In the Heights, LinManuel Miranda
In the Heights, LinManuel Miranda
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In the Heights
Finding Home

Bestseller

Author: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jeremy McCarter

Narrator: America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jeremy McCarter

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021


Synopsis

The eagerly awaited follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new book gives listeners an extraordinary inside look at In the Heights, his breakout Broadway debut, written with Quiara Alegría Hudes, now a Hollywood blockbuster.

“[An] exuberant, unique, and invaluable record of dynamic, brilliant, and soulful creativity.”—Booklist (starred review)

In 2008, In the Heights, a new musical from up-and-coming young artists, electrified Broadway. The show’s vibrant mix of Latin music and hip-hop captured life in Washington Heights, the Latino neighborhood in upper Manhattan. It won four Tony Awards and became an international hit, delighting audiences around the world. For the film version, director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) brought the story home, filming its spectacular dance numbers on location in Washington Heights. That’s where Usnavi, Nina, and their neighbors chase their dreams and ask a universal question: Where do I belong?
 
In the Heights: Finding Home reunites Miranda with Jeremy McCarter, co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution, and Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist of the Broadway musical and screenwriter of the film. They do more than trace the making of an unlikely Broadway smash and a major motion picture: They give readers an intimate look at the decades-long creative life of In the Heights.
 
Like Hamilton: The Revolution, the audiobook offers untold stories, perceptive essays, and the lyrics to Miranda’s songs—complete with his funny, heartfelt annotations. 
 
This is the story of characters who search for a home—and the artists who created one.

About The Author

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor and director, as well as a New York Times bestselling author (Hamilton: The RevolutionGmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You). He is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Hamilton and In the Heights. Additional Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme (Co-Founder, Guest Star), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist), and West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). He is a recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award, 2019 Portrait of a Nation Prize and 2018 Kennedy Center Honors. Mr. Miranda and The Miranda Family actively support initiatives that increase BIPOC representation in the arts and government, ensure access to women’s reproductive health, and promote resilience in Puerto Rico. He lives with his family in New York. Quiara Alegría Hudes is the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of Water by the Spoonful and the author of a memoir, My Broken Language. She wrote the book for the Tony-winning Broadway musical In the Heights and later adapted it for the screen. Her notable essays include “High Tide of Heartbreak” in American Theatre magazine and “Corey Couldn’t Take It Anymore” in The Cut. As a prison reform activist, Hudes and her cousin founded Emancipated Stories, a platform where people behind bars can share one page of their life story with the world. She lives with her family in New York but frequently returns to her native Philly. Jeremy McCarter is the author of Young Radicals and co-author, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution. He is the founder and executive producer of Make-Believe Association, a Chicago-based production company. He spent five years on the artistic staff of the Public Theater and has served on the jury of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He has written about culture and politics for New York magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He lives in Chicago with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on July 02, 2021

I actually saw In the Heights in an actual theater last week! And loved it, the feel-good film of the summer. I have taught the play and used clips from You Tube where you can find all the songs from the original, Tony-award-winning musical by Miranda in 2008. As you can imagine, it took many years......more

Goodreads review by Alice on June 17, 2021

Any book about a Lin-Manuel Miranda project is a winner! This is a joyful celebration of a wonderful play and movie. Don't miss it, it will make you SO very happy.......more

Goodreads review by Anna on June 27, 2021

Let’s be real, annotated books of musicals are the most on brand thing for me to love, and as someone who’s been in love with it since listening to interviews with Olga Merediz and LMM on Sirius 77 Broadway’s Best in 2008, this is the pinnacle.......more

Goodreads review by Abby on March 04, 2022

I loved this, of course......more

Goodreads review by Ella on September 02, 2021

"Yeah, I'm a streetlight, chokin' on the heat The world spins around while I'm frozen to my seat The people that I know all keep on rollin' down the street But every day is different so I'm switchin' up the beat 'Cause my parents came with nothing, they got a little more And sure, we're poor, but yo, at......more


Quotes

“Ebullient . . . What is most compelling is testimony about how this musical about a community ended up forging new communities and awakening a new appreciation for home in cast and audiences alike.”Booklist (starred review)