In the Heights

In the Heights
Broadway promotional poster
Music	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lyrics	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book	Quiara Alegría Hudes
Concept	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Premiere	July 23, 2005: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Connecticut
Productions	2005 Waterford 2007 Off-Broadway 2008 Broadway 2009 US tour 2015 West End 2022 Poland
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Obie Award

In the Heights is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is a romance as well as a celebration of community, culture, and dreams. It is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The score blends hip-hop, salsa, merengue, and soul.

After a 2005 tryout in Waterford, Connecticut and a 2007 Off-Broadway run, the show opened on Broadway in March 2008. It was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and won four, including Best Musical. A film adaptation of the musical was released in June 2021.^[1]