Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights Movie Gets SIX New Promotional Posters … As It Hits In Theaters And HBO Max In June
The upcoming movie of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In The Heights has just gotten six dazzling new posters.
Lin-Manuel, 41, made his Broadway debut with the show in 2008, years before becoming an international sensation with Hamilton.
One of the posters pays homage to the history of movie musicals by showing a poolside dance number choreographed in the Busby Berkeley style.
Incoming: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming film of Broadway musical In The Heights just got six dazzling new posters
All the dancers were hand in hand in a kaleidoscopic arrangement reminiscent of the ‘Human Waterfall’ sequence in Busby’s 1933 film Footlight Parade.
The musical pays homage to Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and a few of the posters also pay homage to the setting.
One shows huge production numbers erupting on the street and the other offers a glimpse of the George Washington Bridge in the background.
Directed by Jon M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians, the new In The Heights movie will hit theaters and on HBO Max on June 18.
Fab: One of the posters pays homage to the history of movie musicals by showing a dance number in the pool, choreographed in the style of Busby Berkeley
Curtain: The musical pays homage to Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and a few of the posters also pay homage to the setting
Lin-Manuel not only directed the original production of In The Heights, but also wrote the music and lyrics, with a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, who wrote the film.
The original show, which won best musical and best score on the Tonys, is a run-of-the-mill show about a Spanish community in Washington Heights.
Anthony Ramos stars in the film as Usnavi de la Vega, the role Lin-Manuel played on Broadway in the original 2008 cast.
Seeing the sights: one shows huge production numbers erupting in the street and the other offers a glimpse of the George Washington Bridge in the background
The two men have a long bond when Anthony played Lin-Manuel’s son in Hamilton’s original Broadway cast.
Telenovela star Melissa Barrera plays Usnavi’s love interest Vanessa, with Leslie Grace as Nina, hiding from her parents that she’s dropped out of Stanford.
Corey Hawkins, who played Heath in The Walking Dead and Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, stars as Nina’s forbidden love Benny.
Ahead: Directed by Jon M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians, the new In The Heights movie will hit theaters June 18 and on HBO Max
The film’s star-studded cast includes Orange Is The New Black alum Dasha Polanco and Brooklyn Nine-Nine actress Stephanie Beatriz.
In The Heights began Lin-Manuel’s fusion of hip hop and Broadway, a combination that made him a big celebrity with Hamilton.
Although the film originally came out on June 26 last year, it had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Changing Industry: Although the film was originally scheduled for release on June 26 last year, it had to be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic