Lin-Manuel Miranda came out to see the Broadway Center Stage production of In the Heights March 24 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Alex Lacamoire also surprised the audience by joining the cast onstage to conduct the finale.
Flip through photos of the night below:
Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' acclaimed Washington Heights–set musical, directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons, is presented in semi-staged concerts through March 25 in the Eisenhower Theater.
Anthony Ramos, who created the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the original cast of Broadway's Hamilton, plays Usnavi.
The cast also features Gigi's Vanessa Hudgens (Gigi) as Vanessa, Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!) as Nina, Eden Espinosa (Wicked) as Daniela, Mateo Ferro as Sonny, J. Quinton Johnson (Hamilton) as Benny, original Broadway cast member Blanca Camacho as Camila, Saundra Santiago (Nine) as Abuela Claudia, Broadway cast member Rick Negron returning to the role of Kevin, Virgil Gadson (After Midnight) as Graffiti Pete, Arianna Rosario (On Your Feet!) as Carla, and original Broadway cast member Eliseo Roman reprising the role of Piragua Guy.