In these clips, catch video recorded from a live performance of In The Heights as well as interviews with the cast about their roles and how they relate to the characters.
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So proud to be Christopher Jackson’s mother-in-law. What an great person,actor, husband, and father to his two children CJ and Jadelyn!
I saw the touring company of “In The Heights” in Fort Lauderdale yesterday. I grew up in Queens, NY to a Dominican mother and Cuban father who met one another as “fresh” immigrants to Washington Heights circa early 1960s. My cousins, uncles, aunts, and cousin’s grandma lived there for so many years. I was so moved when I saw the play: laughed, cried, and identified with so many of the characters. Everything about the play was so accurate and truly authentic. I was moved to tears. My husband grew up in Harlem. He said it well when he commented that story could have taken place anywhere in NYC. In my neighborhood in Jamaica, Queens, our Dona was Dona Petra who went with us to church Sundays. My dad was best friends with Rene who owned the Bodega around the corner. Our neighbor Maria took in 6 Puerto Rican foster kids, and my mom would drop off neighborhood kids at school each morning. Within walking distance was a Botanica, across the street a Korean Delicatessen, and a Greek pizzaria next to the Chinese corner store. My memories of growing up in NY are beautiful and nostalgic. God bless Lin-Manuel for telling our story.
How very moving that the lead singer should identify with her heritage even through the internal conflicts of not speaking Spanish fluently.
As a teacher of Speech Communication in the 5 Boros of NY City, you make my students so proud, no matter how fluent they might be in their own culture and language, thank you for helping us feel empowered and just so very privileged to be a part of NY City where over 200 languages are spoken!
There are no words of gratitude sufficient,
I play “In the Heights” over and over again,
every semester for each of my ELL *English Language Learning Students
to stand up and enjoy the Vibrancy and Vitality you represent here as
NEW YORK CITY
Richard Green
What an enormous privilege that you should allow us to view so very many excerpts of “In the Heights” over YouTube, for, I learn as I teach, and, thanks to media such as yours here, my Speech Communication students in the 5 Boros of New York City are so very honored to know that they matter!
THANK You,
Richard Green
I’m a teenager with absolutly no interest on musicals. Ever since i moved from Venezuela I’ve been through a lot of reflexing and just woundering about my future. This does not only raise my self steem but it creates an atmosphere of hope around me which triggers my inner self to come out and be myself and not what other people wants me to be. My family is going throught some economic trouble like most families, so i’ve never seen the show on person. But ever since i heard the song “96,000″ I’ve been making a deep research on the show and everytime I find something new about it just proves to me that is something as if it was made for me. I see myself reflected on the evrysingle character of the show and each of them got a message for me. Evrything i can say is…..thanks.
best play i have ever seen in my life ,,,i wish i could see it in real life ……