Before In the Heights became a Tony-winning Broadway phenomenon, the show began as a love letter to composer Lin-Manuel Miranda's native Washington Heights. The musical had many pre-Broadway incarnations before taking residence in the Richard Rodgers Theatre for nearly three years, and Miranda recently posted a clip from the show's first production, staged in 2000 at his alma mater Wesleyan University. Height…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM on May 13, 2011