Thursday, June 12, 2008

Robin de Jesús and the best line from In The Heights



So, I got the CD to IN The Heights, and I have decided that the best line in the musical is delivered by Robin de Jesús. He has been in a number of shows, and in the movie Camp (also the movies Fat Girls and Pet the Goat). He is great as the younger cousin of the lead (Usnavi).

In the picture to the left he is trying to work his magic on Vanessa, who his cousin has a crush on, but is too embarrassed to ask out. So his characters says to Vanessa, "So, my cousin over there with his tongue hanging out would like to inquire as to what a beautiful woman, such as yourself, might be doing later this evening."

To which she answers, "Does you cousin dance?"

And he says "Like a drunk Chita Rivera."

A drunk Chita Rivera.... Come on, that's classic. Especially because the Heights has a very Latin feel and we are on Broadway. And it's Chita Ri-freaking-vera!