In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights. The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. The musical's 2008 Broadway production was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical at the 62nd Tony Awards on June 15, 2008.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording was released June 3, 2008, on Ghostlight Records and is now available internationally.

The musical was originally performed at Wesleyan University. It then received a production at the off-Broadway 37 Arts Theater opening on February 8, 2007. Directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction by Alex Lacamoire, the cast featured Priscilla Lopez, Mandy Gonzalez, Olga Merediz, Karen Olivo, Andrea Burns, Robin de Jesús and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It was produced by Jill Furman,Sander Jacobs, Kevin McCollum, and Jeffrey Seller (McCollum and Seller produced the hit musicals Rent and Avenue Q). The off-Broadway production was nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, winning two, and closed on July 15, 2007.

The Broadway production opened for previews on February 14, 2008,  with an official opening on March 9, 2008 at The Richard Rodgers Theatre. The Broadway production was again directed and choreographed by Thomas Kail and Andy Blankenbuehler, with most of the off-Broadway principals repeating their roles. It has received favorable reviews praising its modern score, young cast, choreography, and set. The show was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, including Best Musical and in the book and score categories, as well as for direction and choreography. Of those thirteen nominations, it won four awards, including best musical, original score, best choreography, and best orchestration.
 
Characters

• Usnavi, The owner of a bodega in Washington Heights, he has dreamt of going to the Dominican Republic since his parents died.  He is very close to Abuela, who practically raised him. He is also in love with Vanessa.

• Nina, The daughter of Kevin and Camila. She is the first to go to college, and everybody in the neighborhood admires her. However, she reveals she felt she did not fit in at college and plans to drop out. She gets very close to Benny when she comes back to the Heights during her summer vacation.

• Abuela Claudia, the elder of the neighborhood, she knows everybody and is like a mother to all of them. She reveals that she wins the winning lottery ticket.

• Vanessa, works at Daniela's salon, she dreams of getting out of the Barrio and getting an apartment down town. She eventually falls for Usnavi.

• Benny, Runs Kevin's dispatch, he meets Nina and falls in love with her.

• Sonny, Usnavi's dorky cousin.

• Daniela, The outrageous owner of the salon where the girls go to gossip about everything that happens in the neighborhood.

• Carla, Works at Daniela's salon along with Vanessa.

• Kevin, Nina's father, he wants to make sure his family can have everything they ever wanted. Is overprotective of Nina.

• Camila, Nina's mother.

• Piragua Guy, the owner of a small piragua stand.

• Grafitti Pette, Sonny's friend, Usnavi thinks he is a vandal when really he is an artist with a good heart. He eventually is the reason why Usnavi doesn't leave, after he shows him the memoir of Abuela.