In The Heights: Leslie Grace on her starring role in the Lin-Manuel Miranda story 

Leslie Grace's upbringing in a Hispanic immigrant family helped make her a perfect candidate for the lead role in the adaptation of the Hamilton creator's stage musical 
In The Heights: Leslie Grace on her starring role in the Lin-Manuel Miranda story 

Leslie Grace, centre, in a scene from In The Heights, with Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

It’s the New York musical that beguiled audiences, the show that became a smash on Broadway and now a big-screen adaptation. Long before Lin-Manuel Miranda developed Hamilton, he became known in musical theatre for In the Heights, his first onstage hit.

The story celebrates the dreams and ambitions of a group of residents in the city’s Washington Heights. Produced by Miranda - who co-wrote the stage musical - it comes to cinemas amid strong early reviews.

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