Reviews of In The Heights

 "In the Heights’ is really a soap opera. Themes of immigration, heritage and gentrification play second sax to hope, home and young love, and cheesey metaphors abound. There are sunrises and sunsets, a heatwave and a power cut, and fireworks at the interval kiss. But you’re irresistibly caught up in the comings, goings and blazing interactions of the individual characters, through to David Bedella’s conflicted patriarch and his fearsome wife (during her solo, Josie Benson manages to stamp two heels at the same time).

But on press night it’s Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, as Vanessa’s melodramatic boss Daniela, who provides the defining image. Heavily pregnant in real life and still working the bodycons, she hurls a leg over the top of one of two freewheeling fire escapes and has at the high note with everything she’s got. This is musical theatre bursting with new life."

" In The Heights was bit disappointing. I feel that the storyline was not clear and felt myself getting confused throughout the performance. The songs are catchy and I enjoyed the musical side of it but I felt it came across quite in organised and wouldn't go and see it again to be honest."

Who wrote the play was not mentioned it either of the reviews, however the characters are mentioned in the positive review and they even mention the actors name not just their character, giving key characters is a strong point to include with in a review.

Neither reviews mention what kind of play it was which is necessary to sell the performance to people who have not watched it and are interested in seeing it. It is mentioned that the it is a musical in both reviews which is a positive as it gives the genre of the performance which is worth mentioning.

The first review is a positive review of In The Heights, shown through a use of adjectives such as 'Blazing' and 'Irresistibly".

The Review of the bottom one is negative, explaining that the music was not helpful towards producing a strong storyline and the script and music do not merge well together, but the script would of worked solo, so would the music if it was performed to a higher standard.