So I guess this is part two of my In The Heights adventures in Arizona. If you are reading this I guess you made it through part one or my long ramble filled with dorkiness. I am going to try and write about when I saw In The Heights on June 17th(Thursday) and June 19th(Saturday), 2010. You may be asking yourself is this blog post going to be super long. My answer is I hope not!
Thursday’s Show: Once again there were a good amount of understudies and swings on. Joseph Morales was on for Usnavi, Genny Lis Padilla was Nina, Wilkie Ferguson was Benny, Morgan Matayoshi was Carla and Daniel Cruz, Kristina Fernandez and Kevin Santos were in the ensemble. As always I was amazed by the show. Morgan was an amazing Carla, she played the role slightly different than Kristina and Genny but I enjoyed her performance. Joseph Morales once again was amazing as Usnavi. Wilkie and Genny both gave breathtaking performances. If you didn’t know Daniela and Sonny are basically my two favorite characters in the show. Isabel killed it as Daniela, she is a scene stealer. Shaun Taylor-Corbett was hilarious as Sonny! Sabrina Sloan wowed me again, she was an amazing Vanessa. I was amazed by the show and found different moments to love.
Saturday’s Show: I saw the Saturday evening performance and the amount of understudies and swings that were on was less than the other two shows that I saw. Joseph Morales was on as Usnavi, Natalie Caruncho was Nina, Wilkie Ferguson was Benny and Daniel Cruz, Kristina Fernandez, Morgan Matayoshi and Kevin Santos were in the ensemble. Joseph Morales killed it again. I just think his portrayal of Usnavi is wonderful. Natalie was an incredible Nina; her “Breathe” was wonderful. Natalie’s Nina was different than Arielle’s and Genny’s but I loved it. I can say that I have seen all of the Nina’s’ on tour (Yes I am THAT theatre dork!). I loved Wilkie as Benny, he was incredible. I was blown away by “Carnaval Del Barrio” Isabel Santiago was incredible she is truly everything a Daniela should be. She nails every one-liner, has the accent down pat and just is a loveable sassy gossip. That night “Champagne” was super incredible Joseph and Sabrina killed it! It was another amazing show.
Stage door (Thursday): So Daniel Bolero(Kevin) came out and he was super nice! Joseph Morales came out and it was nice to get to chat with him again. Two of my favorites (I can’t really choose a favorite cast member that’s like Sophie’s Choice) Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Isabel Santiago came out. They were so nice it was great. David Baida came out he is an amazing Piragua Guy. Then Lin-Manuel Miranda came out. This time I wasn’t as “start struck” and I managed to get a few words out and Lin was super nice. Natalie Caruncho came out too. Just as I was about to leave I saw Tommy Kail. I had met Tommy when I saw the show in Minneapolis. I chatted with him for a minute and then went home. Also when I was leaving I heard a girl yelling “I want to meet the thug with the spray cans” I laughed because it was just funny and because Jose-Luis Lopez had walked right by them about two seconds before she made that remark.
Stage door (Saturday): Before the show the amazing merch lady got Sabrina Sloan and Jose-Luis Lopez to pose for a picture with me. Carlos Salazar, Joseph Morales and Noemi Del Rio were the first few people to come out and sign, they were super nice. After that David Baida, Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Daniel Borlero came out. Other cast members that I met Natalie Caruncho, Isabel Santiago, Wilkie Ferguson, Natalie Toro, Rayanne Gonzales, Elise Santoro and Jose-Luis Lopez. Everybody was super nice and I was glad so many cast members came out.
Overall it was a great trip! It was super fun to be able to see In The Heights three times. I enjoyed it so much and I really want to see it again. I can’t say enough good things about this tour cast and the show. The show and the cast are truly incredible. Also I am a proud member of “In The Heights Addicts Anonymous”, not so anonymous anymore! Those are my ITH adventures for now!
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