranda also starred as Usnavi in that 2008 Broadaway production. This musical was so succe… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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