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1. • • Chu will direct an adaptation of Dr. Seuss 's Oh, The Places You'll Go!, produced by the Warner Animation Group alongside Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Bad Robot Productions. In March 2022, it was announced that Chu would be producing (and possibly directing) an animated film based on the children’s modeling compound Play-Doh.
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   Is Chu a magician or a film director?

   • Though Chu is a film director, it may be more appropriate to think of the 41-year-old as a magician whose favorite trick is injecting wonder into stories, even those grounded in reality.

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   How did Chu get his name?

   • Chu himself got his name from the lead character of the 1980s series “Hart to Hart,” and his professional name follows the format of Broadway legend George M. Cohan, after he saw the movie ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ with his grandfather.

   ‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals - Los

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   How did Chu identify with Usnavi?

   • When Chu saw the Tony-winning stage musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, he immediately identified with Usnavi. The daily rhythm of his bodega paralleled that of his father’s Chinese restaurant in Los Altos, Calif.

   ‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals - Los

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   What did Chu say to the dancers on 'Step Up 2'?

   • He immediately gave that respect to the dancers, who went, ‘You’re one of us now.’” (It was “Step Up 2” choreographer Luis Salgado, also an original “In the Heights” cast member, who got Chu to first check out the stage show.)

   ‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals - Los

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt1321510In the Heights (2021) - IMDb

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   Jun 11, 2021 · In the Heights: Directed by Jon M. Chu. With Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins. In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.

   • 7.3/10 (52K)
   • Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance

   • Director: Jon M. Chu
   • Release Date: 2021-06-11

4. www.npr.org › jon-m-chu-on-in-the-heightsJon M. Chu On 'In The Heights' - NPR

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   Jun 12, 2021 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Jon M. Chu about his new movie musical, In The Heights. It was adapted from the Tony Award-winning musical.

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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt1262426Wicked (2024) - IMDb

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   Wicked: Directed by Jon M. Chu. With Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode. After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season.

   • Director: Jon M. Chu
   • Release Date: 2024-11-27

   • Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
   • Stars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › In_the_Heights_(film)In the Heights (film) - Wikipedia

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   In the Heights is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, and ...

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   Jun 9, 2021 · Hollywood’s New Crown Prince of Musicals. Jon M. Chu, the director of In the Heights and Wicked, is finding a new edge in an old genre. By Shirley Li.

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10. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesWith ‘In the Heights,’ Jon M. Chu disrupts the movie musical

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    Jun 3, 2021 · Jon M. Chu, photographed at his Calabasas home on May 28, makes his movie musical debut with “In the Heights,” nearly 20 years after he was predicted to transform the genre.

11. www.nytimes.com › 2021/06/09 › movies‘In the Heights’ Review: In Dreams ... - The New York Times

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    Jun 9, 2021 · Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical comes to the screen as an exuberant and heartfelt party, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Anthony Ramos.