“Weird Al” Yankovic marked the arrival of the filmed performance of Hamilton on Disney+ by piecing together a new video for his “Hamilton Polka.” Weird Al released his polka medley of Hamilton tracks back in 2018 as part of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s monthly “Hamildrops” series. With his trusty accordion in hand, …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda portrayed Democratic hopeful Julian Castro and Woody Harrelson returned as Joe Biden in a Saturday Night Live cold open sketch that tackled this week’s CNN Equality Town Hall. With Pose star Billy Porter serving as emcee, the candidates – including Chris Redd’s Cory Booker and Colin Jost’s Pete …
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Lin-Manuel Mirandaperformed a lullaby rendition of hisHamiltonballad “Dear Theodosia” Saturday at a Washington, D.C. protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “We’re here because there’s parents right now who can’t sing lullabies to their kids,” Miranda said of children separated from their families at the border. “And, well, I’m just …
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