“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 is it easy to make a compelling, modern musical. Throw a pandemic into the middle of it and you’ve cranked up your difficulty setting to eleven.

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 Benny (Corey Hawkins) and Nina (Leslie Grace). Usnavi, an orphan and bodega owner who dreams of life in the Dominican Republic,

“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, alongside his former roommate Lin-Manuel Miranda, and playwright (and screenwriter of the movie) Quiara Alegría Hudes,

“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, like Crazy Rich Asians and Step Up 2, so vibrant.

How did you focus on the specifics of the Latinx culture for the film?

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 talked about using very specific, evocative details to tell a universal story of dreams, home, and family.

It’s often said that the more specific something is,

“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 dance sequences, performed to riveting effect by star Anthony Ramos and his castmates.

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.

In the Heights is centered on Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), a bodega owner with big dreams living in the largely Hispanic-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.

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 one of the reasons why The Big Screen is Back,

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 dance choreography, and the pleasures (and pain) of a sweltering summer in New York City—all catnip to a moviegoer eager to see a big movie on a big screen as emerge from a very bad year and a half.

“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 change comes a few days after the release of two new trailers, which jacked up the already considerable excitement for the film.

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 trailer is as exuberant and infectious as you’d hope.