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Posted: 2/14/09 at 6:09pm
Starting a thread for any reports from IN THE HEIGHTS during Lin-Manuel Miranda's final weekend. The Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist and star (Usnavi) departs the company following the Sunday February 15, 7:00pm performance.
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Saturday February 14, 2:00pm Matinee
This was actually my first time seeing the show. I've played (and lost) the lotto 5 times, so I was holding a grudge. But I knew I had to bite the bullet this weekend in order to see Lin-Manuel.
The matinee lotto wasn't unusually crowded (about 120 ppl). A ticket-seller said both Saturday shows were nearly sold-out for. I wasn't going to buy premium-seat, so I asked about standing-room. Just my luck, there was 1 SRO ticket left for the matinee, so I grabbed it (If I won lotto, I'd sell it to someone who'd lost).
Fortunately(?) I lost the lotto, so was still seeing the show. Stood during Act I but was able to grab an empty orchestra seat for Act II. Sold-out audience. (Note for SRO: Richard Rodger's mezzanine over-hang blocks the upper-half of the stage)
Greatly enjoyable show. Good thing I had SRO for Act 1 because I was dancing!!! Such such such awesome music! (I also had refused to listen to the OBCR until seeing the show live). Marcy Harriel really has settled into the ensemble as the new Vanessa well. Lin-Manuel didn't seem to be overwhelmed with any kind of emotion (probably saving it for tomorrow night). There was significant applause for his entrance/exit.
Shane, the little dude who won the BroadwayWorld.com IN THE HEIGHTS free-style video contest was at the stage-door with his mother. Totally adorable and the cast members flocked to him. Andrea Burns' husband and son surprised her at the door with Valentine's bouquets. And this other boy at the door (Thomas, age 6) sang the "Piragua" song to Eliseo Roman (totes adorable).
ADIOS LIN-MANUEL! Thanks for bringing a vibrancy back to Broadway.
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Saturday February 14, 2:00pm Matinee
This was actually my first time seeing the show. I've played (and lost) the lotto 5 times, so I was holding a grudge. But I knew I had to bite the bullet this weekend in order to see Lin-Manuel.
The matinee lotto wasn't unusually crowded (about 120 ppl). A ticket-seller said both Saturday shows were nearly sold-out for. I wasn't going to buy premium-seat, so I asked about standing-room. Just my luck, there was 1 SRO ticket left for the matinee, so I grabbed it (If I won lotto, I'd sell it to someone who'd lost).
Fortunately(?) I lost the lotto, so was still seeing the show. Stood during Act I but was able to grab an empty orchestra seat for Act II. Sold-out audience. (Note for SRO: Richard Rodger's mezzanine over-hang blocks the upper-half of the stage)
Greatly enjoyable show. Good thing I had SRO for Act 1 because I was dancing!!! Such such such awesome music! (I also had refused to listen to the OBCR until seeing the show live). Marcy Harriel really has settled into the ensemble as the new Vanessa well. Lin-Manuel didn't seem to be overwhelmed with any kind of emotion (probably saving it for tomorrow night). There was significant applause for his entrance/exit.
Shane, the little dude who won the BroadwayWorld.com IN THE HEIGHTS free-style video contest was at the stage-door with his mother. Totally adorable and the cast members flocked to him. Andrea Burns' husband and son surprised her at the door with Valentine's bouquets. And this other boy at the door (Thomas, age 6) sang the "Piragua" song to Eliseo Roman (totes adorable).
ADIOS LIN-MANUEL! Thanks for bringing a vibrancy back to Broadway.
