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In the Heights : original Broadway cast recording / [music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda ; book by Quiara Alegría Hudes].

Miranda, Lin-Manuel, 1980- (composer (expression),, lyricist.). Hudes, Quiara Alegría, (librettist.). Burns, Andréa, 1971- (performer.). Dacal, Janet, (performer.). De Jesus, Robin, (performer.). Gomez, Carlos, 1962- (performer.). Gonzalez, Mandy, (performer.). Jackson, Christopher (Vocalist), (performer.). Lopez, Priscilla, 1948- (performer.). Merediz, Olga, (performer.). Olivo, Karen, (performer.). Román, Eliseo, (performer.). Stewart, Seth, (performer.). Lacamoire, Alex, (conductor.). Kail, Thomas, 1978- (director.). Blankenbuehler, Andy, (choreographer.).

Summary:

Experience an exhilarating journey into one of Manhattan's most vibrant communities - a world where the coffee from the corner bodega is light & sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries three generations of music.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Ghostlight Records, 2008.
Distributor: New York, NY : Distributed by Razor & Tie Direct, 2008.
Copyright: phonogram2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Musical in 2 acts. Title from disc label. Compact discs. All songs, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Synopsis and libretto ([68] p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:	In the Heights (7:38) -- Breathe (4:04) -- Benny's dispatch (2:17) -- It won't be long now (4:35) -- Inútil (2:50) -- No me diga (2:26) -- 96,000 (5:35) -- Pacienca y fe = Patience and faith (4:55) -- When you're home (5:20) -- Piragua (1:53) -- The club (5:58) -- Blackout (3:57) -- Sunrise (4:08) -- Hundreds of stories (3:40) --- Enough (2:38) -- Carnaval del barrio (7:26) -- Atención (0:53) -- Alabanza (3:17) -- Everything I know (3:56) -- Piragua (reprise) (0:52) -- Champagne (2:44) -- When the sun goes down (2:32) -- Finale (5:28).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Thomas Kail, director ; Andy Blankenbuehler, choreographer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin de Jesús, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, Eliseo Román, Seth Stewart ; additional supporting performers ; Alex Lacamoire, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded Mar. 23-25, 2008, at Legacy Studios, New York, N.Y.
Language Note:	Sung in English and Spanish.
Awards Note:	Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, 2008