Movies In the Heights kicks off Tribeca Festival with opening night premiere: See all the photos The highly anticipated movie-musical made a hometown splash at the 20th edition of the New York City-based festival. By EW Staff Published on June 10, 2021 11:25AM EDT Close 01 of 22 Lights up on In the Heights Roy Rochlin/WireImage A day ahead of its release in theaters and on HBO Max, In the Heights went uptown for an electric premiere as the opening night film of the 20th Tribeca Festival. Held at the United Palace theater in New York's Washington Heights — the same neighborhood where Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical-turned-movie takes place — the premiere event brought out Miranda, director Jon M. Chu, and much of the film's cast, screening the film in front of an excited audience that clapped after nearly every musical number. Check out more photos from the premiere's yellow carpet ahead. 02 of 22 Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos Roy Rochlin/WireImage 03 of 22 Anthony Ramos Roy Rochlin/WireImage 04 of 22 Melissa Barrera Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 05 of 22 Leslie Grace Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 06 of 22 Jimmy Smits Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 07 of 22 Leslie Grace and Anthony Ramos Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 08 of 22 Daphne Rubin-Vega Roy Rochlin/WireImage 09 of 22 Dascha Polanco Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 10 of 22 Olga Merediz Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 11 of 22 Marc Anthony Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 12 of 22 Christopher Jackson and Veronica Jackson Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 13 of 22 Jon M. Chu, Gregory Diaz IV, and Jimmy Smits Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 14 of 22 Daphne Rubin-Vega and Leslie Grace Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 15 of 22 Marc Anthony and Anthony Ramos Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 16 of 22 Vanessa Nadal and Lin Manuel-Miranda Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 17 of 22 Leslie Grace, Anthony Ramos, and Jon M. Chu Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 18 of 22 Leslie Grace and Lin-Manuel Miranda Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 19 of 22 Lin Manuel-Miranda and Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 20 of 22 Leslie Grace and Jimmy Smits Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 21 of 22 Luis A. Miranda Jr., Vanessa Nadal, Lin Manuel-Miranda, and Luz Towns-Miranda Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images 22 of 22 Alex Lacamoire Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images