“In The Heights” Supervising Sound Editor On Capturing a Musical City’s Magic

In The Heights is, in all ways, an epic collaboration. Director Jon M. Chu‘s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical, written by original playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, summoned musicians, choreographers, and a vast team of filmmakers to pull off. It’s never easy to adapt something that was already massively successful in its original form, nor ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 15, 2021

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Cinematographer

Cinematographer Alice Brooks on Lighting the Real Heights of “In the Heights”

In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pre-Hamilton musical transformed into a film by screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes and director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) is set over a handful of days at the height of summer in Washington Heights. The action is centered on two would-be couples, Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) and Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), and ...

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  June 14, 2021
“In The Heights” Executive Music Producer Bill Sherman on Marshaling Many Musical Styles

Zooming in from his studio in his basement, executive music producer Bill Sherman was a week away from the end of a very long—but joyous—journey. Sherman was one of the main players responsible for everything you hear in director Jon M. Chu‘s In The Heights, an adaptation of the play that Sherman himself helped create, ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 10, 2021

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Director

“In The Heights” Director Jon M. Chu on Capturing a Neighborhood’s Magic

Director Jon M. Chu had to become “a complete listener” to bring the story of the largely Latinx community of In the Heights to life. In an interview, Chu talked about the connections he felt between his Chinese heritage and the characters in the film. He also brought the exuberance that made his previous films, ...

By Nell Minow  |  June 10, 2021

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Screenwriter

Playwright & Screenwriter Quiara Alegria Hudes on Adapting “In The Heights” for the Big Screen

Quiara Alegria Hudes adapted her Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights for the big screen, with some streamlining and updates. As in the original, it follows the lives of a group of people in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan over a hot summer three-day period that includes a power black-out. In an interview, Hudes ...

By Nell Minow  |  June 9, 2021

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Choreographer

“In the Heights” Choreographer Christopher Scott on Dancing in The Streets

When Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda needed a director to adapt his 2008 stage musical In the Heights for the big screen, he enlisted Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians and mastermind behind Hollywood’s Step Up dance movie franchise. Chu, in turn, picked his go-to choreographer Christopher Scott to create the movie’s elegantly gritty ...

By Hugh Hart  |  June 8, 2021
Watch the First 8 Minutes of “In The Heights”

Get a peek at why critics adore In The Heights by enjoying the first eight minutes of the film. Warner Bros. has made the opening available, and we’ve embedded it for your viewing pleasure, and it’ll give you a good sense of why this is going to be such a blast to see on the big screen. ...

By The Credits  |  June 7, 2021
Review Roundup: “In The Heights” Soars

“If you have any doubt about the theatrical movie-going experience, In the Heights is the film to assuage it. It’s big, it’s beautiful, and it’ll make you believe,” writes Jeva Lange for The Week, in a perfect summation of why seeing a film like John M. Chu’s In The Heights in the theater is such a must. In The Heights is ...

By The Credits  |  May 21, 2021
New “In The Heights” Trailer Teases a Summer Must-See

Director John M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) and screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes have adapted possibly the perfect musical to kick off summer—Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights.” The fruits of their labor—as well as that of their talented cast and crew—are evident in the latest trailer from Warner Bros. In The Heights combines star power, singing, intricate ...

By The Credits  |  April 27, 2021
“In The Heights” Coming to Theaters & HBO Max One Week Early

Good news on a Friday is extra sweet. Director John M. Chu’s In the Heights will be arriving a full week early. Chu’s film, adapted from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s musical was slated for a June 18 release, but you can now expect it in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11. The ...

By The Credits  |  March 19, 2021
First In the Heights Trailer Reveals Adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical

You have every reason to be excited about In The Heights. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical has been adapted for the big screen by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu. In the Heights tells the story of Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), a bodega owner with big dreams living in the largely Hispanic-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 12, 2019