High School Musical’s Kenny Ortega to direct movie of In the Heights
Posted on December 15, 2009 (Tammy)
High School Musical’s Kenny Ortega is attached to direct a movie adaptation of the Broadway show In the Heights.
The 58-year-old, who also directed Michael Jackson’s This Is It movie, has signed to direct the movie for Universal.
Lin-Manuel Miranda composed and wrote the Broadway musical and also starred in the show and will produce the movie adaptation.
The script is being written by Quiara Alegria Hudes, who wrote the play’s book.
The show explored three days in New York’s Dominican-American neighbourhood of Washington Heights and featured hip-hop, salsa and merengue as well as soul music.
Heights was nominated for 13 Tony awards and won the prize
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