"In the Heights is an exciting musical about life in Washington Heights, a tight-knit community where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. During its acclaimed Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, In the Heights became an audience phenomenon and a critical success. It's easy to see why: with an amazing cast, a gripping story, and incredible dancing,...

"Complete companion to the opera containing full libretto, plot summary: background information; sources; performance; history; biography of composer and librettist; musical themes."

This stellar collaboration of songwriters Rodgers and Hammerstein and librettists Lindsay and Crouse was destined to become the world's most beloved musical.