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'Hamilton' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' stars release new song

19 of March 2018

This combination of photos shows Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 4, 2018 and Ben Platt at the Grammy Awards in New York on Jan. 28, 2018. "Hamilton" creator Miranda and Platt, the original star of "Dear Evan Hansen," recorded a duet called "Found/Tonight,' mixing lyrics from "You Will Be Found" from "Dear Evan Hansen" and "The Story of Tonight" from "Hamilton." The song was released at midnight on Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photos/File),This combination of photos shows Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 4, 2018 and Ben Platt at the Grammy Awards in New York on Jan. 28, 2018. "Hamilton" creator Miranda and Platt, the original star of "Dear Evan Hansen," recorded a duet called "Found/Tonight,' mixing lyrics from "You Will Be Found" from "Dear Evan Hansen" and "The Story of Tonight" from "Hamilton." The song was released at midnight on Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photos/File)

Two Tony-winning Broadway stars have released a mashup of songs from their respective musicals in support of the upcoming March for our Lives. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of "Hamilton," and Ben Platt, the original star of "Dear Evan Hansen," have recorded a duet called "Found/Tonight," mixing lyrics from "You Will Be Found" from "Dear Evan Hansen" and "The Story of Tonight" from "Hamilton." The song was released at midnight on Monday and is No. 1 on the iTunes singles chart.

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway fans are buzzing over the release of a new song by two popular Tony winners in support of the upcoming March for Our Lives.

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt, the original star of “Dear Evan Hansen,” have recorded a duet called “Found/Tonight,’ mixing lyrics from “You Will Be Found” from “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Story of Tonight” from “Hamilton.”

The song was released at midnight on Monday and is No. 1 on the iTunes singles chart.

The multicity March for Our Lives on March 24 was planned after the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Miranda has been releasing “Hamilton”-related content each month in a series called Hamildrop.

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