Happy Heightsiversary, everyone.13 years ago tonight, the opening night crowd was cheering so loud that I couldn't hear the clave beat to start the show. Looked to the wings for help: the cast was cheering too. Still in that…
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On Sunday, March 9, 2008 In The Heights officially opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers theater. The rest is, as they say, history. In The Heights would go on to be nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and took…
Did you know one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen was Dominican? His name is Esteban Hotesse and he was a part of a group of soldiers who protested racial segregation in the armed forces. We invite you to subscribe…
Our Uptown Time Machine takes us back to January 9, 2011 to the final In The Heights showing on Broadway. Uptown own’s Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped his speech and dropped some prophetic gems. Check it out……
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Cut costs, not kiosks. The city’s largest transit union is suing the MTA to block the elimination of 185 jobs for station agents, which would leave more than 400 subway stations unmanned for a portion of each day. TWU…
By Luis A. Miranda. Jr. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luis Miranda (@vegalteno) How does one even begin to describe the personal impact of 2020? A couple of days ago, my nephew Miguel said the news should begin,…
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A month after his musical, ‘In The Heights’, opened on Broadway in 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda took MTV News on a walk around the neighborhood. We invite you to subscribe to the weekly Uptown Love newsletter, like our Facebook page…
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