In the Heights

Berkeley Playhouse’s production of “In the Heights” taps into a joy unique to community theater, making for a fitting homage to its heart-filled neighborhood subject. 

While some economic success can be found in favoring the rich, the maintained application of dynamic pricing will continue to drive away the very people who have inspired their stories.

The perfect musical is still on the way, but we can make an allowance for the sake of this new, hopelessly dreamy summer classic.

This summer shapes up as a season of options: variety in the movies to choose and variety in the ways to watch them. Here are movies slated for the summer.

Preceding a roundtable interview with the rest of the cast, writers Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes explained their practice of “Paciencia y Fe” (patience and faith) to The Daily Californian.

Although the theater is currently closed to patrons, Lins said Berkeley Playhouse has not stopped working to provide theater to the Berkeley community, even amid the chaos of a pandemic.

In the Custom Made Theatre on Sutter Street in San Francisco, the small space came to life Sunday night with the premiere of Custom Made Theatre Company’s production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights.”

Wasn’t that extra day off fun? Take that long-weekend energy with you into Tuesday. Labor Day is all about celebrating workers, of course, so check out a documentary about unusual professions.

Despite growing up without many multicultural roles to look up to, Beltran still believes theater is an effective medium to push for diversity.