In the Heights has remained a fixture on Broadway this season, finishing another strong year at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it has run since February 14, 2008. The show know also has In the Heights tickets available for a national tour. The first national tour kicked off in Tampa on October 27, 2009 and traversed the country ever since, with a stop in Tokyo (making it an international tour) scheduled in August 2010.
The musical has a mixed reputation, one of a decent book but an incredible energy taking over the stage with incredible dancing and Latin-infuse hip hop. The show began as a project by Lin-Manuel Miranda (music and lyrics) and Quiara Alegria Hudes (Book) at Wesleyan University. In the Heights moved to the National Music Theatre Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT.
In the Height's first entrance into the New York theater scene came at the 37 Arts Theater, an off-Broadway stage. The 2007 off-Broadway featured direction by Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical direction by Alex Lacamoire. The success of the musical was also to some small part due to the producing team of Jill Furman, Kevin McCollum, Jeffery Seller, and Sander Jacobs (two of which were part of the production teams behind Rent and Avenue Q.
