Lin-Manuel Miranda, in his return to Hamilton, performed the musicals The Story of Tonight alongside the shows cast and Jimmy Fallon as The Tonight Show traveled Tuesday to Puerto Rico, where Miranda is staging a Hamilton residency to benefit the hurricane-ravaged island.
Miranda, back in the Alexander Hamilton role after two-and-a-half years, and his Puerto Rico productions cast delivered a spot-on rendition of the uplifting track.
However, a minute into the performance, Fallon appears onstage in the same costume as Miranda and proceeds to hijack The Story of Tonight, turning the Hamilton song into a Tonight Show introduction. Weve got a killer show tonight, Fallon sings. In Puerto Rico for tonight.
Miranda, Fallon and the Hamilton cast then dance off the stage while singing the Roots Tonight Show theme.
Later in the episode, after Fallon and Miranda maneuvered Hamiltons rotating stage, the late-night host interviewed the Tony winner while the latter sat behind Hamiltons desk from the production.
Miranda discussed returning to his Hamilton role, his love of Puerto Rico, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria and his fundraising attempts. Were trying to raise $15 million through the run of this show, Miranda said. All proceeds from Hamiltons Puerto Rico residency will benefit Mirandas Flamboyan Arts Fund.