The world was wide enough, or at least the screen was.
During this week’s episode of John Krasinski’s new at-home show, ‘Some Good News,’ Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt surprised one lucky ‘Hamilton: the Musical’ fan with a Zoom call featuring the entire original Broadway cast of the show.
After having their tickets to see ‘Hamilton’ cancelled due to the Coronavirus, young Aubrey’s mom reached out to Lin Manuel Miranda on Twitter.
Even though they were unable to see the show, they were comforted by watching the new ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ film, starring Miranda and Blunt, which is where Krasinski comes in.
Inviting Aubrey on his show to talk about her love of ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Krasinski first surprises her by introducing Blunt. It is then after this introduction that Miranda, and the entire original cast to connect in via Zoom, and sing the fan the first song from the musical.
Krasinski’s new show, ‘Some Good News,’ is devoted to bringing good news to the forefront of the media during this time.