MEET & GREET: Photo Blogging with Music Director Kristin Spires

Yesterday 26 of the brightest and best singer/dancer/actors met at Artes de la Rosa's home, The Rose Marine Theater to begin a journey toward what everyone could feel will be a very special production of the Tony Award Winning Musical, IN THE HEIGHTS. The cast and crew spent several hours together on Sunday evening, eating, talking, and being merry as they got to know eachother, learned about the history of the Rose Marine, and experienced small tastes of the genius that is Lin Manuel Miranda's masterful musical. Musical Director Kristin Spires took to her IPHONE and captured many of the special moments throughout the evening. These are just a few of those moments...

Artes de la Rosa welcoming everyone to their new home for the next 10 weeks.


Artistic Director Adam Adolfo got to flex his party planning skills for this Meet & Greet! Check it out!


Nachos made with 4 different types of cheeses including smoked gouda and green chiles?! Where's the plates?


Now that's what we call a spread! Let's eat!


That's quite the spread - the cast was very full at the end of the night...


But not so full that they didn't have time for the Tres Leches Cake!


Cast members posing for a pic... say Cheese! Or should we say NACHOS?!


Some of the ladies of the Heights!


We're kinda fabulous. No big deal!


One of these things is not like the other!


Artistic Director Adam Adolfo going over paperwork...


...and even more paperwork!


Artistic Director talks to the cast about 'reinvisioning the heights' - not reinventing. It's important to make the distinction that reinventing is about change while reinvisioning is about changing the way we see!


Adam Adolfo and Heights Star Matt Randsell have a small suprise for the cast...


Letters and well wishes were sent to the cast and read by Adam and Matt from members of the original broadway cast of In the Heights! In this photo Matt is reading a note from the Original Broadway Latin Dance Choreographer...


One final moment from cast members before we say goodnight...


IN THE HEIGHTS OPENS MAY 17th! See you then!