U.S. Premiere in Spanish!
Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (USA)
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Direction & Choreography by Luis Salgado
April 20 – May 28, 2017... ALL performances are sold out
With English surtitles GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
New York’s Washington Heights is a vibrant community on the brink of change, where the biggest struggle can be which traditions you take with you and which you leave behind. With its gripping tale of hopes and dreams, this groundbreaking musical is the next chapter in the multicultural American story.
Luis Salgado is a Puerto Rican performer, director, choreographer, and producer who has appeared on Broadway, film, television, and stages around the world. Currently he is appearing on Broadway in On Your Feet, In the Heights, and has appeared in A Chorus Line, The Mambo Kings, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, among others. He has directed, choreographed and developed such new shows as Song of Solomon, Zapata the Musical, Shafrika The White Girl, and DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story, which he also choreographed at GALA in 2013.
http://en.galatheatre.org/2016/06/in-heights-in-spanish.html
Guest Blog: Myriam Gadri on GALA's Spanish-Language IN THE HEIGHTS
http://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Guest-Blog-Myriam-Gardi-on-GALAs-Spanish-Language-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-20170519
Broadway World- Washington DC:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Photo-Flash-GALA-Hispanic-Theater-Concludes-41st-Season-with-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-20170407
PLAYBILL:
http://www.playbill.com/article/a-look-at-the-us-premiere-of-in-the-heights-in-spanish
Washingtonia:
https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/04/18/lin-manuel-miranda-in-the-heights-spanish-premiere-gala-theatre/