In the Heights
 

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?

I believe it's a hip hop version of Wuthering Heights.

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.

I've never heard that assessment. I'm not familiar with the plot of Wuthering Heights, but Wikipedia has a synopsis, perhaps you could compare.

I do know it won several 2008 Tony awards: Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreographer, and Best Orchestrations.

I was just guessing, but I have a feeling I'd like my concept better.

<GASP> Turn in your gay card immediately, young man!

Wuthering Heights is The Gay©?
<shrug>
elaborate please

Don't you get to go Katie?

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

(Besides... young hunky Laurence Olivier... Need I say more?)

Go for it!

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.

Way to go Mom!

Now THAT'S some awesome hands-off parenting! :snap:

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.

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.

I'm even more impressed, Katie. WTG. Hopefully she'll do fine.