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How ‘In the Heights’ Transformed From A Freshman College Project Into A Major Motion Picture · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. One of the coolest things that happened
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Speaker 1: during last night's Grammys was that spectacular sneak peak of
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Speaker 1: In the Heights. It's the upcoming feature based on the
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Speaker 1: Tony winning hit musical by lin Manuel Miranda that launched
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Speaker 1: his career before he created Hamilton's, but it had humble
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Speaker 1: beginnings twenty years ago. As a college project, he worked
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Speaker 1: tirelessly to create an eighty minute musical. Two seniors he
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Speaker 1: didn't know went one night and were mesmerized by Lynn's talent.
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Speaker 1: Two years later, they reconnected and slowly developed In the
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Speaker 1: Heights into a Broadway show and now a major film
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Speaker 1: which looks so good on so many levels, and I'm
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Speaker 1: calling it will be the event of this summer. We've
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Speaker 1: got the trailer up at on Air with Ryan dot
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Speaker 1: Com In the Heights, which is directed by crazy rich
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Speaker 1: Asians helmer John M. Chew is in theaters and on
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Speaker 1: HBO Max June eight. That's direct from Hollywood.