In the Heights: Difference between revisions

** Anyone looking for "artistic merit" to justify this awesome play to Broadway purists can point out that Champagne (both song and object) is a complex metaphor for Usnavi and Vanessa's unspoken feelings (and their [[Cannot Spit It Out|inability to admit]] them).

* [[Crowd Song]]: "In The Heights", "96,000", "Blackout", "Carnaval del Barrio", and "Finale".

* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Nina, even though she and Kevin begin arguing more and more during the show.

* [[Dawson Casting]]: Several of the characters, most notably Nina and Sonny

* [[Line-of-Sight Name]]: Usnavi. Overlaps with [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]].

* [[Lottery Ticket]]

* [[Massive Multiplayer Ensemble Number]]: The opening (aptly titled "In the Heights"), "96,000", and "Blackout".

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: A few examples, the biggest being "Alabanza" following the peppy "Carnaval del Barrio".

* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Sonny ''owns'' this role.

* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: See [[Evolving Music]] above.

* [[Say My Name]]: After Nina's dinner and when Kevin reveals he has sold the family business to pay for Nina's college tuition, Nina tells her father that she will never use this money as it has lost Benny his job. She proceeds to follow Benny to the club. At this, Kevin yells "NIINAAAAAAAAAA!"

* [[Spicy Latina]]: Vanessa, Camila, and Daniela

* [[True Companions]]: With Abuela acting as grandmother to the entire street, it made everyone feel a little more like family.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Inferred about Usnavi/Vanessa and Nina/Benny.

 

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