The film adaptation of Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical “In the Heights” has cast “Straight Outta Compton” star Corey Hawkins as Benny.
In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, Benny falls in love with Nina, the girl who “made it out” of the upper Manhattan Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina is enrolled in Stanford, drops out and returns home where Benny works for her father. Benny dreams of opening his own business but has to deal with Nina’s father, who refuses to accept Benny and Nina’s relationship.