The Official "In The Heights" Love Thread....- Page 77

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 8:50am

Chita, I'm having a problem get used to your new avatar!! I like it, but I don't associate it with you at the moment.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:33am

Oh sorry, it's been like tat for a week or two.


It's LEIGH ANN LARKIN! The most amazing performer!

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 3:09pm

Chris Jackson was out, unfortunately. His understudy Rogelio Douglas, Jr. was wonderful, however.

Um slightly jealous that you got to see Rogelio's Benny- can I hear more about this please? I *love* his dancing, have been wanting to hear him sing the Benny numbers for a while now.


Glad you had such a great stage door experience. :)

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:44pm

http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=570555

[HometownGlory]

Posted: 9/7/08 at 5:17pm

Well, it's harder for me to say; since that's the only time I saw the show, I don't have anything to compare it to! He was very capable and fit into the part very well. He didn't seem like an understudy in any way, he had a very formed character and hit every note spot-on. He really sparkled, you could tell he was enjoying himself in songs like 96,000, and he and Mandy had some great moments (slightly amusing, is she taller than him? That could be my memory playing tricks, but I remember noticing there was not much of a height difference.)

When they are on the ledge at the top of Act 2 and she is wearing his shirt, some girls in the back row did catcalls and "WHOOO OW OW" and the like. That was the one negative in the show for me - had I been close, there would have been a glare shot their way. I will never get used to catcalls during a Broadway show, if it's not the bows!

[winter_sky]

Posted: 9/8/08 at 12:46pm

Did anyone go last night? There were rumblings that Lin, Robin, Karen, Stephanie, and Eliseo were all calling out to go to RENT and Olga had a planned absence and Chris has been out.

Was it nuts?

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 10:16am

Thanks for that recap HometownGlory... and yeah, Sunrise usually does get catcalls of some form actually.

ok the Sunday night RENT situation sounds amazing, if it happened, does anyone know?

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 11:50am

I didn't realize ITH had Sunday evening performances.

[winter_sky]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 11:56am

They started them on Sunday...really should have just waited a week. haha

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 11:57am

yep, Sunday eve Heights performances started up again after Labor day, Wed eve show is dropped.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 12:04pm

I could understand Robin wanting to be there for the last performance as he made his Broadway debut in Rent.

[itwontbelongnowx]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 3:17pm

Only Lin was at the performance. Tommy Kail and Quiara were at the show as well. The entire cast was at the after party, though.

I know definitely that Shaun was Usnavi, Krysta was Carla and Blanca was Abuela for the night show. I'm not positive about Rogelio on for Benny for the night show, but I'm pretty sure. For the matinee, Blanca was Abuela, Krysta was Carla, and Rogelio was Benny.

[NYCtheater]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 3:55pm

Do you know of any understudies for the matinee tomorrow?

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/9/08 at 8:47pm

I figured that LIn was jut there for before the performance but then I saw him at intermission. I saw Karen after the show, and I didn't see anyone else but there were pics of other cast members like Mandy, Robin, Priscilla and some others. I think everyone was at the party.

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:50pm

Um- I legit almost started crying while reading this- so, apparently last Friday's performance of Heights raised $1.5 million in financial aid for Lin-Manuel Miranda's alma mater:

The event originated when an anonymous donor informed the University that he or she had purchased each of the 1,319 seats and 21 standing room spaces within the Richard Rodgers Theatre in Manhattan, the home of “In the Heights,” for the show’s Sept. 5 performance. Tickets were then distributed by the University in a variety of configurations...


Reaching new "Heights"

[Testing1232]

Posted: 9/10/08 at 12:53pm

<< Um- I legit almost started crying while reading this- so, apparently last Friday's performance of Heights raised $1.5 million in financial aid for Lin-Manuel Miranda's alma mater: >>

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FaFa42]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 10:58am

i miss luis...!
Is anyone going to the Hola Awards?
SAVE THE DATE - Monday, September 15, 2008
The Ninth Annual HOLA Awards

Luis Salgado won OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION for the choreography of Serenade (Jaradoa Theater)

Cant wait for him to be back... But i know he is doing great in mexico.

[FaFa42]

Posted: 9/13/08 at 11:01am

IN THE HEIGHTS will receive Actors' Equity Association Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Second Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. This award honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus of a Broadway musical. The award ceremony will be held at the September 23rd ACCA meeting at Equity's headquarters in New York City.

The winners of the ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus, all of whom were part of the IN THE HEIGHTS chorus on the musical's March 9, 2008 opening night, are: Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Tony Chiroldes, Rogelio Douglas, Jr. Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Joshua Henry, Afra Hines, Stephanie Klemons, Nina LaFarga, Doreen Montalvo, Javier Muñoz, Krysta Rodriguez, Eliseo Román, Luis Salgado, Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Rickey Tripp.

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 6:45pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn2aM7UxKag

Second video is up!

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 7:18pm

http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Photo_op.aspx?ci=571261

Pictures from the signing.

Is anyone else completely in love with Andrea's Straight hair?

[Anakela]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 7:41pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn2aM7UxKag

Second video is up!

Um- I am *dying* at "the optional English lyrics." Dying. Total genius.

[sally1112]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 9:36pm

Ok just bought the recording today. I love it. I will be coming to NYC to see this show soon.

[Mattt]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 9:45pm

Is there an online message board that's strictly for ITH(like The Guilty Ones, Compulsive Bowlers, etc.)? I am specifically looking for a place to read about daily ITH u/s and reviews.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 9:55pm

Yes

[JKlock]

Posted: 9/17/08 at 9:57pm

I'm loving Legally Brown. Brilliant!

I'm going to see the show the night of my bday on October 10th, I can't wait!