It Won’t Be Long Now
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"It Won’t Be Long Now" is an upbeat, hopeful song from the musical *In the Heights* that highlights the dreams and determination of characters in Washington Heights, especially Vanessa.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development for Vanessa
ⓘ
establishes Vanessa’s desire to move downtown ⓘ shows Usnavi’s feelings for Vanessa ⓘ |
| fromMusicalSetting | Washington Heights, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin pop-influenced show tune
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMusical | solo and ensemble sections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
community life in Washington Heights ⓘ escaping neighborhood limitations ⓘ perseverance ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lin-Manuel Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCharacterFeatured |
Sonny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Usnavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical number ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom | In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | dreams and determination of characters in Washington Heights ⓘ |
| originalProductionLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | In the Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Sonny (in stage musical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Usnavi (in stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa (in stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingWithinStory | streets and salon of Washington Heights ⓘ |
| tone |
hopeful
ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Usnavi de la Vega