Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, a musical developed at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, garnered 13 Tony nominations, more than any production this year.
The musical, set in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, was developed at the National Theater Institute at the O’Neill Center in 2005.
“We are very excited for Lin-Manuel and the rest of those involved in the show,” Janice Muirhead, a spokesperson for the O’Neill, said last week.
The O’Neill Center has also shepherded along hit shows such as Avenue Q.
In The Heights, is nominated for “Best Musical” and Miranda is also nominated for song writing as well as acting.
In The Heights, is on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York.