Lin-Manuel Mirandacan’t wait forBroadway’s fall return!
Titled “Broadway’s Back” and partially set to the tune of “You’ll Be Back” from Miranda’s smash hitHamilton, the skit finds the duo paying tribute to an array of Broadway hits, includingWest Side Story,Dear Evan HansenandThe Book of Mormon, among many others.
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Opening with Fallon, 46, lamenting a world without Broadway, Miranda tells the late-night host that “Broadway’s coming back” before the two — in classic musical fashion — break into song to celebrate.
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Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Twitter thatBroadway would reopenon Sept. 14 with tickets for productions going on sale onBroadway.orgwith 100% capacity in theaters once they reopen.
“NEW: Broadway shows will be ready to open September 14 at 100% capacity. Tickets go on sale starting tomorrow,” Cuomo, 63, tweeted at the time. “Broadway is [a] major part of our state’s identity and economy, and we are thrilled that the curtains will rise again.”
Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more onLin-Manuel Mirandaand Jimmy Fallon’s star-studded musical number celebrating Broadway’s return.
Hamilton,WickedandThe Lion Kingwill be thefirst shows to make their grand reopeningswhen Broadway restarts after over a year of being shut down amid theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Cuomo previously announced that Broadway productions would stop in March 2020, with the shutdown extended until May 2021 back in October.
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