Arts
"J. McVay and Jacquleine Soller discuss ‘In The Heights,’ directed by Jon M. Chu. Based on the Tony award-winning stage musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, it stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, and Jimmy Smits. It’s now in theaters and is available to watch on HBO Max until July 11th. We also have 1st Person stories from a few people the BTRtv team has spoken to in recent months about their experiences either during the pandemic or Black Lives Matter protests. Plus live performances from Alex Lleo and Ifeanyi Elswith, both recorded exclusively for BTRtoday. Episode Credits: Producer/Host: J. McVay Contributors on Movies: Jacqueline Soller Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu [youtube]https://youtu.be/ZLHblvmVxyY[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/BkSatbqhBeU[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/lSCppEu5jjw[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/lV5S6vaZ0NU[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/3jCJt8I8H3w[/youtube] 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘In The Heights’ 02:40 - Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + Jeremiah McVay [SPOILER ALERT] 29:10 - "The Old Walk" (BTR Live Studio, 2021) - Alex Lleo 33:55 - "Standing In My Garden" (BTR Live Studio, 2021) - Ifeanyi Elswith 39:30 - Ashley // Teaching During The Pandemic 46:40 - Alana // On Her Entire Household Being Hit By COVID - 19 56:30 - Kaddy // Participating In The Black Lives Matter Protests in Atlanta 62:45 - A Note On Juneteenth 64:35 - Outro/credits 65:18 - Finish. "