BLACKOUT!

[DAiBEEZiE]

OMFG IM IN LOVE.

[Beholdthediva9]

i've been watching this video for 2 and 1/2 years, and finally decided to leave a comment.

i LOVE it so much. it's been reposted to my facebook at least 4 times. it's amazing, it gives me chills! great job! :)

[liameg528]

Look at the fireworks! Light up the night sky!

[Lilb28]

This is amazing. <3

[barniclehead876]

1 person had a blackout and couldnt see, therefore making them hit the wrong button :)

[kittypurrrr]

Any chance of seeing 96000 or the finale get the same treatment, because this was awesome!

[thishatandyou]

Haha, I love Sonny trying to close the grate. xD

[rozanund133]

Sonny with the grate was HILARIOUS.

And does anyone else think that Benny sort of looks like Moritz from Spring Awakening? Haha.

[shortyFLIPinaH]

this is so boss! can you make more?!

[shortyFLIPinaH]

this is boss!

[broadwayboy987]

i luv this!

[steelvenom2003]

At first I was like wtf this is stupid. But actually it is SO FREAKING COOL! Awesome.

[snowgurl1217]

His video is amazing!!! Good job!! I can't draw like that to save my life...

[Kunoichisforever]

Love when Vanessa sings xDD And Sonny looks so sad!

[smashbrosbrawler93]

I love the ending chords when they say "Washington Heights!"

[michelaababieex3]

I love Sonny and Graffiti Pete in this one.

[danitiwa]

OMFG KEVIN IS HILARIOUS, he looks so sad.

[NuYawkChittae]

SO COOOOOOL!!!!!!!

[mercedesmercader]

amazing!!!!!

loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jonbori87]

hahaha cute

[rivera402]

this is amazingggg its great!!!!

[haleymichelle52798]

AWSOME VID! GREAT JOB! LOL!

[V0CA1]

Because it's speed up and everyone sounds chipmunk-ish I love it sooo much better!!! Amazing job! and I'm not even done watching it!!!

[qbstar83]

omqq. iim in luvv w. thiss! <3

[Jenniedvm]

Nitya, you're totally awesome. :)

~Jennie (from the Heights)

[factortenshithawk]

Wow. You should be an honorary member of the creative team for your awesome videos. My heart goes out to you. This is def the best video on YouTube. Couldn't get better. You are awesome. Keep up the great work, Nitya. You deserve much praise.

[OBCBW]

woah! I totally thought this was going to be really stupid, because when people make stuff like this it usually is, but this is a GREAT animation! I love it sped up and the little guys are really cute. :)

[tylerjg92]

Blackout on crack!

this is so cool!! i love it it made me laugh so hard the first time now i watch it whenever i can!!!!!!:]

[labellatalia]

AMAZING!!!!!! Thanks for this.

[maximumridefreak5]

wtf?

[roxstarr96]

omg datz so awesome!!! i saw ITH 4 timez nd diz wuzz my fav song!! u did a awesome job with thiz!! omg itz sooo kool!!!!! lol

[stoogebrown]

booooooooo

[CollinsLuvsAngel]

This is the ring tone on my phone for when people call me it's amazing lol thank you for making it.

[diahnab]

Priceless!

[Parmore20111993]

this is really good and entertaining especially since im a huge fan of in the heights and i grew up there

[renjifanatic]

That... was TOO AWESOME. *head explodes from your great talent* Phew. With that out of the way, GREAT JOB!

[endonalds]

That was so cool. I have listened to it before but did not see the movie part. Very good.

[Jenniedvm]

Awesome vid, Nitya! Definitely favorited!

~ Eyes on the Horizon (Jennie)

[Imalittlepug]

You did a great job with this

[SouljaGirl101004]

haha amazing job!

[dramadude16]

that was really cool

[bumpadabumpada00]

Okay, so, I can't remember if I've commented on this already. This is probably, like, the third time, but I've just gotta say: MR. ROSARIO'S MUSTACHE FTW.

Hehe, that's all.

[GirlWhoReadsALot]

That was pretty awesome!

[SHSUGuy1985]

Your animation skills are amazing!

This video is great!

I have not seen the show, but I cannot wait until the Broadway Tour hits Houston, TX!

[markbassAT]

As a substitute musician on the show, it used to feel like the song WAS almost this fast...

This is totally crazy but i think i love it...fun to hear it go so fast, and great to see people interacting with the material. DO ANOTHER!

[kylekofron]

this was really cool. It would have been a lot better if it wasn't sped up.

[773lips]

Lol. this shit is hot=]]

[MissAmy1976]

If it wasn't bad enough that I am constantly sinding ITH to myself, now I have the chipmunk version in my head. I LOVE IT!!! This video makes me instantly happy!

[sweetmelodies90]

OH MY GOD!!!!! That was amazing, please do more of these! I love this song, it is trully my favorite of the entire show!

Keep it up!!!!

[authorandartist1025]

Oh my god. Seriously, I am dying from laughter. That was hilarious. Incredible job.

[CollinsLuvsAngel]

I know I already commented and all but seriously I hope do more....I mean I totally would LOVE to see "Carnaval Del Barrio" and "96,000" Done by you!

[CollinsLuvsAngel]

There is no explaining how much I LOVE THIS! UGH "Blackout" Is Just About My Favorite Song In ITH! UGH! YOU ARE AMAZING!

[Justlov4]

I'm not going to lie but I thought that was amazing. hahaa Good job

[gdazed]

tat was hot!

[mtbwaylover]

amazing!!!

[MantaGalaxy]

*gah* I usually don't like any of the 'chipmunk' versions of songs, but your vids are wonderful! Now I gotta listen to the entire soundtrack another 50 or so times :) Awesome!

[ECproductions94]

wow great ...fame worthy!

[gnaduleigh]

this is awesome! I hope you get the flash software soon! lol Keep them coming!

[tigsport85]

This is really really cool. I was hoping to find a real clip from the show but this is the best thing I've found so far.

[jpsketch03]

Was feeling down, so I decided to rewatch this. Life is good again.

[blayerblayer]

i love thiss!

[princessff86]

i LOVE this!!! and all your other in the heights animations...you should do 96,000!!

[SonoUnPoeta]

Oh, man, the actual song came up on my shuffle--- and it sounded too slow! That's how many times I've watched this video!

[emmanem95]

me too!!

i love the song & this is awesome

[pathou87]

Speechless!

[JackoDaGreat]

XD Awesome. That's pretty much blackout in a nutshell.

[webcomix]

Gahhh...I love you. SO much.

When I go down to NY I'm going to try my hand at lottery tickets....if I dont' make it I'll go for discount, but if my less theatre-obsessed-minded friend doesn't feel like doing so I'll watch it alone!

[qbstar83]

hahahhahahahahhaha!!!!!!.,...a­ww s0 cute!!!

[ChiNYproductions]

lmao this is the best

[SimpleFaith]

Brilliant! xD

[nodaybuttoday1596]

hahaha. wow! this video is actually pretty amazing! Love it soo much!!! Blackout is my favorite song from it too =]

[prettygirl2021]

bahaha i love this!!

[AnnaLovesTheatre314]

beautiful. =]

[ChrstneRckwll]

isn't javier munoz an usnavi understudy?

[CNitya]

...yes...?

[ChrstneRckwll]

lol... *embarassed*

[ChrstneRckwll]

shoot! i got the videos mixed up and meant to leave that comment with the condom guy video! hahaha... i've clicked on THIS video so many times i wasn't thinking! *slaps hand to forehead*

[CNitya]

LOL! no prob...

But yes, Javier Munoz understudies Usnavi...but he plays the awesome Condom Guy! xD

[WeirdFro]

and he's replacing lin

[jasminehare1]

A) I love how short Sonny is.

B) I love how angry Vanessa looks when she says, "Somebody better open these goddamn doors!"

C) I love how angry Nina looks when she tells Benny she can find her way home.

D) And Usnavi was adorable.

This was excellent.

[CNitya]

LOL thanks!

[GloryDay225]

This. Is. AWESOME.

[theatregeek2011]

at first i thought an animation would be corny but now its one of my fav videos. great job!

[21BiscuitStreet]

this was amazing! thank you hahahah

[OMGrhani]

O-M-G

i find myself commenting all your videos like that but holy crap, i love this!!!!!! that'd be sweet if you did the whole cell phone thing in the beginning like in the show.

ah! 5 stars.

[TheArtsyTuber]

No doubt. Its genius

[ChrstneRckwll]

this is so beautiful! :) thanks for putting time into making it and sharing it with all of us!

hope you make more videos when you can!

[kmh524]

I saw this via 96,000 Reasons to love In The Heights ♥ on Facebook.

THIS. IS TOO. ADORABLE. OH MY GOD.

[BWAYxBELTER]

genius.

[BellatrixNellieLovet]

Even though the video is funny and everything, you captured the power and emotion of the song through these little characters beautifully. The kiss at the end, I cried!!

[ellopopett]

agreed! i wasnt quite crying but i got chills. thanks for making it!

[ithacawoodsprite]

Wow. It is too funny how the little guys actually have the same clothes as the actors in the show. Very fun!

[SonoUnPoeta]

I can't stop watching this. It's like crack.

[BellatrixNellieLovet]

I agree, haha

[SonoUnPoeta]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

That was completely priceless. I'm with LMM-- Sonny dangling from the grate is perfect.

[dougperc]

Unreal. Hysterical. I'm the percussionist in the band. Every time we play this from now on will seem so slow! :)

[oobercool12]

Brilliant!

[BellatrixNellieLovet]

AHAHAHA AMAZING!!!

[Koolm5]

Amazing...great job!!! :D

[kedolton]

Oh man...I love this.

[brooklynbabe94]

THAT WAS SOOOOOOO AWSOME!!!

[BrieRacinsky]

holy that was amazing!!!!

you are brilliant!

[razetora]

TILYOUAIN'TGOTASTORENOMORE!

I love these XD

[padfooooottttt]

:D Will you be my best friend?

[ginohhh]

do 96,000 too! this is awesome.

[WinterWalkin]

please do more! brilliant

[CeDeES]

EPIC WIN!

[WalterWinchell]

ROCK ON! This started off really funny, but the culmination of fireworks and chipmunk music was FIERCE. Love it!

[suicidalmickeym0use]

WOW! I loved Robin and Janet best.

You have talent!

[sotakemetowinter]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!

i love little sonny and grafitti pete. so cute!~

[geauxbigred]

Awesome! Love Usnavi's dollar-sign eyes! LOL!

[usnavi]

Sonny hanging off the grate actually made me snort with laughter. If the Alabanza video was your Resevoir Dogs, this is your Pulp Fiction--a sprawling masterpiece. Keep it up.

Siempre,

Lin-Manuel

[ChrstneRckwll]

(((lin-manuel))) you da man!

[ginohhh]

THIS IS THE COOLEST VIDEO EVER!

[girlastra]

Um, WINNNN.

[PuppetDumbledore]

This is great!! You have mad flash animation skills, let me tell you. ;)

[citysnidget]

omg the rapping is amahzing at this speed.

[benjywho]

So, I think you need to hear just how awesome your videos are. JP (jpsketch03) texted me while I was at work saying, "CNitya posted Blackout!!!" And I couldn't wait to get home and see it. And let me just say, you definitely provided! Awesome videos... you have to make more!

[CNitya]

haha aw thanks you guys! :D

I definitely wanna make more! These are just so addictive and fun to work on. Not to mention I get to listen to the songs on loop continuously for hours while I work. Best hobby ever. xD

[jedigurl527]

CANT BREATHE

THIS IS AWESOME

[Mealz1042]

OH MY GOSH THAT WAS AMAZING

[swayc]

HAh just figured out what that white spot on pete's fas was =D

[swayc]

and daniela creeping towards her store to save her hair products.

her overheads are piling up as it is xD

[CNitya]

Female Krishna with Red Hair. ♥

[swayc]

Krishna nee begane baaro xD

...avec cellphone.

[CNitya]

OMGSH!

Krishna nee begane baaro...to the BARRIO! xD

[swayc]

but useless to poor sonny who is TOTally ignored in all this bishnush.

well it makes more sense than her living with benny i guess.

[CNitya]

You're mental map of the Barrio is as unorganized as these comments.

[swayc]

well i works with what i gots.

(...you're the mental map!)

[swayc]

ahahah...sonny IS sooo cute.

and grey moustache now makes sense.

nicely.

[CNitya]

Danke.

Also, it is now a rule that Benny is/has purple on/around him at all times.

[ray208101]

I LOVE it! ahaha this was my favorite video i think so far!!

[jpsketch03]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

No words. Just.. no words.

This is the greatest thing my eyes and ears have ever experienced!!!!

[CNitya]

Haha! Thanks dude! =D

and thankyou for subscribing!

[jpsketch03]

Girl, you are a genius! As soon as I saw the video on my Subscription list I started freaking out. I was like "No, she didn't!" which turned into a "YES SHE DID!!!!".

This is one of my favorite songs and you captured its every spirit in this video. It reminded me of the first time I saw Blackout on stage.

[CNitya]

It's SUCH a brilliant song isn't it?! Great on stage, and it has SO much potential to be transferred on screen for the movie too! Can you imagine? CHAOS! I can't wait!

Heh actually if it weren't for the frustrating software that didn't let me choose brush sizes & such (hence the chubbiness) I would have loved to have made it really detailed with loads of movement and real limbs. :P

Such as it is though, I tried to push the drama with camera movement because my characters are fat and lazy. xD

[jpsketch03]

I hope you find a better program! I'd be sad if I didn't see anymore of your stuff.

And Blackout BETTER be in the film. I'd cry if it were cut.

[CNitya]

=O Don't scare me like that!

But why would they cut it? It's such an important event in the story...Nah, I'm pretty sure they'd keep it in.

...jeez, I hope so! =O

heh, I'll just be experimenting with different mediums until I get flash again I guess. Maybe this time they'll have real limbs. :)

[ray208101]

There not going to cut it because if they do I am going to have to have a strongly worded conversation with who ever makes those kinda crazy cuts.

[CNitya]

Haha, I'm like 98% sure they'll keep it in.

Because...yeah.

[swayc]

caem doon. like they'd ever cut blackout.

[emarloo]

OH MY GOD

i knew there was a movie coming out, but i didn't know it was official.

do you know when?