An Interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda Creator and Star of the Off-Broadway Hit In the Heights

“Last week, Towleroad correspondent Josh Helmin sat down with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the 27-year-old creator and star of the new hit Off-Broadway musical In the Heights. Set in the northern Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights over one fateful Fourth of July weekend, Heights follows the trajectory of two love stories and the results of one lucky lottery ticket. With some of the most thoughtful lyrics that New York has heard since Avenue Q according to New York magazine, energetic performances, inspired choreography and costuming, In the Heights is a sexy, fresh, funny, and moving addition to the musical theater canon. Amid the seats at 37 Arts Theater in midtown Manhattan, where In the Heights is currently playing, Miranda who is straight talked to Josh about the shows gay plotline that was written out, the future of the American musical, and the seven-year journey to Off-Broadway ”” that may just lead to the Tonys.”

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