In the Heights
Barrio bodega story
In the Heights is a 2008 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda set in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in upper Manhattan.
The story follows bodega owner Usnavi and his neighbors navigating dreams, identity, and community.
The musical won four Tony Awards and was adapted into a 2021 film.
The title plays on the neighborhood's name and the characters' aspirations.
Small urban grocery
- stoopSmall entry porch
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- cornerMeeting point of edges
tenement · subway · streetlight · alleyway · sidewalk · graffiti · brownstone · apartment
Manhattan theatrical district
- showtunesSongs from musicals
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- librettoOpera's written words
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
Lin-Manuel Miranda · ensemble · finale · overture · duet · ballad · rehearsal · score
Latin American by heritage
- LatinxGender-neutral Hispanic identifier
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- DominicanPreaching order member
- Puerto RicanFrom the smallest Greater Antille
immigrant · heritage · pride · roots · assimilation · belonging · diaspora · bilingual
Involuntary sleep visions
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- collegeHigher education institution
- StanfordCalifornia private research university
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
opportunity · escape · success · hope · future · potential · striving · upward mobility
bodega
Small urban grocery
- stoopSmall entry porch
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- blockSolid mass, or impede
corner · tenement · subway · streetlight · alleyway · sidewalk · graffiti · brownstone · apartment · laundromat
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- showtunesSongs from musicals
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- librettoOpera's written words
Lin-Manuel Miranda · Tony Award · ensemble · finale · overture · duet · ballad · rehearsal · score · audition
Latino
Latin American by heritage
- LatinxGender-neutral Hispanic identifier
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- DominicanPreaching order member
Puerto Rican · immigrant · heritage · pride · roots · assimilation · belonging · diaspora · bilingual · Spanglish
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- collegeHigher education institution
- StanfordCalifornia private research university
scholarship · opportunity · escape · success · hope · future · potential · striving · upward mobility · first-generation
familia
Household, in Spanish
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- togethernessState of close connection
- kinshipState of being related
solidarity · support · belonging · roots · heritage · home · barrio · neighbors · unity · collective
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