1. In The Heights
Costume Plot

2. Synopsis
The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Latino neighbourhood of Washington Heights. The score features hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. 
In the hispanic community of Manhattan's Washington Heights, bodega owner Usnavi is dating Vanessa, who works in a beauty salon. He dreams of opening a bar in his home country, the Dominican Republic. Nina loves Benny, a shy young man who has worked for Nina's parents for years, but her father opposes their union because he wants Nina to finish her education at Stanford University. She doesn't want her father to bankrupt himself paying for the expensive school, but her father is prepared to sell his car-service business. "Abuela" Claudia, who raised Usnavi after the death of his parents, wins $96,000 in a numbers game.

3. Musical Numbers In the Heights - Usnavi, Company
Breathe - Nina, Company
Benny's Dispatch - Benny, Nina
It Won't Be Long Now - Vanessa, Usnavi, Sonny
Inutil - Kevin
No Me Diga - Daniela, Carla, Vanessa, Nina
96,000 - Usnavi, Benny, Sonny, Vanessa, Daniela, Carla, Company
Paciencia y Fe (Patience and Faith) - Abuela Claudia, Company
When You're Home - Nina, Benny, Company
Piragua - Piragua Guy
Siempre (Always) - Camila
The Club/Fireworks - Company
Sunrise - Nina, Benny, Company
Hundreds of Stories - Abuela Claudia, Usnavi
Enough - Camila
Carnaval del Barrio - Daniela, Company
Atencion - Kevin
Alabanza - Usnavi, Nina, Company
Everything I Know - Nina
No Me Diga (Reprise) - Daniela, Carla, Vanessa
Champagne - Vanessa, Usnavi
When the Sun Goes Down - Nina, Benny
Finale - Usnavi, Company 

4. Characters (in order of appearance)
Graffiti Pete — Caleb Eduards
Usnavi — Jon Batista
Piragua Guy — Nick Lopez (U) Diego Ramirez
Abuela Claudia — Paloma Leon (U) Samantha Burns
Carla — Gillian Rabin (U) Alexia Young
Daniela — Erica Steinkohl (U) Veronica Vera
Kevin — Ivan Azcarate (U) Marcky Girldo
Camila — Magali Trench (U) Maria Elisa Vallejo
Sonny — Michael Valladases
Benny — Benny Elfont (U) Sebastian Diaz
Vanessa — Laura Munevar (U) Alejandra Duque
Nina — Susie Fyodosov (U) Jordanne Cantrill
Ensemble
Dancers

5. Graffiti Pete 18 years old, hangs out on the street Boom Box
Old sneakers
Camo pants
Muscle tee
Sleeveless hoodie
Leather bracelet and or big chain necklace

6. Usnavi De La Vega
24 years old. Owns De La Vega’s Bodega, lives with Abuela Claudia, is in love with Vanessa.
White Tshirt
Disterssed jeans
2 short-sleeve shirts (preferable cuban style)
Sneakers
Beret hat

7. Piragua Guy
Mid-30s, walks the hot and humid streets of Washington Heights selling piraguas.
Old pants (Black, kaki, or blue)
Hawaiian shirt
Apron
Sun hat (no cap)
Sneakers

8. Abuela Claudia
Late 60s, raised Usnavi since his parents died. She emigrated from Cuba when she was very young, struggled to learn English and find work. She has been there the longuest and is the clear matriarch of the neighborhood.
2 coat dresses (1 for each act)
Orthopedic shoes ($9.97 at Walmart)
Cross necklace

9. Carla
Mid-20s, hairdresser at Daniela’s Salon. Born and raised in Queens, pure, sweet, innocent and loving, devoted to her family and friends, taken advantage of, Daniela’s best friend.
2 flashy outfits, with high heels, big jewelery
1 of the 2 outfits with short skirt and tight top in red hues (club scene)

10. Daniela
In her 30s, owns Daniela’s Salon, gossip queen of the neighborhood, is being forced of the neighborhood because of rent hikes.
2 dresses and high heel shoes (1 of which should be red)
Long earrings to match

11. Kevin Rosario
Nina's overprotective father, owns his own taxi cab service: Rosario's.
Professional looking suit
Dress shoes
White shirt
Tie

12. Camila Rosario
Nina's strong-willed mother, wants what is best for Nina.
Pants or dark “mommy jeans”, top and jacket
Demi-heal shoes
Earings

13. Sonny
is Usnavi's sassy, superficially lazy, yet ambitious younger cousin who works with Usnavi in the bodega.
Baggy shorts
Tank or muscle T
Cap
Skateboarding shoes
Big backpack

14. Benny
works at the dispatch of Nina's father, the only character in the play who does not speak Spanish and is not Hispanic, falls in love with Nina. He dreams of opening his own business.
Black pants
White shirt
Sneakers
Black tie

15. Vanessa
Usnavi's love interest, works at Daniela's salon. She is stunningly beautiful and catches the eye of every guy in the Heights, however she takes interest in Usnavi. She lives with an alcoholic mother and dreams of getting out of the Barrio and getting an apartment downtown, but cannot yet afford it
Little skirt
Flirty top
High heel shoes
Long necklace
For the party,
red dress and high heels

16. Nina Rosario
First in her family (and from the Barrio) to go to college (Stanford University), and everyone in the barrio admires her as the "one who made it out." but she dropped out, typical "good girl" and always got along with her parents. Now, loses patience constantly over her father's overprotectiveness and his refusal to accept Benny
Jeans
T-shirt
Comfy shoes
Backpack
For the party, little white dress
Dark sweater
Ballet flats
Small jewelry

17. Ensemble
Street clothes: Ladies: Heels, tight t-shirts, shorts or skirts Men: Sneakers, Jeans, T-shirts, hoodies or denim jackets (optional), hats (optional

18. Dancers
For the Tango scene: Ladies: Flowy red skirts, black tops, red flower in hair, stage shoes (preferaly black) Men: Black pants, red shirts or tshirts