Hamilton's First Night Back on Broadway: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda's Emotional Speech

Lin-Manuel Miranda surprised the crowd at Hamilton on September 14 with a heartfelt opening speech welcoming the audience back to the Richard Rodgers Theatre for the first time in 18 months. Watch it here.

[angelicalicari]

He looks so close to tears... I love how much this man wears his heart on his sleeve!!

[madelynstoltzfus]

0:21 you could see he was trembling. I want to cry so bad… thank you Lin so much. I love you and I can’t wait to see the show next Thursday!

[whitedove]

Hamilton on Disney got me through some tough times during the pandemic and it was my wish to go and see it as soon as things opened back up. Right now, I'm dealing with long-haul Covid and my health is too bad to travel, but I'm hopeful that some day I will be able to see it in person. Thank you so much, Lin, and all the people that work so hard. Art gets us through the tough times and makes life so much more meaningful. So happy you guys are back!!!! I will continue to watch you on Disney! And pray I get to see you soon! <3

[lillaneubauer]

The way he is looking around almost constantly... I suppose he still has those eagle eyes of his so he was trying to take in as many (masked) faces as he could because he missed a live audience for so long.

[debaclark]

I have tickets for a week from now and I just can't even wait. I might cry. No, I'm gonna cry.

[lolroque]

I cannot believe I was just able to purchase tickets for me and my husband to watch Hamilton in January! We've been looking forward to watching it live for so long! I cannot imagine how amazing it would be to watch this first performance back from COVID one! <3

[karma]

I don't know if I'm gonna be able to watch Hamilton on Broadway someday but if do, man, that's gonna be the happiest day of my life

[amycubsrivera]

Omg! Omg! Omg! Thank you for posting! I am trembling with happiness!

[angelamayer]

My daughter and I just went to see Hamilton at the Fox Theater in Atlanta last weekend. It was so amazing to see and hear in person. There is truly nothing like it. Looking forward to see many more shows now that the theaters are open again. Let's keep supporting theater!

[justin]

I can’t wait to see this in November I’m so excited to see Hamilton first time live🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[thathamiltonfan]

This is so amazing. ☺Thank you all the workers have a job.

[aaronberns]

Not since Michael Jackson or the Beatles has anyone created a cultural impact on generations of all ages. Yes, without Michael Jackson and The Beatles, there wouldn't be Lin Manuel, but in terms of musical theater, he shaped Latino culture by fusing a revolutionary piece of work that is both avant-garde and commercial at the same time, with diverse music and the use of a more diverse cast to help break the stereotype and still tell the real story, and the fact that Hamilton was able to fuse elements of rap, classical, jazz, beatles influenced tribute songs as if we've never heard these genres before was like watching a prophecy of what art was in past in present form to what it is today. I feel that the Hamilton soundtrack was like the Sgt. Pepper or Thriller of our generation.

[dguiliano]

My husband and I have tickets to see the traveling cast in October at the Pantages theater in Hollywood! Can’t wait!

[bevinmiller]

Going to see it next Saturday in Jacksonville. We were supposed to see it originally in March 2020 but then the shutdown happened. I’m beyond excited 🥰🥰🥰

[shelleyworth]

I cannot wait til we see Hamilton in Milwaukee! We have our vaccine cards and masks, and thank you all for requiring this ❤️ 🎼

[willstrickland]

He needs to write his own Biography now before some lesser genius writes his life story

[liveicelive]

I wish I could go see it! But I absolutely love LMM. He's the kindest, most humble famous person you'll ever meet, and I would love to meet him someday!

[patriciamitchell]

Nimble as ever, he almost got clotheslined on his exit....EEEeeekkk!

[jamaicadk]

He almost gets garroted by the stage rope in the last seconds. Yikes!

[kiritoshi]

Lol I- so like while waiting for the video to load I was singing to my cat.
Me: work work Angelica work work Eliza and Nala (my cats name)
My birthmom: ARE YOU SINGING A SONG FROM AVENUE Q?