In the Heights

20th Anniversary Celebration

to Benefit the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

Join us at the Garde Arts Center in a gala benefit performance for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in celebrating 20 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was first developed at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Music Theater Conference.

This one-night-only concert staging of the hit musical at the Garde Arts Center will feature original Broadway cast members, some exciting new faces, and most importantly raise vital funds to support the O’Neill’s world renowned developmental programming.

Conceived by
Lin-Manuel Miranda

With
 Robin de Jesus                       Katerina McCrimmon               Brandon Michael Nase
 Florencia Cuenca                          Satya Chavez                                  Eliseo Roman
Tomás Matos

Directed by
KO

Musical Direction by
Abel Garriga

Development of In The Heights was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during a residency at the Music Theater Conference of 2005. Initially developed by Back House Productions

Originally Produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Jill Furman Willis,  Sander Jacobs, Goodman/Grossman, Peter Fine, Everett/Skipper

IN THE HEIGHTS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. ConcordTheatricals.com

KO – Director

K O, aka Karen Olivo, is a professional artist and educator living/ working on the unceded ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk Nation in Madison, WI, and recently, the land of the Council of the Three Fires, Ojibwe, Odawa, and the Potawatomi, in Evanston, IL. KO embodies the principles and values of anti-oppression by vowing to use their work to further our collective liberation. Continued

ABEL GARRAGA – Musical Director

Pianist, Orchestrator and Music Director born and raised in Barcelona. Broadway: Water For Elephants (Assoc. MD/Keys 2), Hell’s Kitchen (Assoc. MD/Keys 3), Moulin Rouge! (Keys 2 sub/Reh. Pianist) Funny Girl (Conductor and Keys 2Sub/Reh. Pianist/Music Assistant) Off-Broadway: Afterwards (Assoc. Music Director 2nd Stage), Only Gold (Conductor Sub/Music Asistant, MCC),  Continued

ROBIN DE JESÚS – Usnavi

Broadway: The Boys in the Band (Tony nomination), In the Heights (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), La Cage Aux Folles (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Wicked, Rent. Off-Broadway/regional: Little Shop of Horrors (The Muny), Homos, or Everyone in America (Labyrinth Theater Company), Domesticated (Lincoln Center), In The Heights, Patti Issues, Cabaret, Aladdin, Continued

KATERINA MCCRIMMON – Nina

Katerina McCrimmon (Nina) is honored to join the 20th Anniversary Concert of In the Heights, celebrating a story that has shaped the landscape of contemporary musical theatre. A Miami-born performer of Cuban heritage, Katerina broke onto the national stage as Fanny Brice in the Broadway tour of Funny Girl, with Entertainment Weekly calling her “the next greatest star” Continued

TATIANNA CÓRDOBA – Vanessa

Tatianna Córdoba is a rising star on Broadway, recently making her electrifying debut in Real Women Have Curves: The Musical at the James Earl Jones Theatre. A proud daughter of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tatianna brings a vibrant mix of Latina and Filipina heritage to the stage, infusing her performances with authenticity and emotional depth. A graduate of Continued

YASSMIN ALERS – Abuela Claudia

Yassmin Alers is a proud New Yorican. Broadway/Regional credits include THE NOTEBOOK, ON YOUR FEET, IN THE HEIGHTS, The ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Paul Simon’s THE CAPEMAN, The Who’s TOMMY, and RENT. Movie musicals include Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE AMERICAN MALL & RENT. Yassmin just Continued

BRANDON MICHAEL NASE – Benny

Brandon Michael Nase is a multi-disciplinary artist currently based in New York City. Brandon is celebrated for the versatility of his instrument, his powerful vision as an artist/producer, and his commitment to social justice. Brandon currently works as a producer, educator, and music director/supervisor. He can also still be seen performing across the country, most recently starring in  Continued

ELISEO ROMAN- Kevin

Broadway: On Your Feet (Jose Fajardo); Leap of Faith (Angel); In the Heights (Piragua Guy); Hair – Tribe. Off-Broadway: The Connector (MCC), OLiver! and The Light in the Piazza (City Center) Pirates of Penzance (Delacorte), In the Heights (DRAMA DESK AWARD); Godspell (York); A New Brain (Lincoln Center). Regional: A New Brain – (Barrington Stage) In The Heights – (Kennedy Center), Continued

TOMÁS MATOS – Daniela 

Tomás is a New York-based actor, performer, and digital creator, and a graduate of the renowned “Fame” school, LaGuardia High school for the Performing Arts. On screen, they starred as Keegan in Searchlight Pictures’ FIRE ISLAND, earning the 2022 Gotham Ensemble Tribute Award, and as Chester in Julio Torres’ FANTASMAS(MAX).  Continued

SATYA CHÁVEZ – Piragüero

Satya Chávez is an award-winning Chicago-based Latiné multidisciplinary artist known for their work as an actor, composer, sound designer, and live-looper. Acting credits include Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (American Repertory Theater), Where Did We Sit On The Bus? (DCPA, Steppenwolf, Marin Theatre Co., Cleveland Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville),  Continued

CHACHI DELGADO – Graffiti Pete

Chachi Delgado is super excited to be part of this 20th Anniversary benefit concert in his In the Heights debut! An Afro-Latino originally from the Bay Area,    his credits include multiple productions of Mystic Pizza, including at Paper Mill Playhouse and Riverside Theater, a concert of Rent at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and productions of My Fair Lady, Choir Boy, Evita, Fun Home Continued

JENNIFER SÁNCHEZ – Carla

New Yorker by way of New Mexico, Jennifer is a Broadway actress, musician and award winning songwriter. Broadway: Real Women Have Curves, Elf, The Rose Tattoo, Pretty Woman, Sunday in the Park with George, On Your Feet, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Ghost, Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and West Side Story. Off-Broadway: The Alchemist (Redbull),  Continued

KRUZ MALDONADO- Sonny

Kruz is beyond thrilled to be part of this production! Getting the chance to share the stage with the voices he grew up listening to, alongside such an incredible cast, is an opportunity he feels deeply grateful for. Originally from San Antonio, TX. He received the Joci Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for his performance as Pippin. National Tour: Peter Pan (Peter Pan). Continued

FLORENCIA CUENCA – Camila Rosario

Mexican Immigrant multihyphenate theatre maker passionate about developing projects that celebrate the intersection of diversity, women, and Latine communities. Broadway: Real Women Have Curves (OBC). Off-Broadway: Children of Salt (NYMF2016 Best of Fest), A Never-Ending Line (album available at Broadway Records). As a singer-songwriter she has performed at prestigious Continued