“Hamilton” may not be showing on Broadway right now due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but the show’s creator shared something with fans to help soften the blow, according to Variety.
Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter on Thursday — a day that saw cancellations of events and stricter responses to COVID-19 across the country — to share a previously unheard song from “Hamilton.”
“Wish I could send you peace of mind via this app,” the creator of “Hamilton” and “In the Heights” wrote on Twitter. “Alas.”
The song, called “I Have this Friend,” was cut from the show and was never even heard by director Thomas Kail, according to Variety.
The cut song was eventually replaced by “The Reynolds Pamphlet” in “Hamilton,” according to People magazine. “I Have This Friend” is a duet meant to be sung by the characters of Alexander Hamilton and George Washington.
Miranda sings both parts of the duet in the clip he shared to Twitter, though he wrote that it’s “funnier if you picture me” and Christopher Jackson from the show’s original cast singing it.
“Hamilton” is not only shut down in New York, but the Los Angeles production, as well as the touring production in San Francisco, have been suspended, according to Rolling Stone.