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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes explain the reasons behind the musical's biggest tweaks from the stage to the screen.

Miranda says when he saw Ramos as Usnavi for the first time, 'it was sort of like watching your kid try on your childhood clothes, and it fits him better.'

The film "In the Heights" needed to find dancers who could capture the energy unique to New York.

Directed by Jon. M Chu Starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz, Jimmy Smits, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Dascha Polanco, Marc Anthony, Ariana Greenblatt, and Noah Catala. SYNOPSIS: The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop. The likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life. Set over the course of three blazing hot days in the titular Washington Heights of New York, a ne...

“In The Heights” stars Anthony Ramos as a young bodega owner who aspires to make a better life for himself.