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  2. Miranda wrote the earliest draft of In the Heights in 1999 during his sophomore year of college. After the show was accepted by Wesleyan University's student theater company Second Stage, Miranda added "freestyle rap... bodegas, and salsa numbers."

  3. Jun 7, 2021 · He based a key character on a close family friend. Miranda would later say that he began writing In the Heights as an attempt to create a “time capsule” that captured the Hispanic community...

  4. Jun 11, 2021 · The story of In the Heights begins in 1999, when an unknown Lin-Manuel Miranda was a sophomore at Wesleyan University, decades before he received a MacArthur “genius grant” and won a Pulitzer.

  5. Miranda wrote In The Heights two decades ago, when he was still a student. It was first staged in 2005 - with him in the leading role.

  6. Jun 10, 2021 · Instead, in 1999, Miranda created his earliest version of “In the Heights” — a vibrant story that follows the hopes and dreams of Hispanic American residents in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Now, 22 years later, “In the Heights” makes its debut in theaters and on HBO Max on June 10.

  7. Jun 11, 2021 · Best known for Hamilton, the Broadway production that's evolved into a pop culture phenomenon, Miranda first wrote In the Heights while he was in college. The musical debuted on Broadway in March 2008 and earned four Tony Awards that same year.

  8. In fact, when Hudes was brought on by Miranda to write the In the Heights book in 2004, to accompany his music and lyrics, they agreed it was vital their show avoided the pitfalls of past...

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