'In the Heights' Run Extended at Westchester Broadway Theatre

The run of the musical "In the Heights" at The Westchester Broadway Theatre has been extended. The show had been scheduled to close on March 17.

With all thirty-five scheduled performances sold out, the theater decided to add 17 new performances. The show will now run through April 7, 2013. 

The ticket prices for Wednesday through Sunday evenings and Sunday matinees are $59 for adults, $56 for seniors and $51 for children.  The cost includes a three-course lunch or dinner. Tax, tips and beverages are additional.

Show times:

• Wednesday through Saturday evenings: dinner at 6:30 p.m. and show 8 p.m.
• Sunday matinees: lunch at noon and show at 1:30 p.m.
• Sunday evenings: dinner at 5:30 p.m and show at 7 p.m.

The story takes place during a few days in the life of a tight-knit community in New York City’s Washington Heights and centers on the importance of home, family and the need to find one’s place. The score and dance span three generations of music, from rap to moving ballads to salsa.

When it appeared on Broadway in 2008, the play also won Tony awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Orchestrations; it received a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album.

The new production is presented and directed by John Fanelli, a veteran play director for Westchester Broadway Theatre and the founder of the recently formed Standing Ovation Studios in Armonk.

Miss New York State 2012 to attend performance

Shannon Oliver, Miss New York State 2012, will visit the Westchester Broadway Theatre tonight, Feb. 28, to watch "In the Heights." One of the ten finalists in the Miss New York 2012 pagent, she was chosen to replace contest winner Mallory Hagan when she went on to be crowned Miss America 2013.

Visit www.broadwaytheatre.com to purchase tickets or call the box office at 914-592-2222.