In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Lin-Manuel Miranda\'s debut production blends hip-hop, Latin rhythms, and traditional Broadway tropes in an exciting new way. Latin horns and percussion drive his high-energy depiction of multicultural upper Manhattan, with Miranda\'s rapping an equally dynamic narrative engine. Fans of old-school Broadway will savor ballads like \"Breathe\" and \"Sunrise,\" which reveal hopes and conflicts at a more leisurely pace than the breathlessly paced, intricately interwoven ensemble numbers \"The Club\" and \"Blackout,\" which anticipate Miranda\'s subsequent smash, *Hamilton*.