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TAKE AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY TO IN THE HEIGHTS
At The SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE ~ JULY 27 – AUGUST 1, 2010
Get ready to experience the 2008 Tony Award® Winner for Best Musical with
an exhilarating journey into one of Manhattan’s most vibrant and tight-knit
communities, Washington Heights. New York Magazine chose it as “The
best musical of the year.” With an amazing cast, incredible dancing and
a gripping story of hope and self-discovery, IN THE HEIGHTS
is your ticket into a world 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. Find out what it takes to make a
living, what it costs to have a dream, and what it means to be home…IN
THE HEIGHTS. The New York Times calls it, "A musical
about chasing your dreams and finding your true home, with enough energy
to light up the George Washington Bridge. A singular new sensation!"
www.intheheightsthemusical.com
WHEN: July 27-August 1, 2010
WHERE: San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd
and B Street, downtown San Diego
PERFORMANCE Tuesday and Wednesday at 7PM
TIMES: Thursday at 7:30PM
Friday at 8PM
Saturday at 2PM & 8PM
Sunday at 1PM & 6PM
TICKETS: $18--$79
TICKET PURCHASE: Civic Theatre Ticket Office, (619) 570-1100;
Monday – Friday, 10AM - 6PM
Ticketmaster (800) 982-2787
Group Discounts (619) 564-3001
THEATRE ADDRESS: 3rd and B Street, 1100 Third
Ave.
PARKING: Paid parking available in the San
Diego Concourse Parking structure.
WEBSITE: BroadwaySD.com
PRODUCTION PHOTOS available to download:
www.broadwaysd.com/press/index2010.php
username: bsdpress password: tourphotos
Click on the show poster for releases, logos, captions and individually
captioned high- and low-res production jpegs for press usage.
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In The Heights began as an original musical conceived by Lin-Manuel
Miranda during his sophomore year at Wesleyan University. Upon graduating
and returning home to New York, Miranda collaborated with director Thomas
Kail to rework and restage the campus hit for a larger audience. That's
how they captured the interest of producers Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum
and Jeffrey Seller, whose previous work on Broadway included Rent, Avenue
Q and The Drowsy Chaperone. After more workshops, more collaborators,
and a stint at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in Connecticut, the musical found
a home at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts Theatre. Seven years after the idea was
first born, In The Heights was ready for its New York theatrical
debut.
During its Off-Broadway run at 37 Arts, In The Heights quickly became
an audience phenomenon and a critical success. The response was unprecedented:
the musical was luring both traditional and non-traditional theatergoers
and garnering a huge cache of accolades, including the Outer Critics' Circle
Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. After over 200 performances,
In The Heights played its final Off-Broadway show on July 15th,
2007, and began preparations for a move to Broadway, which included enhancements
to the script and score, as well as new additions to the cast and crew.
In The Heights played its first Broadway performance at the Richard
Rodgers Theatre on February 14, 2008 and celebrated its Opening Night on
March 9, 2008.
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA (Usnavi; Music and Lyrics; Original
Concept) won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score for In
the Heights. He wrote the first incarnation of In the Heights
during his sophomore year at Wesleyan University, CT. Off-Broadway: In
the Heights: nine Drama Desk nominations, including Best Music, Best
Lyrics and won the award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance; the Lucille
Lortel Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; the Obie
Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics; a Theatre World Award for Outstanding
Debut Performance and the Clarence Derwent Award, both for Mr. Miranda's
performance. He is the recipient of the 2007 ASCAP Richard Rodgers New
Horizons Award. TV/film: "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City".
A co-founding member of Freestyle Love Supreme, a hip-hop comedy group
that tours comedy festivals all over the world. Love and gratitude to Luz,
Luis, Lucecita y Mundi. He dedicates In the Heights to the memory
of Abuela Eva.
QUIARA ALEGRÍA HUDES (Book) was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award
for her book of In the Heights. Off B'way: In the Heights
(Lucille Lortel Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical,
HOLA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting, Broadway.com Audience
Award for Favorite Musical, named one of the Top 100 Latinos of the Year
by Latina Mag). Off-off B'way: Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue (Pulitzer
Prize Finalist). Regional: Yemaya's Belly (Clauder Prize, Paula
Vogel Award for Playwriting, Kennedy Center Latina Playwriting Award).
Upcoming premieres: 26 Miles at the Alliance Theatre and Barrio
Grrrl! The Musical at the Kennedy Center. B.A. in music composition,
Yale University. M.F.A. in playwriting, Brown University. She is a resident
writer at New Dramatists, a previous Page 73 Playwriting Fellow, and a
proud Philly native.
THOMAS KAIL (Director) was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for
his direction of In the Heights. Off B’way: In the Heights (Callaway
Award, Drama Desk nom., Outer Critics nom.) Directed the world premiere
of Broke-ology at the 2008 Williamstown Theater Festival. He is
the artistic director and co-founder of Back House Productions, the resident
theater company of NYC’s Drama Book Shop. He is the co-creator and director
of the hip-hop improv group Freestyle Love Supreme. Other recent
work has been seen at 37 Arts, Ars Nova, HBO Comedy Festival, Cherry Lane
Theatre (Mentor Project), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Flea Theatre, Melbourne
Comedy Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival, and the O’Neill Musical Theatre
Conference. He is a consulting producer and a Music Director on the new
television show The Electric Company, which will air on PBS in 2009.
Recipient of the 2008 Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center. Graduate
of Wesleyan University, CT.
ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Choreographer) won the 2008 Tony Award for Best
Choreography for In the Heights. Recent credits include The Apple
Tree (B'way, City Center Encores!), Desperately Seeking Susan (West
End, London) and the Off-B'way production of In the Heights (Lortel,
Outer Critics, Calloway and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Choreography).
Other theatrical work: A Little Princess (music by Andrew Lippa);
Waiting for the Moon (music by Frank Wildhorn); Burleigh Grimes
(New World Stages); Broadway by the Year: 1930, 1938 and 1978;
A Wonderful Life (Paper Mill Playhouse); and the hit Caesars Palace
production Nights on Broadway. Future projects include the new B'way
musical, Nine to Five. Mr. Blankenbuehler has performed on B'way
in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever,
Steel Pier, Big, Guys and Dolls.
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