The In the Heights 3-LP Vinyl edition celebrates the landmark 10th Anniversary of our Grammy Award-winning Original Cast Recording.
In the Heights – created by the team that went on to collaborate on the game-changing Broadway smash Hamilton – has become the 4th best selling cast album since it was released in 2008. This special vinyl edition includes a 16-page booklet with full lyrics, original Broadway show photos, and an MP3 download card.
Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, In the Heights features Latin, Salsa and Hip-Hop-infused music, conceived and written by Pulitzer Prize winning superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda. The musical has gone on to be produced around the globe and a feature film is in development. The In the Heights original cast album was produced by Andres Levin and Kurt Deutsch.
In the Heights is the quintessential New York musical, about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan. The music pulses with the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition.
In the Heights was conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, with book by Quiara Alegría Hudes; music and lyrics by Mr. Miranda, orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman. The show was directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler; with Alex Lacamoire serving as music director. It originally opened at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 9, 2008, produced by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman.