In The Heights' Lin-Manuel Miranda can’t get enough of his hometown! Known for bringing gritty city tales to life on the Great White Way, the Tony Award-winning composer is partnering with his In The Heights book writer, Quiara Alegría Hudes, for a musical adaptation of Chaim Potok’s novel My Name Is Asher Lev, according to the New ...

Does Lin-Manuel Miranda ever stop moving? As his Tony-winning musical In The Heights wraps up a stellar run on Broadway, Miranda has a new musical (Bring It On) in the works, he's getting a Heights movie off the ground, all while stepping back into the lead role of Usnavi (which he created) for the show’s final weeks on ...

On this week’s Show People, host Paul Wontorek catches up with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is back on the boards as Usnavi in In the Heights, the role that made him a Broadway star. As the big-hearted musical (which earned composer Miranda a Best Score Tony Award) ends its run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, Miranda basks in the success ...

As the year comes to a close, original star Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to In the Heights, which is ending its long run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on January 9. The homecoming must be bittersweet for Miranda, who created not only the central character, but also the score of the Tony-winning musical. Broadway.com resident artist Justin 'Squigs' Robertson offers ...

Broadway.com knows you're busy holiday shopping for friends and family so we're making sure you receive some gifts of your own in the form of holiday videos starring Broadway's biggest stars. Mandy Gonzalez is currently defying gravity as Wicked's Elphaba, but back in 2007, the talented actress was prepping to bring a little show called ...

For Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, creating and starring in the hit musical In the Heights was only the beginning. Not only has he reprised his role as Usnavi in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico, he is slated to star in the upcoming film version of the show. More highlights? Miranda performed a number from his hip hop album The Hamilton ...

After charming Broadway audiences as Nina in In the Heights for nearly three months, American Idol darling Jordin Sparks played her final performance on November 14 and her Heights pals sent her off in style. The newly minted stage star is heading back to L.A. after her Broadway debut, so Sparks and her tightknit theater family—including Broadway’s ...

Original In the Heights cast members Christopher Jackson and Seth Stewart will return to the Tony-winning show ahead of its final performance. Stewart, who created the role of Graffiti Pete, will return on December 6; Jackson returns as romantic hero Benny on December 20. As previously announced, composer and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to the role of Usnavi ...

Arielle Jacobs will take over the role of uptown sweetheart Nina Rosario in Broadway’s In the Heights beginning November 15. The show's current Nina, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, will play her final performance on November 14.

In the Heights is Jacobs’ Broadway debut after playing Nina in the show’s national tour. She has also played Gabriella ...

The Tony-winning musical In the Heights has set a closing date of January 9, 2011. The show’s composer and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to the role of Usnavi for the final two weeks of the run, beginning Christmas Day. In the Heights will have played 29 previews and 1,185 performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre upon ...