"In The Heights" - I saw it again

So I watched "In the Heights" again on Broadway. I did not line up for the lottery -- I have not done that in months -- and I bought my tickets from Ticketmaster. Despite the gloom and doom on Broadway these days because of the economy, "In the Heights" is still a hard ticket to get. Which is kinda good and bad -- bad since it is very stressful looking for good seats, and I've realized that I am a theater-snob. Will. Not. Watch. From. Non-center. Nose-bleeds. Ahem.

The first time I watched the show (you know, the gift from the David Archuleta fans), Usnavi was played by an understudy not Lin-Manuel Miranda. So I've been wanting to watch the show again before he leaves the show on February 15. (Also despite the fact that I want to strangle myself every time I hear the Nina-character sing on the show). Lin-Manuel of course was awesome. The lyrics were better enunciated compared to the last time I saw it which helped me enjoy the show more -- in fact, I thought today's show was better than the last time I watched it. Maybe the matinee-crowd is a bit more receptive to the subject-matter? I noticed that the audience gasped at everything. If you are in New York at this time, make sure to catch "In the Heights" with Lin-Manuel Miranda if you can. Now, if we can only get a cast change for Nina...

Oh yeah, Dantern was awesome -- he finally ended his flaking streak on me. We had Bon Chon chicken in Koreatown after the show.