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Virgin Megastore to Host In the Heights CD Event on June 5

The Virgin Megastore in Times Square will host a performance and signing of Ghostlight Records’ two-CD Original Broadway Cast Recording of In the Heights at 5pm on Thursday, June 5, two days after its official release.

The new musical, conceived and written by Lin-Manuel Miranda with a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, is about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan, and focuses on the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition. The production, which is directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, has received 13 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical.

The event will feature all 11 members of the show’s principal cast: Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesús, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, and Seth Stewart.

The show’s aditional cast members include Tony Chiroldes, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Joshua Henry, Afra Hines, Nina Lafarga, Doreen Montalvo, Javier Muñoz, Krysta Rodriguez, Eliseo Roman, Luis Salgado, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Rickey Tripp, Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Rogelio Douglas Jr., and Stephanie Klemons.

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