In the Heights

This year’s Tribeca, which opens Wednesday with Jon M. Chu’s adaption of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In the Heights,” will be spread throughout all five-boroughs of New York with a mix of in-person and virtual screenings. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

With Lin-Manuel Miranda’s long-awaited film adaptation of “In The Heights” set to premiere, NBC New York’s Darlene Rodriguez offers a look at the real Washington Heights — a vibrant, colorful neighborhood with many Dominican families and businesses providing plenty of sound and life.

 The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic, but to help revitalize its hometown. This year’s Tribeca, which opens Wednesday with Jon M. Chu’s adaption of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In the Heights,” will be spread throughout all five boroughs of New York with a mix of in-person and...

The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectations for Latinos in the United States, a group that’s been historically underrepresented and widely typecast in films. With upcoming titles like “Cinderella” with Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello, “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” with Mexican star Salma Hayek and Steven Spielberg’s revival of “West Side Story,” it’s just the beginning of...

A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, “In the Heights” is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience.

The movie based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” premieres this week and the award-winning performer, composer and playwright, started working on the show when he was a student in Connecticut, attending Wesleyan University in Middletown. The film is set in Washington Heights, in New York and Miranda does have a part in it. HBO Max’s description of the...

NBC New York’s Darlene Rodriguez takes you through the Upper Manhattan neighborhood that Jon M. Chu’s new film “In the Heights”, an adaption of a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is based on.

The Tribeca Festival is back for 2021 celebrating its 20th anniversary! Festival director Cara Cusumano spoke with our Michael Gargiulo about the history of the festival and what fans can expect this year

Jacqueline Coley from Rotten Tomatoes talks with Sara Gore about blockbuster movies. Hear about “Cruella,” “In the Heights,” and more.

The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, two days before the film opens in theaters and begins streaming

Kids around the country are using chalk to spread positive messages on the sidewalk.

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The moment many were craving for took place yesterday at crowded restaurant in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. Actor, composer and lyricist, Lin-Manuel Miranda released the trailer of the acclaimed movie “In The Heights”....
It’s been a decade since Miranda premiered the award-winning musical in Broadway. Now, alongside film director Jon M. Chu, known for...