Set in the present day, In the Heights is a romantic comedy, telling the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighbourhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

It is set to light up the stage at Due Drop Centre’s BNZ Theatre from 6 May 2025.  You will be able to purchase tickets online or at the school’s cashier desk in the coming weeks.

Here is the list of our cast and the leading cast biographies, simply click on their name for more detail.

• Usnavi Owner of De La Vega – ANISETO Paselio
• Nina Rosario (Freshman at Stanford University) – AYESHA Joby / ZYA Running (shared role)
• Kevin Rosario (Nina’s father & Owner of Rosario Car Service) –TYRESE Tupai
• Camila Rosario (Nina’s mother & Co-owner of Car Service) – AKOSITA Tuungafasi / JESSA Calacsan (shared role)
• Benny (Employee of Rosario’s) – NOAH McKenna-Lilo / Jonathan Brzozowski (shared role)
• Vanessa (works at the salon) – MARIA Maldonado Diaz
• Sonny (Usnavi’s cousin) – JOSHUA Ernstzen 
• Abuela Claudia (raised Usnavi, not his blood grandmother) – HANNAH Ernstzen
• Daniela (owner of Daniela’s salon) – MAKEE Enricoso
• Carla (works at the salon) – MINKY Kim
• Cuca (works at the salon) – KAEL Sunga
• Graffiti Pete (an artist) – JAKE Price
• Piraguero (scrapes piraguas from his block of ice) – JUNIOR Siketi

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