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August 31, 2016

In The Heights London Sets Closing Date

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In The Heights Kings Cross Theatre

Sam Mackay and the cast of In The Heights. Photo: Johan Persson In the Heights, the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical has announced that it will close at the King's Cross Theatre on Sunday 8 January 2017. In The Heights won three 2016 Olivier Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Music, Best Choreographer and Best Supporting Actor for David Bedella. In The Heights is the creation of Lin-Manual Miranda,  whose latest musical Hamilton is Broadway's hottest ticket, opening here in October 2017.

Joining the cast of In The Heights from 16 September are Arun Blair-Mangat as ‘Benny’ (“Kinky Boots”); Juliet Gough as ‘Camilla’ (“Matilda”) and Stephanie Rojas as ‘Carla’ (“Wonder.land”). Sarah Naudi, who has been with the show since it opened at the Southwark Playhouse in 2014, will play the role of ‘Vanessa’ and Damian Buhagiar returns to the production as ‘Sonny’, having originated the role in 2014.

Continuing their roles are: Sam Mackay as ‘Usnavi’ (“Wonder.land”); Gabriela Garcia as ‘Nina’ (“Ghost The Musical”); David Bedella as ‘Kevin’ (“Jerry Springer – The Opera”); Norma Attallah as ‘Abuela’ (“The Sound of Music – Live”); Johnny Bishop as ‘Graffiti Pete’ (“The Lion King”) and Vas Constanti as ‘Piragua Guy’ (“Flashdance”). They are joined by: Reiss Hinds; Christopher Tendai; Michael Cortez; Shanice Burton; Raffaella Covino; Genesis Lynea; Alex Thomas and Tara Young with further casting to be announced shortly.

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3rd Floor, 80 St. Martin’s Lane
Covent Garden
London WC2N 4AA

The British Theatre website has been established to celebrate the rich and diverse theatrical culture of the United Kingdom.  Our ethos revolves around encouraging and nurturing the performing arts in all its forms. The spirit of theatre is very much alive and the British Theatre website is at the forefront of delivering news and information to audiences and enthusiasts everywhere. Our team of theatre journalists and reviewers are working hard to cover productions and news.


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