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IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
#25re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 9:33pmAh I can't wait to hear how his last show was!!
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
#26re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 9:37pm
Can't wait to hear how his last show was!
*Sorry, I didn't mean to post twice*
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
Updated On: 2/15/09 at 09:37 PM
pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
#27re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 10:16pmMe too! I have been thinking of Lin's last show all day today. I really wish I lived in NYC. I was lucky enough to see the show twice with him in it and it was fantastic. Hopefully not too much longer before we get some posts about his last show!
#28re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 10:57pm
Just got home---- it was absolutely amazing !!! Made me realize why I love this show so much !!! The crowd was so diverse, and its so great to see-
Lin received entrance applause that seemed to go on forever-- must have been a few minutes, before he was able to start singing.
I had not seen Rick Negron yet, and I have to say... despite Carlos Gomez' voice being so bad towards the end of his run, I did miss him. Negron just didnt do it for me. He lacked emotion as Kevin.
LOVED Marcy !!!! So good !!!
Rest of the cast was great as usual.
Crowd went nuts for Lin at curtain, but I was surprised, as he did not make a speech. Still, it was very special, and I wish him all the best !!!
Will definitely be going back soon to support Javier.
jordangirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/1/06
#29re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:00pm
Testing... I'm glad it wasn't just me that felt something was missing with Rick. (Saw it yesterday matinee)
I still love the show though!!
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nancyess
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#30re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:06pm
I was there too and thought the show was just amazing. I was surprised that there weren't any speeches at the end, tho Lin-Manuel's dancing was cute, and the rest of the cast was so happy for him, clapping and jumping along.
There was a sign posted at the entrance that said something like "due to popular demand, a performance was being added Monday at 8pm" - does anyone know what that's all about? Was tonight not really his last performance?
#31re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:21pm
There was a sign posted at the entrance that said something like "due to popular demand, a performance was being added Monday at 8pm" - does anyone know what that's all about? Was tonight not really his last performance?
Hee- I was just talking about that sign with someone. Monday's actually the start of the new week, and there's a show tomorrow night because there's no show Wed night this week. Shows sometimes have a schedule change up on holiday weekends, but I don't think I've ever seen a "due to popular demand sign" about any of them- they're stil playing the normal eight performances next week.
Tonight was great- I loved all of the Lin love. No idea what it looked like in the orch, but it was standing ovation entrance applause at the start of the show in the mezz. And then I loved how his first line, how "Lights up on Washington Heights," proceeded to get its own burst of applause. And I love crowds filled with fans, where it feels like everyone's getting their own spillover, if you will, of applause and recognition (off the top of my head- Andrea Burns, and Eliseo's Piragua Guy, were getting some really loud recognition at numerous points during the night.)
Wasn't too disappointed by the lack of speech, as it seemed to fit in with Karen's send off (the band played "America," as the rest of the cast stepped back, so she got her own bow, but no speech there either.)
Lotto this weekend was insane- I lost Sat eve and Sun matinee today, crowds were larger than I've ever seen- even larger than the first post-Tonys lotto crowd. But, on the plus side, after I lost Heights lotto I went on to win Wicked matinee lotto. :)
#32re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:23pm
I was there tonight as well, and it was an outstanding performance. Lin-Manuel Miranda was perfect in this role and I'm glad his sendoff was so thrilling. The audience and the cast showed him such love today and I am proud to have been a part of it.
I also really enjoyed Marcy Harriel and Rick Negron's performances. The show is in fantastic shape and I'm glad it has found an audience.
Looking forward to seeing the new Usnavi...I hope the show holds up without Miranda and that it runs for a long time. Congrats to everyone involved in IN THE HEIGHTS!! 
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#33re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:26pm
Just got back. Stage door was packed, and the cast was so gracious. I'll have my stage door footage up in a bit.
Tonight's show was amazing. I was glad I brought enough tissues as I cried so much! Haha.
pushdabutton
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/05
#34re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:28pmCan't wait to see your footage JP2! Thanks in advance for sharing!
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#35re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:34pmWish I could have been there! You'll be missed, Lin! (Although Javier is great).
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#36re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:35pm
<< Testing... I'm glad it wasn't just me that felt something was missing with Rick. (Saw it yesterday matinee)
I still love the show though!! >>
Love it too, but definitely wasnt just you !!! His "Inutil" was really void of any emotion. Liked Gomez much better, but still wouldnt keep me from the show !! :))
#37re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:37pmI actually didn't care for Gomez and loved Negron...but to each his own!
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#38re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:39pm
As Sunny so graciously puts it: "This is the end of an era!!!"
And as Vanessa states: "He has a point"
The show tonight was outstanding, from the entrance applause/ovation to the immediate ovation after the cast sings "...home". Chills down my spine when he sang "Man I'm a streetlight chilling in the heat / I illuminate the stories of the people that I meet" (and boy did he SING it!). The curtain call was so bittersweet, but you couldn't help but clap to the music "Simply the Best" and "Beat" it. I am so proud of Lin and all his accomplishments and only wish him the best of luck. The more luck means the sooner we see him again.
Star sightings (feel free to ass on)
Seth Rudetsky
Susan Blackwell
Hunter Bell
Allison Janney
Noah Weisberg
And I'm sure Lin's family and Vanessa were there...
"I'm gonna miss this place to tell you the truth" - that's when it hit me, he's gone. I think it hit him there too.
Again, amazing night. Cast was on fire. Voices weren't the greatest but that's what emotion will do to you. What an amazing treat! I will certainly miss Lin, his mannerisms, and his voice, but In The Heights has a long life ahead of it!
Updated On: 2/16/09 at 11:39 PM
#39re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:43pm
It was painful to listen to Gomez towards the end of his run, his voice had become so bad, but still enjoyed his Kevin.
Just thought Negron was missing something--
But you are right, to each, their own- and agree--- show is still in great shape !!!
Btw, missed Rickey Tripp. I see his name in the Playbill, but is he still with the show?
#40re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:45pm
I don't know why y'all are debating- Eliseo's Kevin is the best. 
#41re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/15/09 at 11:47pm
<< I don't know why y'all are debating- Eliseo's Kevin is the best. >>
THAT is true !!!
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#42re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:03am
I like Negron, but I think he is too young. But I do remember liking him more the first time I saw him... maybe he had a bad night? His voice is 10000x better, but the acting may be a bit under par. What is better? He is definitely a solid replacement. As is Marcy! LOVE HER!!!
#43re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:06am
The show tonight was truly splendid. I hadn't revisited In The Heights since it won the Tony, but everyone was just on fire. I know it was his last show, but to receive a standing ovation just when you enter - that was something I've never experienced. When Lin/Usnavi talks about "I'm gonna miss this place to tell you the truth", he seemed to get a slight crack in his voice and for the rest of "Home" I was pretty emotional. It's one thing to have an actor leave a show when they originated a role, a usually emotional journey. But for him to have created this after working so hard, then winning the Tony for writing and the musical itself...it's just so much to say goodbye to. At the stage door, the girl next to me asked if Lin had gotten her present. After she specified which one, he said he hadn't opened it yet, as he needed stuff to keep him busy tomorrow when he's bawling. He will be surely missed from the Broadway scene until his (hopefully soon) return.
Oh and despite the obvious illegalities a friend of a friend whose name just happens to be mormonophobic...er...took pictures at curtain since it WAS his last appearance. Yeah, felony, yeah I'm a bad person. But I'll post them or link to them when I get home from my trip or get to a Kinko's and make a CD (which I might do uber-soon since I'm dying for the photos of speed-the-plow SD today where I got pics with Macy, Esparza, Moss, AND a surprising Fred Armisen).
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#44re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:17amI never liked Inutil untin I heard Rick Negron sing it.
#45re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:26am^ same! it was always my "watch Alex conduct" song
#45re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:26amsorry didn't mean to double post Updated On: 2/16/09 at 12:26 AM
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#47re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:29am^ haha i watch Alex during that song too, but Negron adds some feeling to the song you realize the song is actually really beautiful. It's amazing what good singing does to a song...
bwayboy976
Chorus Member Joined: 10/4/08
#48re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:46am
I totally agree with WAT on Negron vs. Gomez.
I thought Gomez was alright in the role when I saw it in previews (struggled vocally) and when I saw it for the second time in November, he was REALLY straining. INUTIL was close to painful to sit through. Negron is a much stronger singer and is a lot better in the role than Gomez, IMO.
But glad to hear Miranda got the sendoff he deserved. He's incredibly talented and I can't wait to see what comes from him next.
#49re: IN THE HEIGHTS: Reports from Lin-Manuel's Final Weekend
Posted: 2/16/09 at 12:55am
"I never liked Inutil untin I heard Rick Negron sing it."
I agree with this statement 100%.
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