Proceeds from “Found/Tonight,” a mash-up of Hamilton‘s “The Story of Tonight and Dear Evan Hansen‘s “You Will Be Found,” will benefit March for Our Lives. Soon after, the crowd started an impromptu chant of “Vote Them Out,” the rallying cry against politicians who refuse to take action on gun control. Don’t give up,” Miranda told the crowds following the performance. “We may not yet have reached our glory / But we’ll surely join the fight / And when our children tell the story / They’ll tell the story of tonight,” the Broadway stars sang to the thousands of students gathered in the streets of the nation’s capital. This week, a letter penned by former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama to the Parkland shooting survivors was shared on Twitter via Mic, where they expressed how they feel “inspired” by the students’ activism and commend their “awakening the conscience of our nation.Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt delivered an emotional rendition of “Found/Tonight,” their mash-up of ballads from Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C.

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg, George and Amal Clooney, and Oprah Winfrey have also each donated $500,000 to support the cause. Platt and Miranda also join other stars expected to attend some of the rallies around the country this weekend such as Jimmy Fallon, Samantha Bee, Amy Schumer, Yara Shahidi, Connie Britton, Olivia Wilde and Skai Jackson.

Miranda and Platt join previously announced performers Common, Miley Cyrus, Andra Day, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Demi Lovato and Vic Mensa, along with other surprise guests. Stream & download here: isNrToK86L / y8kgPM6kIz We’re so excited that and will be performing on Saturday in DC! Thank you both for this beautiful and mash-up, “Found/Tonight.” Proceeds go to # MarchForOurLives. As announced on the March for Our Lives Twitter, all proceeds from charity single will be donated to the organization. The pair will perform “Found/Tonight,” a mashup of their previously recorded songs from both Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen musicals (“You Will Be Found” and “The Story of Tonight”). Parkland Teens Cover Time Magazine Ahead of March for Our Lives

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