Find Out Which 'In the Heights' Actors Have Also Starred on Broadway

In The Heights might just be the movie of 2021. After nearly a year-and-a-half of Covid-19 lockdown, it feels like a summer-set, modern-day musical—complete with those signature catchy Lin-Manuel Miranda songs, and dancing in the street—is the exact movie everyone needs right now. And with a 97% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, it's received near-universal acclaim. Director Jon M. Chu—who last dazzled audiences in 2018 with Crazy Rich Asians—has proven to be the perfect director to bring a beloved Tony-winning musical to the big screen, and update it to fit our 2021 sensibilities. But he's not working alone; the movie's cast, made up of stars of both stage and screen, is up to the task throughout the film.

The movie's lead feels like a natural pick, as Anthony Ramos played key supporting roles in the original cast of Miranda's megahit musical Hamilton. But aside from him, the cast also includes faces that TV fans, movie fans, and Broadway fans all might recognize, including one key cast member who actually originated the same role in the original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of In The Heights way back in 2007 and 2008.

Some of these names may be no brainers that you've heard of plenty of times before—and some may get there eventually. So, without further ado, let's take a closer look at all the performers in In The Heights who make the movie really work.