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In the Heights is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, and ...
- Anthony Ramos as Usnavi de la Vega. What do you remember about your audition? It was at the Weinstein Company back in the day. I had been out of “Hamilton” for a minute, and they were doing auditions for “In the Heights.”
- Leslie Grace as Nina Rosario. What was your approach to playing Nina? We had so many conversations about the experience of being a first generation Latin American.
- Melissa Barrera as Vanessa. What was your favorite number to shoot? It’s really hard to choose one. One of my favorite days on set was “Champagne.” We got to do the entire musical number without any breaks, and it felt really emotionally charged.
- Olga Merediz as Abuela Claudia. Since you originated the role of Abuela Claudia on Broadway, did you have to audition for the movie? They had always told me it was possibly going to go to a big-name celebrity.
Jun 9, 2021 · Anthony Ramos is best known for playing John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Hamilton. He played Usnavi in the 2018 Kennedy Center run of In the Heights and has been in multiple other stage shows, including Grease.
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Jun 11, 2021 · In the Heights, the new movie musical directed by Crazy Rich Asians ’ Jon M. Chu and based on a Tony-winning Broadway musical by Hamilton ’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, is widely expected to be one...
Jun 11, 2021 · Anthony Ramos plays the lead in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights. Plus, learn all about Ramos' time in Hamilton, singing career, current relationship and...
In the Heights: Directed by Jon M. Chu. With Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins. In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
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Jun 14, 2021 · Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical In the Heights filled him with hope. Now he's starring — and singing and dancing and rapping — in the film adaptation.
