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Heights Wins Four Tonys



Lin-Manuel Miranda

ASCAP y People En Español patrocinaron una gran noche en el Richards Rodgers Theatre para celebrar el nuevo espectáculo de Broadway In the Heights. Socio de ASCAP y creador del mismo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, oriundo de Washington Heights, crea esta obra mientras asiste a la enseñanza media. La obra, donde predominan la salsa y el hip-hop, llamó la atención de los productores de Rent y Avenue Q. Finalmente, la obra debuta en Broadway este año y tras varias semanas de presentaciones y después de obtener numerosas críticas positivas y gran aceptación popular, In The Heights fue galardonado el domingo 15 de junio con cuatro premios Tony, entre los cuales figura el de Mejor Musical.

ASCAP and People En Español joined forces in a special presentation of the new Broadway musical In The Heights at the Richard Rodgers on Tuesday March 11. ASCAP member Lin-Manuel Miranda, a 28-year-old originally from Washington Heights, conceived the musical as a sophomore at Wesleyan. After graduating, the show, a hip-hop and salsa-inflected homage to his old neighborhood, caught the eye of producers from Rent and Avenue Q. It opened on Broadway this year to rave reviews and packed houses and on Sunday, June 15, it was honored at Radio City Music Hall with four Tonys, including the top award, for Best Musical.




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