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The star of Hamilton simply can’t stop surprising his devotees in the best ways. On Friday, Lin-Manuel Miranda astounded a high school drama club<\/a> by showing up to their performance of In the Heights at New York’s George Washington High School, per Entertainment Weekly. Miranda, who author and guided the original Broadway production of the appearance, indicated his support for the neighbourhood performance by coming on stage during a curtain call for the prove. Alongside director Jon M. Chu, who will helm the film adjustment of the musical, and Quiara A. Hudes, who wrote the book version of In the Heights, the writer and musician posted on social media about how meaningful it was to see the reveal performed by young people. <\/p>\n A movie version of In the Heights<\/a> is slated to begin filming in Washington Heights this summer, and according to Chu, the astonish was a way to get inspired after the final rehearsal. The director shared a video of the curtain call<\/a> on Twitter, author: <\/p>\n “We start shooting # InTheHeightsMovie on Monday. So after our final rehearsal we took a journey 2 GeorgeWashington highschool in the Heights 2 realise them perform In The Heights! Could not b more Inspired by these students. Guess who else showed up #HeightsInMyHeart @Lin_Manuel”<\/p>\n Miranda can be seen in the video bowing to the student performers and praising them on the implementation of its. <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Hamilton creator and superstar retweeted the video on his own Twitter page, and added a few thoughts about what it meant to see the prove performed by students from the neighborhood that serves as the establish for the play. He author: “We recognized In The Heights in the Heights for the first time, with children from all over the neighborhood. It’s cool I merely cried 10 days. These kids is very much good. Our future is so bright.”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Miranda likewise shared a selfie with Hudes<\/a>on Twitter, writing, “Me& @quiarahudes learn Heights at George Washington High School” with three heart emojis. Hudes retweeted the cute paint, including a content about how powerful the implementation of its was. She author: “These students were pure life and energy, and the neighbourhood audience giggled at different lines than the Broadway audience. #InTheHeights was alive as its ever been last darknes at George Washington HS and gratitude is the name of my day.” <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n George Washington High School’s performance of the show was not the only way the sun included the Washington Heights neighborhood in the creation of the movie. On Saturday, Miranda posted a video from the In the Heights neighborhood<\/a> casting call on Twitter, pleasing all the hopeful actors good luck. On Saturday, the production put out a casting bellow<\/a> for kids and older Washington Heights occupants to audition for extras in the movie. <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In the Heights debuted on Broadway in 2005 ,<\/a> and won a Best Musical Tony Award in 2008. Miranda announced the main cast<\/a> for the movie on April 12, according to NBC News. Anthony Ramos, who also are incorporated in Hamilton<\/a> and A Star Is Born, will play Usnavi, the story’s protagonist. Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, and Corey Hawkins were also cast in the film. <\/p>\n It’s clear that Miranda craves the film adaptation to remain true to the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City, which is where the musical takes region. The astound visit to George Washington High School shows how much Miranda enjoys the community, and nobody will be more excited to see the movie adaptation of the display than the young performers the star surprised on Friday. <\/p>\n