World premiere of "In the Heights" to open 2021 Tribeca Film Festival

The 20th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival will open June 9 with the world premiere of the musical "In the Heights," Jon M. Chu's film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning show.

"In the Heights" was originally scheduled to debut in the Summer of 2020, but Warner Brothers postponed its release because of the pandemic. For the first time ever, the festival's opening night screenings will be held at outdoor venues in all five boroughs.