Merediz will reprise her performance as Abuela Claudia, having earned a Tony nomination for the role in 2008.
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Olga Merediz, who originated the role of Abuela Claudia in Broadway's In the Heights, will reprise her Tony-nominated performance in the upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' Tony-winning musical.
Gregory Diaz IV and Jimmy Smits
Also newly tapped for the movie are Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway's Matilda) as Sonny and Jimmy Smits (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, How to Get Away With Murder)as Kevin Rosario.
As previously reported, the Jon M. Chu-directed movie will star Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, Tony nominee Corey Hawkins as Benny, Melissa Barrera as Vanessa, and Leslie Grace as Nina.
The Warner Bros. project, featuring a screenplay by Hudes, is set to arrive in theatres June 26, 2020. Filming will begin—appropriately, on location in Washington Heights—this summer.
Original Broadway Cast Reunites for In the Heights: In Concert
Original Broadway Cast Reunites for In the Heights: In Concert
Tony Award winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo, Tony nominees Olga Merediz and Robin de Jesús and other members of the original Broadway cast of In the Heights reunited for a one-night-only concert of that Tony Award-winning musical Feb. 11 at the United Palace of Cultural Arts in Washington Heights. Read the Playbill.com story.
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