By Yolande Brener
“Welcome to Harlem is a goofy, spoofy musical comedy created completely by artists currently living in Harlem. Continue reading
By Yolande Brener
“Welcome to Harlem is a goofy, spoofy musical comedy created completely by artists currently living in Harlem. Continue reading
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Tagged Anthology Cinema, Apollo, apollotheater, Art, Avenue Q, Film, film festival, Harlem, In The Heights, Magic Johnson, Magic Johnson Theater, Mark, Mark Blackman, Marty Blackstein, Movies, South Park, The Chipped Cup, United States, Urban Media Makers’ Film Festival, Yolande Brener
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of In the Heights, shares his take on the Tony Award–winning musical, Latino culture in the City and how New Yorkers can keep the artistic spirit alive in Harlem—all in English and Spanish.
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Tagged In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, NomAA, Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, Washington Heights
Jordin Sparks is about to become the latest “American Idol” alum to head to the Great White Way. The 2007 “Idol” winner will make her Broadway debut on August 19, Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, Broadway, In The Heights, Jordin Sparks, Nina Rosario, Tony Awards
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See more on this program and other Great Performances at pbs.org/gperf In this clip about Harlem In The Heights..
Chasing Broadway Dreams (premiered on May 27, 2009), watch the cast prepare for their opening night on Broadway and watch them perform the hit number “96,000.”
In the Heights‘, a new Broadway musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Harlem. The show is winner of 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical!
The cast of In the Heights (which takes place in North Harlem) with actor Lin-Manuel Miranda on their shoulders, celebrate winning Best Musical at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York, June 15, 2008. Continue reading
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Tagged In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, New York, Tony Awards
I love this video from youtube.com, it’s a hilarious take off on Rihanna’s hit Umbrella, from the cast of the hit musical In The Heights (in Harlem).
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Tagged Harlem, In The Heights, Rihanna, Umbrella
Last spring, audiences, critics, and award voters were enthralled with the Off-Broadway musical In the Heights, a musical portrait of Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood (in Harlem).
So it wasn’t completely unexpected that adventurous producers Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, and Jill Furman have brought the show to Broadway. Continue reading