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EGOT legend Rita Moreno will be making a grand return to movie musicals as she’ll be joining the cast as Abuela Claudia, which on Broadway was originated by Olga Merediz, who earned a Tony nomination for her performance.
http://www.playbill.com/article/in-the-heights-movie-taps-stage-and-screen-legend-rita-morenoApparently, it was a false alarm.
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http://www.playbill.com/article/rita-moreno-not-attached-to-in-the-heights-film-despite-earlier-reportsCorey Hawkins will be joining the cast as Benny, which on Broadway was originated by Christopher Jackson, who was later Tony nominated for his performance as George Washington in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Corey-Hawkins-to-Play-Benny-in-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-20190130Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed that he’s apparently working on new lyrics to the Act II song, ‘Champagne’.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Reveals-Hes-Working-on-New-Lyrics-for-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-20190322Jimmy Smits is apparently on board to play Kevin Rosario, which on Broadway was originated by Carlos Gomez.
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https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/jimmy-smits-heights-movie/Lin-Manuel Miranda has just revealed two new cast members. Which are Melissa Barrera as Vanessa and Leslie Grace as Nina.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Anthony-Ramos-Melissa-Barrera-Corry-Hawkins-Lelie-Grace-Will-Lead-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-FILM-Set-For-2020-Release-20190411
This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.Vulture reports that Stephanie Bratriz will play Carla, Rhenzy Feliz is in talks for the role of Sonny, and Daphne Rubin-Vega may be playing salon owner Daniela. Not to mention that Olga Merediz is in talks to reprise her Tony nominated role as Abuela Claudia from the original Broadway cast.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Brooklyn-99s-Stephanie-Beatriz-Joins-The-Movie-Cast-of-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Olga-Merediz-Daphne-Rubin-Vega-In-Talks-20190412Lin-Manuel Miranda has officially confirmed that Olga Merediz and Jimmy Smits will be joining the cast. Meanwhile, Gregory Diaz IV will be playing Sonny, which on Broadway was originated by Robin De Jesús, who earned a Tony nomination for his performance.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Olga-Merediz-Gregory-Diaz-IV-and-Jimmy-Smits-Join-Cast-of-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-Adaptation-20190415It also appears that Marc Klein is now writing the script, whose track record so far hasn’t been great. His previous credits are 2001’s Serendipity, 2006’s A Good Year (that Ridley Scott directed flop), 2007’s Suburban Girl, and 2012’s Mirror Mirror (which I actually enjoyed).
ReplyCopy URLDaphne Rubin-Vega will play Daniela, Dascha Polanco will play Cuca, and Stephanie Beatriz will play Carla.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daphne-Rubin-Vega-Dascha-Polanco-Stephanie-Beatriz-Join-the-Cast-of-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-20190416Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter this morning to announce that he will be in the movie, taking on the role of Piragua Guy.
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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-to-Play-Piraguero-in-the-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-20190614I feel like there hasn’t been much news about this! I’ve been so excited for it and I didn’t even realize they’d begun production.
Doesn’t necessarily seem like it will be an awards player, but I think we have to consider it based on the pedigree of the source material (Tony winner for Best Musical), and obviously the Lin Manuel Miranda of it all. Plus based on the trailer (which I actually think looks better than I was expecting) it seems like they’ve made some updates to the book to make it more politically relevant.
*Plus I love that they went with a cast of what looks like mostly unknowns rather than wedging in every latinx popstar they could find.
ReplyCopy URLI don’t know a whole lot about this show, but I know some of the music and characters. This was a very good trailer. Looks fun and heartfelt, and the cast looks strong. I’m very happy for Anthony Ramos getting to lead a big film like this. He’s a delightful and charismatic actor, an awesome rapper, and a beautiful singer. Hopefully this helps open up some more doors for him.
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