#sonny/graffiti pete

[mimi-croissant]

BOOP they are silly

#my art #in the heights #sonny de la vega #graffiti pete #yayyy

[i-have-boobs-so-dean-doesnt]

You cannot convince me that when Sonny came out to Usnavi and told him that he was dating Pete, Usnavi wasn't like: Oh no. Ew. And Sonny was so offended, and asked: What? are you homophobic? And Usnavi, the biggest ally just: No, i just FUCKING HATE THIS LITTLE PUNK.

#in the heights #gay #usnavi de la vega #graffiti pete #sonny de la vega

[whenyourehome]

back on my in the heights bullshit

#in the heights #musicals #in the heights musical #musical theatre #graffiti pete #carla in the heights #vanessa in the heights #sonny de la vega #abuela claudia #usnavi de la vega #mike's ith memes

[pika-ace]

amphibia au?????

Yet another show I haven't watched :/

Okay, so I'm thinking for Anne, Sasha, and Marcy, that would be Sonny, Pete, and Lincoln, because Sonny and Pete are the youngest, and Lincoln needs more space to shine.

But after that, I can't decide if I want the barrio to remain in the human world or make THEM the found family with whom the trio bond and have adventures in the fantasy world. With the latter everyone would have more time to shine instead of just Sonny, Pete, and Lincoln, so I really don't know... :/c

#in the heights aus #amphiba #sonny de la vega #graffiti pete #lincoln rosario

[elevator-to-mars]

pondering

what if rtc ith au.

constance is nina

benny is ricky

graffiti pete is mischa

sonny is noel

usnavi is either penny or ocean

vanessa is either penny or ocean (i haven’t decided on either,,)

#robin rambles #ride the cyclone #rtc #in the heights #ith

[felizusnavidad]

hii

in the heights/hamilton characters as different aesthetics (preppy, goth, etc.)

this is such a great question! ok, let's think about it. so i decided to pair them up (one ith + one (or two) hamilton character(s) with similar vibes i may also drop some quotes to prove my point) and here's how i see it:

usnavi/alexander (it's all about the legacy they left with me, it's destiny/what is a legacy? it's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see + both the caribbean immigrants + both orphans + both can't shut up sometimes i could write a whole essay about it actually): 90s (i don't have any explanation for this one, i just want to see it cause it's a vibe)

vanessa/angelica (if i'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude who is whistling cause he has nothing to say/i'm looking for a mind at work + so this is what it feels like to match wits with someone at your level you see what i did here, right?): DARK ACADEMIA (oh i love this one, i could even make them a moodboard lol)

nina/eliza: (hey guys, it's me! the biggest disappointment you know BUT nina please believe that when you find your way again you're gonna change the world/i'm erasing myself from the narrative BUT i live another 50 years, it's not enough + and when my time is up, have i done enough? cause in the end they both have done so much, ok? you know what i'm trying to say also this post is a mess): PREPPY (idk i just think it's their vibe)

benny/mulligan (idk, for some reason i was just thinking about how benny was showing off his skills in benny's dispatch and mulligan was showing off... his pants also yes that is the only reason lol): SKATER (do i even need to explain?)

sonny/laurens/philip (they all just have the same young energy for me and i'm not gonna give you any quotes here, it's just something you can see with your own eyes when you watch them on the stage): KIDCORE (i literally had no idea something like this exists but you can google it and it's a perfect choice for them)

kevin/jefferson (ok so look, kevin and camila are married to each other and jefferson and madison are also like a married couple in my head i don't know what else i can say): NORMCORE (just how i see it)

camila/madison (look up): LIGHT ACADEMIA (idk it's just the vibe bro)

daniela/lafayette (mostly because they are both iconic and come on we all love them so much also daniela works in the salon and layafette has majestic hair but it's unimportant): ART HOE (it's just perfect for them, ok?)

carla/peggy (like can't you just see it? carla clearly doesn't have much to say and peggy... and peggy. they are both cute tho! and they are both there just for fun!): SOFT GIRL (cause like i said they are just cute!)

piragua guy/king george (hey, pana! i run this town!/soon you'll see, you'll remember you belong to me! come on they are basically the same person, piragua guy is the king of washington heights): BADDIE (i'm literally crying right now, it's too damn funny)

abuela claudia/george washington (that was abuela, she's not really my abuela but she practically raised me, this corner is her escuela/your wife needs you alive, son, i need you alive + daddy's calling parent vibes lol): COTTAGECORE (it is what it is)

graffiti pete/burr (listen, i don't even have any quotes here, it's just the fact that usnavi hates graffiti pete and hammy and burr are enemies lol you see what i did here): GOTH (just because this is so fucking funny in my head lol imagine aaron burr as goth)

maria reynolds (i don't have a pair for her oops): EARLY 2000s (because of course)

#ani i absolutely love you for those creative and amazing questions #you have no idea <3 #thank you so much! #i had so much fun with it! #also this post is literally cursed #i know you didn't ask for all of this but oh well #i had too much fun i'm sorry... #i saved every letter you wrote me*

[descendantofthesparrow]

thinking of a Descendants/In the Heights crossover (it’s a musical by LMM about a bunch of people in Washington Heights)… Uma is Benny, Harry is Nina. Uhh…Evie is Usnavi and Doug is Vanessa. Dizzy is Sonny (Usnavi’s cousin) and Zevon is Graffiti Pete, Sonny’s friend (bc I ain’t putting the bird as my fav and also so they can be platonic)…Harriet is Kevin (Nina’s dad, but it’s changed to sister from dad). Chad and Ben are Carla and Daniela respectively.

i have no clue who any of the in the heights characters are (never even listened to the soundtrack) so i have no opinion on this soooooo 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

#ive listened to like 3 musicals #six #hamilton #and like sound of music #so-yeah #oh and mean girls but not the whole thing #and heatehrs-also not the whole thing

[stunfiskz]

once again thinking about lin manuel miranda tweeting a link to sonny x graffiti pete fanfic.

what did he mean by this.

#txt #well i guess i know what he means. just i’m just. did someone send him it or did he go looking #i don’t know which is funnier tbh

[intheheightsblogproject]

The Who's Who: Cast of Characters

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) → moved to New York City with his parents at the age of 8; has lived with Abuela Claudia since the death of his parents; runs a bodega in Washington Heights, but dreams of moving back to the Dominican Republic to restore his late father’s bar; has a huge crush on Vanessa

Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) → never had children of her own, but becomes the matriarch of the entire block

Kevin Rosario (Jimmy Smits) → owner of the local cab company, Rosario’s Car Service; everything he does is for the benefit of his daughter, Nina – even if it means selling his business

Nina Rosario (Leslie Grace) → the first of the Rosario family to attend college; feels overwhelming pressure from her family and the community to succeed; her experiences at Stanford leave her questioning whether she wants to continue her education there at all; like a sister to Usnavi

Benny (Corey Hawkins) → runs dispatch at Rosario’s Car Service; broke up with Nina before she left for Stanford because he didn’t want to stand in the way of her success; heads back to work in the middle of the blackout after seeing the way the community is struggling

Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) → works at Daniela’s salon, but dreams of leaving Washington Heights to become a successful fashion designer; despite saving up money to move to a new apartment downtown, she is unable to do so without a cosigner; doesn't make her feelings for Usnavi clear until the day before he's set to leave

Sonny (Gregory Diaz IV) → works at the bodega with his cousin, Usnavi; his undocumented status crushes his dream of attending college one day

Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega) → owner of a Washington Heights salon that has been priced out of the neighborhood

Carla and Cuca (Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco)→ work at Daniela’s salon; always know the local gossip and share it with their clients

Alejandro (Mateo Gómez) → a lawyer who helps Usnavi buy back his father’s bar in the Dominican Republic, as well as begin the application process for Sonny to become a US citizen

Graffiti Pete (Noah Catala) → instrumental in breaking Vanessa’s creative rut and in inspiring Usnavi to stay in Washington Heights

Piraguero (Lin-Manuel Miranda) → sells piragua in Washington Heights, but finds himself in competition with a Mr. Softee vendor

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[rushpush]

what's your top 5 fav songs from In The Heights?

also, if you could delete a musical or a movie from your mind just to have the thrill of watching it for the first time again, what would it be??

I just fell in love with your question. Okay, here we go!

So there are some songs from In The Heights that I really love. Quick side note: I actually only listen to the recording by the original Broadway cast and that's because I just don't warm up to the movie. No idea why 🤷🏻‍♀️ (plus I love Lin's voice).

My absolute favorite song is and probably will forever be 96,000. I just love it when he lyrics overlap with the other lyrics and everyone sings together yet mixed up. Lin just has an incredible talent for great songs like that (one of the reasons I love Non-Stop by Hamilton and We don't Talk about Bruno so much too and could just listen to them up and down).

Second favorite is probably Carnaval Del Barrio. Firstly because it's just such a great good mood song, secondly I love the Spanish parts (even if I don't know any Spanish :/ ).

Sunrise is on my third place. I love how Benny and Nina always throw the balls to each other and this quiet song is always a welcome change to the otherwise so lively songs.

On the fourth place is Blackout. Even though a lot of things go wrong in this song, nothing beats this "We are powerless". And of course that also so much happens in this song. We have Benny and Nina, Vanessa, Usnavi and Abuela and Sonny and Graffiti Pete. And of course the great ending with the fireworks.

In this case, fifth place was taken by the title song In The Heights.

I love the fact that it's an actual round of introductions and Usnavi is talking to the audience. (Am generally a fan of when a character breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience). Also, there's no better feeling leaving the house early in the morning and heading straight to work with this song playing.

Now to your musical question.

Well, if you take a quick look at my blog, you might almost think I'm going to throw Hamilton out there. But that's not the case.

In fact, I was rather annoyed and confused by Hamilton when I watched it for the first time.

As I mentioned before, I had nothing to do with American history and knew nothing about it until I came across Hamilton. For fucks sake I even had to google who the fuck Alexander Hamilton is and wondered afterwards what kind of moron writes a musical about politics XD

Eventually the songs got stuck in my head and I started liking them. But it took a while.

So no, it's not Hamilton.

In fact, I would say here: The Phantom of the Opera.

It's one of the first musicals I ever saw and I just loved it from the beginning. (I'm a bit of a drama queen, after all).

I love the songs, I love the story and the finale always makes me cry. Just erasing it from my memory and then falling in love with this musical all over again... that would be a dream.

I hope I could answer your question well.

#musical #hamilton musical #Phantom of the opera #in the heights #lin manuel miranda #top 5 list

[beecastle]

Just got back from seeing In The Heights, here are my thoughts on it

The show was fantastic, it was a blend between Spanish and English but the translation was so good the songs switched between languages seamlessly. At the end of the show I talked with Usnavi's actor for a bit and we agreed that this translation was way better than the one used in the movie

Favorites:

Mr. Rosario's song "Inútil" was definitely one of the highlights of the show, the actor put so much emotion in it! And also in the announcement after Abuela Claudia dies

Benny's actor captured his essence perfectly. He was the only character who didn't speak an ounce of Spanish marking him as an other among a bilingual cast, which helped a lot in the conflict between him and Mr. Rosario

Nina's voice was out of this world, she was perfect for the role!

Sonny and Graffiti Pete (which was played by a girl and called "Pink")'s friendship got to shine on screen, chemistry unmatched

Everyone else was great too! I loved Mrs. Rosario's singing, Usnavi's actor is my second favorite Usnavi after Lin's, Paciencia y Fe was a strong number, during Blackout they used their phone's lighting as lights and that was extremely cool!

And during the dancing in the club it was a girl who asked Vanessa to dance with her, fighting with Usnavi to get her attention

Super happy with how it all went!

#bee talks

[dsneybuf91]

In the Heights Stage vs. Film

(Originally posted on August 1, 2021)

Ever since I began recognizing the cultural and historical similarities between the Philippines and Latin America, a result of Spain colonizing the Philippines 500 years ago, supporting talented Hispanic/Latin American entertainers has felt about as important to me as supporting talented Asian entertainers does. Consequently, I eagerly awaited the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s and Quiara Alegría Huedes’ Broadway musical In the Heights, about Hispanic/Latino/Latina Washington Heights residents trying to enjoy the last summer before their block’s gentrification. I felt that a look at the film – the first I saw in a cinema since Sonic the Hedgehog – would fall under my blog’s scope, thanks to Jon M. Chu’s direction.

I felt pretty familiar with In the Heights by the time the movie premiered: I own the Original Broadway Cast Recording, and attended a high school production. Compared to the other Lin-Manuel Miranda musicals I’ve seen on a screen, the movie would fall in the middle; the stories feel less engaging than Moana; but I find the characters more sympathetic than those from Hamilton. To explore the methods Chu, Miranda, and Hudes used to update the 2008 Broadway musical for 2020-’21 moviegoers, I’ve decided to examine their cinematic adjustments to one of the play’s literal showstoppers.

Look at the fireworks fly, light up the night sky!

-The whole cast, "Blackout"

On stage, "Blackout" dramatically ends both Act I, and the characters' Fourth of July festivities, when electricity in Washington Heights shuts down for the first of several nights.  The movie doesn't have an intermission, and moves the emotionally powerful "Paciencia y Fe" and "Alabanza" to follow "Blackout" on the same evening.  This required the writers and Chu to ensure that "Blackout" excites, but doesn't emotionally drain the viewer when combined with the following songs.

The film streamlines the drama of "Blackout" by emphasizing its most optimistic theme.  On stage and film, the number demonstrates that while a disaster can frighten, it can also bring family and friends closer together: Sonny and Graffiti Pete rally to lessen panic on their block, Usnavi and Abuela Claudia share a rare look at the stars, and Nina and Benny reinforce their love.  On stage, Sonny and Graffiti Pete fail to protect the bodega from looters during the blackout, delivering another reason for Usnavi to consider leaving Washington Heights in Act II.  Retaining this in the movie would've provided a darker spin on the song's theme, but would've also reinforced destructive stereotypes of short-tempered, selfish Latin Americans.  From a pacing standpoint, devastating the community twice in the same night - including "Alabanza" - would risk exhausting moviegoers.  Consequently, everyone in the movie remains focused on finding shelter in the scorching darkness, with Sonny and Graffiti Pete pyrotechnically guiding their neighbors.  Even without any onscreen violence, Chu ensures high levels of tension and chaos with his hyper-realistic direction, and by utilizing more locations than just the nightclub and the barrio.

Since In the Heights marks the first of several Lin-Manuel Miranda musicals promoting the importance of a positive legacy, it feels noteworthy that by removing any active efforts to destroy the block from within, Usnavi's temptation to retreat from Washington Heights remains the greatest threat against ensuring the residents' impacts.  It looms larger in the movie than it did on stage, where it takes until the second song of Act II - "Hundreds of Stories", which didn't make it to the screens - for his dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic to seem more like an attainable goal.  In the film, he starts turning his dreams into plans right after the first song.

On screen, "Blackout" accommodates some movie-wide examples of streamlined or added drama by relocating one verse, adding some more lyrics, and changing who sings it.  On stage, the number ends with some will-they-or-won't-they between Nina and Benny, who ultimately close Act I with a kiss.  The film reduces the number of obstacles in their romance, complicated originally by both Nina's difficulty finding the confidence to return to Stanford, and by her father, Kevin, preferring that she date another Hispanic or Latino.  Instead, Kevin and Benny seem to get along mostly well; this particular sequence illustrates it when they cooperate to direct other taxi drivers from the dispatch.  Nina's and Benny's subplot remains engaging through her poignant quest to figure out how she can forge her own legacy, while still honoring her family and friends.  All of this leaves them without much reason to sing an argument.

The movie instead gives the will-they-or-won't-they verse of "Blackout" to the main couple, Usnavi and Vanessa.  After the play separates them in the chaos, they don't reunite until the next morning, in a conversation that puts the future of their romance in doubt.  The film reunites them on the night of the blackout, but separates them again in song.  I'll admit considering their love the least interesting In the Heights subplot; whether on stage or on a screen, they seem to spend more time pining or disagreeing than actually doing anything amorous.  However, Chu adds tension to their arguments by filming both this verse and "Champagne" in sweeping, uninterrupted takes.  Having Vanessa willingly split up with Usnavi during the blackout also allows her to advance on her project of designing fashion inspired by Washington Heights, as part of a film-exclusive character arc.  While most of her development in the libretto involved falling deeper in love with Usnavi, the screenplay also has her strengthen her admiration of the barrio's beauty.

The movie relocates Usnavi's return to Abuela Claudia to before the final chorus of "Blackout", now optimistically preceded with their echoed assurances of, "You're not alone tonight!"  It also drives home the theme of a disaster's potential to unite, by having several other major characters spend the night with the duo.  Although, the verse only ends with those assurances because of the screenplay altering the time and manner in which Abuela Claudia shares some surprisingly positive news with Usnavi.  The new time makes her seem a little more senile than her stage counterpart, but the manner still delivers a resonant example of her helping Usnavi and Sonny when they don't expect it.

While "Blackout" creates fewer dilemmas than it does on stage, it remains dramatic by leaving some problems to resolve later.  In addition to the uncertain future of Usnavi's and Vanessa's romance, Washington Heights still requires several days to regain power.  With no intermission, the film appears to deliver a breather by instead moving "Paciencia y Fe" to this point.  Set almost entirely in Abuela Claudia's heat-stricken mind, the flashback-driven number originally followed "96,000" both in the play, and in early edits of the movie; the ending also received some new lyrics for the screen.  In the final edit, "Paciencia y Fe" provides an intimate contrast to "Blackout", before dropping a tragic bombshell on the barrio and viewers.

While In the Heights experienced a lot of restructuring and streamlining during the transition from Broadway to movie theaters, it remains an emotionally compelling watch.  Not all of my favorite songs made it to the screen, but not all of them feel easy to film, anyway.  Jon M. Chu's direction of the film remains energetic, yet doesn't frantically distract from the poignant character arcs - some of which feel more complete in the movie than in the play.  Both versions of the musical impress when after spending hours following average people live their ordinary lives, they elicit the viewers' interest in keeping the residents' stories alive.  Television might diminish the thrills of In the Heights, but the passionate and resonant film would still benefit greatly from a fruitful second life on home video and broadcasts.

#in the heights #lin manuel miranda #blackout #jon m chu #my posts #movie review

[whenyourehome]

#cough cough #sonny and pete #or whatever the duo name is idk #or #richjake #rich goranski #jake dillinger #sonny de la vega #graffiti pete #in the heights #be more chill #musical theatre #IVE BEEB TRYING TO POST THIS FOR THE PAST 20 MINUTES

[pika-ace]

benina luca au yes

Benina as in Luca x Alberto or as in Luca x Guilia? ...What, you can't blame me, either are viable options! (on the other hand, thank you for asking this, someone asked for this AU AGES ago and I totally forgot even after I saw the movie XP)

Honestly, if we want a Luca x Alberto angle, then Sonny and Pete should absolutely take those spots, cause Nina is totally Guilia. Although I'd kinda want Benny in there too because of how Guilia's dad basically adopts Alberto and I totally want that for Benny AND Pete. Plus, then we could still have the Benina in there; we just double-cast Alberto! Maybe Pete and Benny were both abandoned and Benny took him under his wing as a brother, but Pete and Sonny go to the town first before Benny follows and meets Nina when he finally tracks Sonny and Pete down.

Plus, Usnavi and Vanessa going onto land to find Sonny and just becoming absolute menaces to society, throwing all these kids in the water and getting them wet, it's too perfect XD

#in the heights aus #pixar luca #benina #sonny de la vega #graffiti pete #benny #nina rosario

[mccarthawrites]

Morning At the Store

Relationship: Sonny de la Vega/Grafitti Pete

Rating: General Audiences

Summary: Sonny opens the store to give Usnavi a break and is visited by his boyfriend.

Author’s Note: Every time I write about Sonny/Pete in a relationship I envision OBC cast because movie Sonny is a child.

Words: 403

In the Heights Masterlist

Sonny leaned on the counter. He had opened the store today, trying to show Usnavi that he was responsible. And also letting Usnavi sleep in. Usnavi and Vanessa were new parents and always exhausted. They needed to sleep in. Styrofoam cup in hand, Sonny was ready to go back to bed. All the cafecito in the world couldn’t wake him up.

The front door opened, catching his attention.

“Morning.” He could barely keep his eyes open.

“Yo, you good?” The familiar voice made Sonny smile.

“Hey.” He forced his eyes open. Graffiti Pete smirked, shaking his head. “What are you doing here? When I left the apartment, you were still sleeping.”

“I need to get some work done today. I’m going to the studio. Figured, I’d stop by and check in on you. Maybe stock up on some munchies.” Pete explained.

“Go for it. I’m on until one.”

“Are you going to survive until one?” Pete asked, laughing.

“I have to. Navi deserves some rest.” Sonnet explained, sipping his coffee.

“You need something stronger than that. I’ll run to Dunk’s and get you something with some espresso shots.”

“Is Dunk’s even open this early?” Sonny asked.

“They should be. I’ll be back.” Pete kissed Sonny’s nose, before leaving the store. Sonny didn’t know how long it took, because he dozed off for most of the time. “Wake up!” Pete nudged him, lightly. “Here.” He placed the Dunkin’ Donuts cup in front of Sonny.

“Thanks, baby.” Sonny smiled. Pete took the styrofoam cup and finished the rest of the cafecito as he went through the aisles. “Why are you going to the studio so early?”

“Because I just feel like working. I have to get something done when the motivation is there. I have two pieces for the art show this weekend, but I have an idea for another one.” Pete explained, piling a bunch of junk food on the counter. “This should be good.”

“I invited Navi, Vanessa, Nina and Benny to the show.”

“You didn’t have to.”

“I’m proud of you. We’re all proud of you.” Sonny told him. “Even Navi.”

“Really?” Pete asked. Sonny nodded, as he rang up the items. “I’m looking forward to them seeing everything, then.”

“Good. That’ll be 7.01.” Sonny told him.

“A’ight.” Pete handed over some money, getting the change back. “Thank you. I’ll see you later.” Pete kissed Sonny.

“Okay. Have fun.” Sonny smiled.

#In the Heights #Sonny #Sonny de la Vega #Grafitti Pete

[elevator-to-mars]

rtc ith au .

hear me out

ocean is nina

noel is sonny

mischa is graffiti pete

ricky is usnavi

jane/penny is benny

constance is canessa

(also some of the cut chars are the salon ladies and father markus is abuela claudia.)

also i have some things i’m struggling to decide on, should ricky communicate only through aac/asl or be verbal or only be verbal during singing??

#robin rambles #ride the cyclone #ride the cyclone musical #rtc #in the heights #ith