• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newscast
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • Cities Stories
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Launch Your Creative Vision with CCX Create
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Weekend Showcase: “In The Heights” Debuts at Park Center High School

5:34 PM | Friday, March 2, 2018

Park Center High School is ready to debut their newly renovated theater with their spring musical “In the Heights.” The story transports the audience away from anything familiar in Minnesota to the hottest day of the year in the Hispanic barrio of Washington Heights in the New York borough of Manhattan.

“It basically tells the story about a Latino community and Usnavi de la Vega and his bodega, and how he connects to the rest of the community,” said Alyssa Nelson, who plays Vanessa.

“All of a sudden this huge thing happens and the entire neighborhood is sorta like thrown in the way,” said Noah Drake, who plays Benny.

The huge thing is that the lottery hits $96,000 and jackpot fever sweeps the barrio.

Junior Stella Mboma plays the beloved neighbor Abuela Claudia.

“I think she’s a very special character because she wins the lottery and she’s had this dream of getting out of her more suffering life and getting to really experience her dreams since she was a kid. And she finally gets to do that,” said Mboma.

Many of the characters want to leave the barrio although some have come back to what they know.

“You want to go off and be on your own, but you want come back to the place you came from and like how that defines you as a person and as a community,” summed up Drake.

“In the Heights” will be on stage at Park Center High School through March 10. For more information and showtimes go to Park Center Musical.

Sponsored
Park Center Senior High School

Weekend Showcase

Related Stories

Enjoy Outdoor Theater at Maple Grove’s Town Green with ‘Once Upon a Mattress’:  This weekend is… Read More
Chalkfest Set To Transform Maple Grove’s Main Street:  This weekend in Maple Grove, several blocks… Read More
Minnesota High School Grad Rates Reach Record High: How Local Districts Fared:  Osseo Area Schools has… Read More
Stages Theatre Presents ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’:  On the local theater… Read More
Spring Tradition with Ancient Roots Returns to April 12 ‘Bock Party’:  A spring tradition — one… Read More
CCP Presents ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Plymouth Playhouse:  Cross Community Players (CCP)… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
  CCX MEDIA     SPORTS
 NEWS                SPORTS
SPORTS.           SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2025 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in