It was a bittersweet day
In the Heights on February 15, as the show’s Tony Award-winning creator and star,
Lin-Manuel Miranda, took his final bow as lovable leading man Usnavi. Miranda steps away from his smash-hit brainchild with a shelf full of accolades (including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical), passing down his starring role to longtime cast member Javier Munoz, who has been with the production since one of its first workshops in 2005. While this isn’t the last we’ll hear of Miranda—the performer had a hand in turning the upcoming
West Side Story revival bilingual and will also be involved with the big-screen adaptation of
In the Heights—it was still a difficult goodbye for Miranda and company… so much after-partying was needed to lift those spirits! One thing is for sure, however: the neighborhood just