In the Heights

Mesa Arts Center
1 East Main Street Mesa

Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame had his first Broadway hit with this lively musical depiction of life in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan. In the Heights explores the need for family and the question of "What is home?" within a framework of Latin music, rap and traditional musical theater ballads. This winner of the Best Musical Tony Award in 2008 comes to the Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse in Mesa.