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{{quote|''"Light's up/ on Washington Heights, up/ at the break of day/ I wake up/ and I got this little punk I gotta chase away."''}}
So begins Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Broadway hit. Set in the neighbourhood Washington Heights of NYC, ''[[In the Heights]]'' is a musical covering three days in the lives of its colorful characters. Usnavi, the main character, runs his family's bodega with his young cousin, Sonny. Vanessa, the oblivious target of Usnavi's attraction, works herself to exhaustion to buy her way to a better life. The Rosarios run their taxi business and support their brilliant young daughter, Nina.
''In the Heights'' is especially notable for being the first Broadway musical of its kind, a combination of rap, hip-hop and Latin. Needless to say, it's [[Needs More Love|some kind of awesome]].
'''Warning:''' Soundtrack is guaranteed to lead to side effects of toe-tapping, humming and spontaneous dancing.
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* [[Annoying Younger Sibling|Annoying Younger Cousin]]: Sonny
** Subverted in that Sonny is fairly intelligent with a [[Non Sequitur|comically]] strong vocabulary (he seems to take after Usnavi a bit) and interest in politics and social activism. He also has shades of being the [[Only Sane Man]] as his introspections on what {{spoiler|Usnavi's departure}} and the closing of the surrounding shops means for the community causes him to despair when others are partying.
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