IN THE HEIGHTS
Tony Award Nomination for Best Scenic Design & Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Scenic Design
Scenic Design by Anna Louizos
Richard Rogers Theatre, 2008
Directed by: Thomas Kail
Music and Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by: Quiara Alegra Hudes
Costumes by: Paul Tazewell
Lighting by: Howell Binkley
Featuring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Gonzalez, Karen Olivo, Chris Jackson.
Press: “The street is designed with impressive attention to the minutiae of urban decay” New York Times
“There is much, however, that is easy to love, starting with Anna Louizos’s evocative cityscape set (complete with the George Washington Bridge in the background)”
“The setting, by Anna Louizos, makes an immediate impact, with its layers of bricks and cornices on a street corner, with stairs and a terrace and a view of the George Washington Bridge.”
“Anna Louizos’ agreeably cluttered, two-tiered set conjures a neighborhood in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge, with a fire hydrant on one corner and the 181st Street subway entrance on the other. Downstairs from the jumble of apartments and fire escapes, there’s a hair salon, a car service and a bodega, run by Usnavi (Miranda), named for the U.S. Navy ship his father saw on arrival in the country.”
