Relate: Get to Know Anthony Ramos Before He Lights Up the Screen in In the Heights “Stay past the end credits… you won’t regret it. #InTheHeightsMovie out NOW!!!,” director Jon M. Chu tweeted on the film’s release day. Keep watching, in fact, and you’ll be rewarded with an additional song and two of the stars from In the Heights’ original Broadway production! Here are all the secret-scene details.
What is the In the Heights post-credits scene?
The post-credits scene is, among other things, an In the Heights and Hamilton reunion for Lin-Manuel Miranda and Christopher Jackson, who played Benny in the original Broadway cast of In the Heights and George Washington in the original cast of Hamilton. This time around, Jackson plays a Mister Softee ice cream truck driver—whose rival is none other than “Piragua Guy,” played in the In the Heights movie by Miranda. Miranda croons in the movie that Jackson’s character is “trying to shut me down.” But in the post-credits scene, the Piragua Guy, singing “Piragua (Reprise),” proves who really runs the town!
When does the In the Heights post-credits scene take place?
If you’re streaming the movie on HBO Max, you can fast forward to the 2:23:27 mark for the hilarious scene.
Watch the In the Heights post-credits scene below:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isOGpfAWQWo
Who is Christopher Jackson?
Jackson has starred in both of Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musicals, Hamilton and In the Heights. He played George Washington in the former and Benny in the latter. Jackson has previously described Miranda as “one of my closest friends in the world.” In fact, you can see him in video from Miranda’s 2010 wedding to wife Vanessa Nadal.
What fans are saying about the In the Heights post-credits scene
Fans took to Twitter to react to the In the Heights post-credits scene, with many referencing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is known for having additional clips. “As we all know, post credit scenes promise a sequel, so we are all waiting for [an] In the Heights cinematic universe,” one social media user tweeted, while another wrote, “No joke: In The Heights has a post-credit scene. It doesn’t set up the LMMCU [Lin-Manuel Miranda Cinematic Universe] but it’s still worth staying until the end.” See what other fans are saying below:
How to watch In the Heights
In the Heights is now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max through July 11 Next, tour the real-life NYC spots where Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights was filmed!
