(A plump and bearded Lin appears in a mostly comic, near-cameo role that I won't spoil for you.) Combine all this with the endless joy of choreography & constant dancing and the innovative D. And of course, like Hamilton, all the music (from salsa to beats of merengue and bachata, to bomba y plena) and all the lyrics (which are almost exclusively hip-hop) are from the one-and-only Lin-Manuel. Chu, directs the energetic proceedings here. The notable director of "Crazy Rich Asians," Jon M. Quiara Alegría Hudes adapted for the screen her book for her musical stage play. The "Heights" in question is Washington Heights, a big Apple neighborhood at the north end of the isle of Manhattan populated primarily by people of color, and where Lin grew up. When everyone is overheated and discouraged, Daniela is able to rally the block. She is very involved in the lives of everyone in Washington Heights and her salon serves as the main hub of gossip. Daniela is the confident and dramatic owner of the local salon. This one is about the hopes and dreams of its many and varied characters, just as "Hamilton"is about the hopes and dreams of the United States' founding fathers. Dascha Polanco, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Stephanie Beatriz in In the Heights.
But having seen "Hamilton" and his earlier stage musical work, "In the Heights," translated to the big screen, it's getting pretty difficult to argue with that assessment. A friend who hopped on the Hamilton bandwagon relative early (with the original cast on Broadway) said to me, "I think this guy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, may be a freakin' (word substitution there) genius!" Naturally, I assumed that was the hyperbole common to those who think they've discovered something that is solid gold both.
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