"Well you must take the A train"

This Blog is dedicated to the new musical called "In The Heights"

But first a story of how i decided to do this blog today. As I was doing my great journey into work this morning I was listening to a CD I just picked up from FYE last weekend called "The fabulous swing collection" and the Duke Ellington song "Take the A train" came on. I kept thinking to myself you know I've heard this in something else recently. I took me a second and then I realized it was "In the Heights" and then I also realized it's blog day, why haven't I ever done a blog about "In the Heights" it's an amazing musical. So here we are!





Opening Number (Both video's one with pictures and one live)


Brief sysnopsis of In the Heights-

In the Heights is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. It's a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. In the Heights is the tale of a community at a crossroads.
-From Theatermania

The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. The musical's 2008 Broadway production was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and won the Tony Award for Best Musical at the 62nd Tony Awards.

-From Wikipedia



In the Heights performance at the 2008 Tony awards




Lin-Manuel Miranda (The creator and star of In The Heights) doing his preshow ritual

In the Heights also feature this guys
http://www.sethstewart.net/
Seth Stewart is a phenomenal choreographer from New York who has done everything from music video to nationwide tours.

Plans have now been made to make a movie of this musical that will be released in 2010.

http://www.intheheightsthemusical.com/

-Video of the day-



Moulin Rouge-Elephant Love Medley


Till next time folks