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katiesue
03-18-2010, 11:11 AM
Maddie's off to DC, Philly and NY in two weeks. While they're in NY they're going to see In the Heights. Anyone have any info on it?
Strangler Lewis
03-18-2010, 11:26 AM
I believe it's a hip hop version of Wuthering Heights.
katiesue
03-18-2010, 11:42 AM
Excellent - thank you. I'll try and get her the soundtrack before she goes. It's always more fun to see something when you kind of know what's going on ahead of time.
SzczerbiakManiac
03-18-2010, 12:24 PM
I believe it's a hip hop version of Wuthering Heights.I've never heard that assessment. I'm not familiar with the plot of Wuthering Heights, but Wikipedia has a synopsis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heights), perhaps you could compare.

I do know it won several 2008 Tony awards: Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreographer, and Best Orchestrations.
Strangler Lewis
03-18-2010, 12:44 PM
I was just guessing, but I have a feeling I'd like my concept better.
JWBear
03-18-2010, 01:49 PM
I'm not familiar with the plot of Wuthering Heights...

<GASP> Turn in your gay card immediately, young man!
SzczerbiakManiac
03-18-2010, 05:11 PM
Wuthering Heights is The Gay©?
<shrug>
elaborate please
wolfy999
03-18-2010, 05:50 PM
Don't you get to go Katie?
JWBear
03-18-2010, 06:26 PM
Wuthering Heights is The Gay©?
<shrug>
elaborate please

Classic old movies, especially ones with melodramatic heroines, are The Gay©.

(Besides... young hunky Laurence Olivier... Need I say more?)
Tref
03-18-2010, 08:47 PM
Need I say more?)

Go for it!
katiesue
03-19-2010, 07:39 AM
Don't you get to go Katie?

I could have but she wanted to do it on her own. I did the same sort of trip when I was in 8th grade and it was a wonderful experience so I want her to have the same.
wolfy999
03-19-2010, 08:01 AM
Way to go Mom!
Cadaverous Pallor
03-19-2010, 08:20 AM
I could have but she wanted to do it on her own. I did the same sort of trip when I was in 8th grade and it was a wonderful experience so I want her to have the same.Now THAT'S some awesome hands-off parenting! :snap:
LSPoorEeyorick
03-19-2010, 08:47 AM
Tom and I are very big fans of In the Heights. It's one day in the life of people on one particular corner of Washington Heights (a primarily latino community) in New York City. It relies heavily on a bunch of different latino musical styles, including rap, hip-hop, merengue and others.

We saw it in New York, and we'll be seeing it at the Pantages when it comes this summer. And we would love others to join us.

It's a pretty clean show, Katie - not much bad language, not a lot of really overtly adult situations. A lot of spirit and energy, though - I think she'll like it.
katiesue
03-19-2010, 11:00 AM
Thanks H - Sounds like she'll like it. From their website Corbin what's his name from the Disney channel stuff is supposed to be in it currently so that got her excited. They take them to a nice dinner then a Broadway show.

CP - I wasn't worried about sending her when we signed up in June but then she got the T1 diganosis. So now I'm totally paranoid because they go from breakfast at 7AM til lights out at 10PM for 5 days, in a different time zone. It's amazing the amount of stuff they're squeezing in. Anyway tired means wonky blood sugars, which make you more tired and more off. So I'm really hoping she stays on top of everything. But I have to let her fly solo, hopefully no hospital stays will be required.
Cadaverous Pallor
03-19-2010, 11:25 AM
I'm even more impressed, Katie. WTG. Hopefully she'll do fine.