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The highly anticipated movie musical In the Heights will be released this summer and Warner Bros. just released a bunch of cool new posters!

The musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and premiered on Broadway in 2008. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Lin won for Best Original Score. Though he played the lead role of Usnavi on stage, the role will be played by his Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos in the movie.

Here is the movie’s synopsis: “Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.”

Also starring in the movie are Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.

Crazy Rich Asians and Step Up director Jon M. Chu directed the movie, which will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18.

The official trailer for the movie is being released on Sunday (March 14), but you can check out the teaser trailer now.

The first trailer for In the Heights, the new movie-musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda, has just debuted!

The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.

Here’s a synopsis of the movie: Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

The film will hit theaters on June 26, 2020.

Victor Garber wears a top hat on the red carpet at the opening night of Broadway’s A Christmas Carol on Wednesday (November 20) at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.

The 70-year-old actor watched Campbell Scott, Andrea Martin, and LaChanze in the new take on the classic story.

Some of the other opening night guests included Broadway stars like Jessie Mueller, married couple Andy Karl and Orfeh, Drew Gehling and girlfriend Julia Mattison, Beth Leavel, and more.

This new production of A Christmas Carol, which previously had a run at London’s Old Vic, will only play eight weeks on Broadway. Don’t miss it!

Paul Rudd is all smiles as he hits the red carpet at his 2019 All-Star Bowling Benefit held at Lucky Strike on Monday evening (November 11) in New York City.

The 50-year-old Living with Yourself star was joined by Alysia Reiner, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Rachel Dratch, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jeremy Hays and Bull actress Geneva Carr.

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Taylor Schilling walks the red carpet while attending the opening night of the new Broadway musical Hadestown on Wednesday night (April 17) in New York City.

Josh Groban attended the show with his girlfriend Schuyler Helford and they met up with Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

Chasten also met up with Jujamcyn Theaters president and fashion insider Jordan Roth and his producer husband Richie Jackson.

Josh and Ingrid Michaelson, who was at the show too, previously worked with Hadestown director Rachel Chavkin on the musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.

More stars at the event included Riverdale‘s Casey Cott, 13 Reasons Why‘s Tommy Dorfman, The Other Two‘s Helene Yorke, Glee‘s Alex Newell, Smash‘s Krysta Rodriguez, and Broadway legends Ben Vereen, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Lillias White.

Hadestown has amazing reviews and is bound to be Broadway’s next big hit. Get your tickets now on Ticketmaster!

Idina Menzel is joined by fellow original cast members Fredi Walker and Daphne Rubin-Vega while performing “Seasons of Love” during the Rent Live finale on Sunday night (January 27) at Fox Studios in Los Angeles.

The original Broadway cast of the beloved musical reunited for a special appearance during the final moments of Fox’s production.

The ladies were joined by Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, and Wilson Jermaine Heredia, as well as some other cast members, for the performance.

While most of the special did not take place live due to star Brennin Hunt‘s injury this weekend, the finale was indeed live!

FYI: Idina is wearing Kimberly McDonald jewelry.

The original Broadway cast of the musical Rent will be making a special appearance during Fox’s live production, so you might be wondering, what are they up to now?

The beloved Jonathan Larson musical debuted on Broadway in 1996 and six out of eight original cast members reprised their roles for the 2005 film adaptation.

The show created a bunch of stars and Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs even got married seven years after working together in the Broadway musical, though their marriage ended in 2013.

Make sure to check out photos the original stars shared from the Rent Live set.

Click through the slideshow to see where the original cast is now…