Lights up on Washington Heights! Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s first Tony-winning Broadway musical, In the Heights, is set to jumpstart the careers of its fresh-faced cast members after heading to the big screen (and HBO Max).Anthony Ramos first caught theater fans’ attention as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Miranda’s Hamilton, which started streaming in July 2020 on Disney+, a role he originated on Broadway.
When director Jon M. Chu (also known for 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians) cast him as bodega owner Usnavi in the musical about a neighborhood in Manhattan, he and Miranda didn’t realize what a leader he’d be on set.“If there’s any catchphrase from our set,” Miranda told the New York Times in June 2021, “it’s Anthony screaming, ‘Let’s go!
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