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Quiara Alegría Hudes

Biography

Quiara Alegría Hudes

Quiara Alegría Hudes is the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright of "Water by the Spoonful" and the author of a memoir, MY BROKEN LANGUAGE. She wrote the book for the Tony-winning Broadway musical "In the Heights" and later adapted it for the screen. Her notable essays include “High Tide of Heartbreak” in American Theatre magazine and “Corey Couldn’t Take It Anymore” in The Cut. As a prison reform activist, Hudes and her cousin founded Emancipated Stories, a platform where people behind bars can share one page of their life story with the world. She lives with her family in New York but frequently returns to her native Philly.

Quiara Alegría Hudes

Books by Quiara Alegría Hudes

In the Heights: Finding Home
by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter - Entertainment, Nonfiction, Performing Arts

In 2008, "In the Heights," a new musical from up-and-coming young artists, electrified Broadway. The show’s vibrant mix of Latin music and hip-hop captured life in Washington Heights, the Latino neighborhood in upper Manhattan. For the film version, director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) brought the story home, filming its spectacular dance numbers on location in Washington Heights. That’s where Usnavi, Nina and their neighbors chase their dreams and ask a universal question: Where do I belong? Miranda; Jeremy McCarter, co-author of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION; and Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist of the Broadway musical and screenwriter of the film give readers an intimate look at the decades-long creative life of "In the Heights."