Preview Screening and Discussion

PBS Great Performances: In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams

Monday, May 4, 2009
6:00 to 7:45 pm ET
New York



In Person

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Composer/Lyricist/Actor
Mandy Gonzalez, Actor
Christopher Jackson, Actor
Bill O'Donnell, Series Producer, PBS Great Performances
Andrew Fried, Producer, @radical media
Paul Bozymowski, Director, @radical media
Moderator: Jeremy McCarter, Senior Writer, Newsweek
Additional panelists to be announced

PBS Great Performances and producers @radical.media go behind-the-scenes to chronicle the personal stories of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of the 2008 Tony Award winner In The Heights. In addition to including highlights from some of the show’s dynamic performance numbers, this television special takes us into the lives of the cast members to illuminate how this culturally diverse company was able to bring their dreams of performing on the New York stage to fruition.

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PBS broadcast premieres Wednesday, May 27 at 8:00 pm (check local listings).

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  • The beat you are refering too is called 'Clave' whihc is a rhythmic pattern that is use to keep tempo in most of the Afro-cuban and latin-american songs like Salsa and such. 'Clave' means key in Spanish, so you can say that it is a signature key or answer key. To use a funny comparison, let imagine that your body is a song, then your sckeleton would me your 'Clave'.

    If you want to learn more about it you can google the word 'Clave' and it will give you some cool information about it.


    JT_in_Chicago, May 04, 2009 at 10:08 am

  • On the soundtrack, the song In the Heights begins with a basic percussive beat.  Recently, listening to the OBC soundtrack for West Side Story, I noticed that the song "America" begins with the exact same beat.  My question is:  Is this homage or coincidence?

     

    Just wondering!  :)


    trishpip, April 29, 2009 at 3:07 pm