In the Heights

Carly Giroux directs an energetic and extremely talented cast of singers and dancers through the barrio blast that is In the Heights. A sweet, sentimental soap opera, it chronicles three July days in the working-class Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. The live music is brassy, the dancing is sensational and the musical's completely sold out—so get on the waiting list if you can. It's muy caliente! F, Sa 8pm; Su 7 pm. Through 3/15. $18. Green Valley Theatre Company, 3823 V St.; (916) 736-2664; www.greenvalleytheatre.com. J.C.