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“It reminds us that family is more than blood. “More than any other, this musical teaches us that community and family matter,” Mendoza said. Mendoza said the story and music of “In the Heights” is a celebration of community. Six years later, Miranda’s “Hamilton” would win 11 Tonys. It also made Tony history when Miranda became the youngest-ever composer to win the Best Score award. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards and won Best Musical, Best Score, Best Orchestrations and Best Choreography. Given the scale of In the Heights on Broadway, it deserved to be a big Hollywood musical spectacle, especially for the Latino community.When it opened on Broadway in 2008, “In the Heights” broke new theatrical ground with its salsa rhythms, Latin pop sounds and rapped lyrics. Chu pushed Miranda and everyone else to want for more. In Hollywood, Latinos are still underrepresented in the mainstream culture, so In the Height’s journey fell in line with that narrative. As Miranda mentioned, BIPOCs in entertainment (especially Blacks and Latinos) are used to doing so much with so little within certain spaces. Seeing the trailer and hearing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s words were like night and day. And I’m just so thrilled with what he did because I think it’s bigger than any of us ever dreamed. And Jon, every step of the way, was like, ‘No. I think we’re so used to asking for less-just to ask to occupy space, as Latinos. And then also, when it comes to the production numbers, dreaming so big, I mean this is a big movie musical. You know, he was committed to the authenticity of being in that neighborhood. I have to say, Jon, I think, dreamed bigger than any of us in terms of the size and scope of this. Miranda told Martinez (via AV Club) about director Jon M. The multi-hyphenated creator, along with the cast, spoke with New York radio icon Angie Martinez about In the Height’s stage-to-screen journey. After the success of Hamilton, it was only right Lin-Manuel Miranda would want to bring his first Broadway smash-hit to movie theaters.