GOTTA LOVE SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
>> THANKS, JUSTIN.
>> FROM BROADWAY TO THE BAYOU
CITY, IN THE HEIGHTS IS AN
AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL NOW AT
T.U.T.S..
>> AND WE WANT TO WELCOME
ACTORS BLAINE KRAUSE AND
MICHELLE HERMAN.
>> HI, GUYS, WELCOME TO HOUSTON.
SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
IN THE HEIGHTS, HOT NEW MUSICAL
IN TOWN, FROM THE SAME CREATOR
AS HAMILTON, WHICHRYN HAS HEARD
ABOUT HAMILTON, TELL BUS IN THE
HEIGHTS.
>> IT'S SET OVER THREE DAYS IN
A LATINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN
MANHATTAN, AND YOU'RE JUST
GETTING A THREE-DAY SNAPSHOT OF
THE COMMUNITY AND THE DAILY
LIFE THAT THAT THEY LEAD AND
IT'S ABOUT FAMILY AND HOME AND
FINDING YOURSELF, REALLY.
>> THAT IS FANTASTIC.
I KNOW YOU'VE COME FROM THE
CITY OF LIGHTS, BROADWAY, NEW
YORK CITY.
PERFORMING IN HOUSTON AT
T.U.T.S.?
>> YES, YES.
>> SO HOW IS IT GOING SO FAR?
>> AMAZING.
THE AUDIENCES HAVE BEEN GREAT
AND THE FOOD EVEN BETTER.
>> ARE YOU USED TO THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY YET?
>> NEW YORK WAS VERY HOT WHEN
WE LEFT.
WE ARE GETTING USED TO IT.
RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU ARE WATCHING A HIGHLIGHT
REEL OF THE SHOW, THE CLUB
SCENE, THERE'S SCENES ON
BALCONIES, GRAFFITI SCENES,
ENERGY SHOW ABOUT HEART AND
LOVE.
ERR IS IT A LITTLE BIT WEST
SIDE STORYESQUE?
>> WELL, YOU CAN SEE THE CLUB
SCENE IS A LITTLE BIT.
>> BUT IT'S MORE SO, JUST LIKE
INTERRELATIONSHIPS, ABOUT
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, LESS
ABOUT COMMUNITY AGAINST EACH
OTHER, AND I THINK IT'S ONE OF
THOSE SHOWS THAT IT COULD BE
TOLD IN ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY.
IT JUST SO HOOPS THAT WE'RE
HIGHLIGHTING A LATIN COMMUNITY
AND TELLING THEIR STORY.
>> AND YOU TWO ARE IN LOVE IN
THE SHOW?
>> MADLY.
>> IN THE MITES RUNS THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 25th AT THE HOBBY
CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS,
AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME
INFORMATION UP THERE ON OUR
SCREEN, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
GETTING SOME TICKETS, YOU CAN
VISIT TUTS.COM.
IT RUNS FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
>> SO CAN WE SEE A LITTLE BIT?
>> WE'LL LET YOU DO YOUR THING.
>> TAKE IT AWA
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪
♪♪WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
♪♪YOU'RE GONNA NEED
♪♪A FLASHLIGHT
♪♪YOU'RE GONNA NEED
♪♪A CANDLE
♪♪I THINK I CAN HANDLE THAT
♪♪WHEN YOU LEAVE TOWN
♪♪I'M GONNA BUY YOU A CALLING
CARD
♪♪BECAUSE I AM FALLING HARD
♪♪FOR YOU
♪♪I GO BACK ON LABOR DAY
♪♪AND I WILL TRY TO MAKE MY WAY
♪♪OUT WEST TO CALIFORNIA
♪♪SO WE'VE GOT THE SUMMER
♪♪AND WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER
♪♪PERHAPS EVEN LONGER
♪♪WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
♪♪AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ME
♪♪WOULD YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
♪♪I COULDN'T IF I TRIED
♪♪WHEN I'M ALL ALONE
♪♪AND I CLOSE MY EYES
♪♪THAT'S WHEN I'LL SEE
♪♪YOUR FACE AGAIN
♪♪AND WHEN YOU'RE GONE
♪♪YOU KNOW THAT I'LL BE WAITING
♪♪WHEN YOU'RE GONE
♪♪GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME
♪♪IF WE SHOULD DRIFT APART
♪♪LET ME TAKE THIS MOMENT
♪♪JUST TO SAY
♪♪THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE
♪♪THE WORLD SOME DAY
♪♪AND I'LL THINK OF YOU
♪♪EVERY NIGHT
♪♪AT THE SAME TIME
♪♪WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN