The coronavirus pandemic has caused several events nationwide, like Hamilton, a Broadway musical, to be postponed or canceled in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Aubrey, a 9-year-old Winter Haven girl and Hamilton fan, was excited to see the performance during the show’s stop in Jacksonville at the Times-Union Center in March, but it was postponed.
Her mother wrote Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Alexander Hamilton actor, on social media saying the Jacksonville March 21 show would have been a birthday present and a dream come true for her daughter, but because of the show being postponed, they decided to watch Mary Poppins Returns.
@Lin_Manuel We were supposed to see Hamilton in Jacksonville tonight—DD’s 9th bday present (seeing Hamilton has been her dream since she saw her 1st Broadway show last year), but we’re home watching Mary Poppins Returns instead. At least we’re safe & healthy.
— MAB (@mabauman) March 21, 2020
After the seeing the post on Twitter, The Office actor John Krasinski teamed up with Miranda and set up a special surprise for Aubrey. The original Hamilton cast surprised her by singing her favorite song “Alexander Hamilton” to her virtually using Zoom video-conferencing.
The video was uploaded to YouTube as part of the second episode of Some Good News with John Krasinski on Sunday. Krasinski also surprised Aubrey and her mother with a chance to see Hamilton on Broadway in New York once things return to normal.
WOW!!! THANK YOU @johnkrasinski @somegoodnews @Lin_Manuel!!! Aubrey’s still asking if she was dreaming. ❤️
— MAB (@mabauman) April 6, 2020
A HUGE thank you to @Lin_Manuel and the entire cast of @HamiltonMusical for coming on @somegoodnews and bringing Aubrey (and all the rest of us) a much needed smile!!!https://t.co/BoQStY9fj2
— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) April 6, 2020
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