In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights. 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 on June 15, 2008.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording was released June 3, 2008, on Ghostlight Records and is now available internationally.

Productions

The musical was originally created at Wesleyan University and was later developed at the National Music Theatre Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. It then received a production at the off-Broadway 37 Arts Theater opening on February 8, 2007. Directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction by Alex Lacamoire, the cast featured Priscilla Lopez, Mandy Gonzalez, Olga Merediz, Karen Olivo, Andrea Burns, Robin de Jesús and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It was produced by Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Sander Jacobs, (McCollum and Seller produced the hit musicals Rent Retrieved on April 4, 2007. and Avenue Q). The off-Broadway production was nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, winning two, and closed on July 15, 2007.