Seen by Jim and Mary in London

I read this script while listening to the broadway original soundtrack. The 5 stars are really given to the the soundtrack. Great vocal performance! Great latin-style musical arrangement. The most emotional song for me is Enough. The most entertaining song for me is Piragua and Piragua (Reprise). The most memorable song for me is It Won't Be Long Now. Looking forward to the theatrical release in summer 2021! ( )

I seriously love In the Heights. Just when I couldn't get enough of Hamilton, here there was a whole other musical that Lin had written, starred in, and was just as beloved. It took me awhile to actually get around to listening to it, but when I did, I fell in love, just as I had fallen in love with Hamilton. The difference between these two shows however, is that with Hamilton, you generally get the whole story, as it is sung the whole way through and simply by listening to the soundtrack, you basically hear the whole musical. But with In the Heights, there is dialogue. If you only listen to the songs, you are going to miss some plot points. Sure, you can look up the Wikipedia entry, but it is still not the same reading the summary as actually knowing what is said in between songs. That's why I love scripts - even if you don't see it being performed, you still can experience the show.

I bought this book at the Drama Book Shop in New York City. Since I would be spending three months there during the summer, I knew that I wanted to visit Lin's favorite book store. I went inside and the place was magical - the theatre kid inside of me was beaming. I knew I wanted to buy something to support the store, but what? The logical answer would be something Hamilton-related, but I figured that a lot of people would be coming in there just because of that connection, and even though I was one of those people, I didn't want to make it appear that way. So I decided to buy the book for In the Heights (I basically owned all the Hamilton-related books anyhow). In the Heights is a fantastic musical, and I hope that one day by sheer luck I can see it performed on stage. For now, the script will do just fine and I can revel in the beauty and genius that is the writing of Lin-Manuel Miranda. ( )