Signature Theatre's immersive production of the Tony-winning musical In the Heights is currently playing the Arlington, Virginia, venue through May 4 in the MAX Theatre. Get a first look at the production, which began February 11, in the highlights video above.
Directed by James V谩squez with choreography by Shani Talmor and music
direction by Angie Benson, the cast features Karmine Alers (On Your Feet!) as
Daniela, Carianmax Benitez as Carla, Berto Fern谩ndez as Piragua Guy,
Nicolas Garza as Sonny, Victoria G贸mez as Nina, Rayanne Gonzales (The Phantom of the Opera) as Abuela Claudia, Crissy Guerrero as Camila, Chibueze Ihuoma (Hadestown) as Benny, 脕ngel Lozada (Bad Cinderella) as Usnavi, Michael Marrero (Peter Pan national tour) as Graffiti Pete, Rudy Martinez as Kevin, and Adriana Scalice (Six) as Vanessa.
The ensemble includes Nichole Forde, Steven Nicol谩s Franco, Jos茅 J. Mu帽oz, Pepin (On Your Feet!), Matt Rivera (On Your Feet!), Alanna Sibri谩n, and Kristen Tarrag贸 (On Your Feet!) plus swings Gianna Vasquez Bartolini, Jared Martin, Tony Mercado, and Graciela Rey.
With a score by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegr铆a Hudes, the Washington Heights-set In the Heights played 29 previews and 1,184 regular performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre March 9, 2008鈥揓anuary 9, 2011. The production was nominated for 13 2008 Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Musical.
鈥�In the Heights is a celebration of community and family, both related and chosen,鈥� said director V谩squez in an earlier statement. 鈥淚t takes us back to summer 2008, Washington Heights, NYC. With the help of Lin-Manuel Miranda's brilliant score鈥攐h my gosh, this music!鈥攚e get a closer look at one particular neighborhood. In the Heights has a very universal heartbeat, and with the wonderful intimacy of the MAX Theatre, I can't wait to welcome all of the Signature audience into our 'neighborhood.' I can't think of a better way to make my Signature directorial debut than with this story of hope, resilience, and, most of all, pride in who we are and where we come from.鈥�
The production also has scenic design by Andrew R.
Cohen, costume design by Ivania Stack, lighting design by Rui Rita,
sound design by Eric Norris, and wig design by Anne Nesmith. Casting is
by Jorge Acevedo with New York casting by Geoff Josselson.
Kerry Epstein is the production stage manager, and Stephen Bubniak and Taylor Kiechlin are the assistant stage managers.
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