Summary Of The Heights By Lin Manuel Miranda - 1935 Words

Lin-Manuel Miranda won his first Tony Award in 2008 for Best Original Score for his work on In the Heights, a musical with it’s foundation of music being rap and salsa. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights carefully infuses his latin and hip hop/rap roots into the lyrics and music to create one of the first hip-hop musicals that thoroughly tells a story. In the Heights jumps into three days in the life of the New York City latino neighborhood, Washington Heights and focuses on the dreams and aspirations for latino immigrants. It focuses specifically the story of the two main characters: Usnavi de la Vega and Nina Rosario. Nina is the â€Å"one who made it out† and went to college but is now back in Washington Heights after dropping out of Stanford University due to losing her scholarship. Nina also runs into one of her parent’s employees, Benny, and begins rekindling their love. Usnavi is the owner of the local bodega and dreams of flying back to the Domini can Republic, where his parents are from. Usnavi is in love with Vanessa, a worker at the salon next door, but is too awkward and intimidated to say anything. In the Heights was the first full-length show that Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote. It was written his sophomore year of college at Wesleyan College in 1999. At this time, the latin-pop boom was just occurring with artists like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez were becoming popular and featured on the radio. â€Å"We had this shared dual culture of American culture andShow MoreRelatedCultural Diversity in the Neighborhood1951 Words   |  8 Pagesaudience is transported from a simple theatre to the lively street-side of the neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York. This production is the 2008 Tony-winning â€Å"Best Musical† In the Heights. Written and composed by Lin Manuel Miranda, the show combines hip-hop and rap music with a variety of dancing styles to portray the life in the barrio of the immigrant fil led neighborhood of Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York. By watching the show, the audience experiences the struggles of life, which