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In the Heights kicks off Tribeca Festival with opening night premiere: See all the photos

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos

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  • <p>A day ahead of its release in theaters and on HBO Max, <em><a href="https://ew.com/creative-work/in-the-heights-2021-film/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:In the Heights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">In the Heights</a> </em>went uptown for an electric premiere as the opening night film of the 20th <a href="https://ew.com/tag/tribeca-film-festival/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tribeca Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Tribeca Festival</a>. Held at the United Palace theater in New York's Washington Heights - the same neighborhood where <a href="https://ew.com/tag/lin-manuel-miranda/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Lin-Manuel Miranda;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a>'s musical-turned-movie takes place - the premiere event brought out Miranda, director Jon M. Chu, and much of the film's cast, screening the film in front of an excited audience that clapped after nearly every musical number. </p> <p>Check out more photos from the premiere's yellow carpet ahead.</p>
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    Lights up on <em>In the Heights</em>

    A day ahead of its release in theaters and on HBO Max, In the Heights went uptown for an electric premiere as the opening night film of the 20th Tribeca Festival. Held at the United Palace theater in New York's Washington Heights - the same neighborhood where Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical-turned-movie takes place - the premiere event brought out Miranda, director Jon M. Chu, and much of the film's cast, screening the film in front of an excited audience that clapped after nearly every musical number.

    Check out more photos from the premiere's yellow carpet ahead.

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    Anthony Ramos

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    Melissa Barrera

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    Leslie Grace

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    Jimmy Smits

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    Leslie Grace and Anthony Ramos

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    Daphne Rubin-Vega

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    Dascha Polanco

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    Olga Merediz

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    Marc Anthony

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    Christopher Jackson and Veronica Jackson

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    Jon M. Chu, Gregory Diaz IV, and Jimmy Smits

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    Daphne Rubin-Vega and Leslie Grace

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    Marc Anthony and Anthony Ramos

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    Vanessa Nadal and Lin Manuel-Miranda

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    Leslie Grace, Anthony Ramos, and Jon M. Chu

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    Leslie Grace and Lin-Manuel Miranda

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    Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes

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    Leslie Grace and Jimmy Smits

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    Luis A. Miranda Jr., Vanessa Nadal, Lin Manuel-Miranda, and Luz Towns-Miranda

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    Alex Lacamoire

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<p>A day ahead of its release in theaters and on HBO Max, <em><a href="https://ew.com/creative-work/in-the-heights-2021-film/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:In the Heights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">In the Heights</a> </em>went uptown for an electric premiere as the opening night film of the 20th <a href="https://ew.com/tag/tribeca-film-festival/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tribeca Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Tribeca Festival</a>. Held at the United Palace theater in New York's Washington Heights - the same neighborhood where <a href="https://ew.com/tag/lin-manuel-miranda/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Lin-Manuel Miranda;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Lin-Manuel Miranda</a>'s musical-turned-movie takes place - the premiere event brought out Miranda, director Jon M. Chu, and much of the film's cast, screening the film in front of an excited audience that clapped after nearly every musical number. </p> <p>Check out more photos from the premiere's yellow carpet ahead.</p>
EW Staff

The highly anticipated movie-musical made a hometown splash at the 20th edition of the New York City-based festival.