TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Tweets Beyoncé Plans To Steal Jonathan Groff's Walk
By: Michael Dale Oct. 28, 2015
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The official reason why Andrew Rannells is temporarily filling in as HAMILTON's King George until November 29th is that the role's Broadway originator, Jonathan Groff, is taking time off to film a movie version of HBO's LOOKING series, in which he starred for two seasons.
But the real reason for his absence may be that he needs time off to recover from a post-performance encounter with multi-Grammy-winning star Beyoncé, one of the parade of celebs that have been taking in Broadway's latest smash.
It seems Beyoncé was totally taken with a move Groff performs as part of his show-stopping delivery of the king's number "You'll Be Back."
Here's how HAMILTON's author/star Lin-Manuel Miranda describes it in a series of Twitter tweets:
Groff got embarrassed. But he said I could tell you. Next three tweets.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
1) Beyonce: Did you play the King? Groffsauce: Yes. Beyonce: I'm stealing your walk. I love your walk. Groffsauce: *inarticulate sounds*
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
2) Beyonce: When you turned away still facing the audience? *BEYONCE DEMONSTRATES FLAWLESSLY* Beyonce: You were your OWN turntable. Love it.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
3) And then, in Groffsauce's own words "Then the ground swallowed me up and I died happy." Thus endeth the meeting of Beyonce & Groffsauce.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
There is no straight-male equivalent for the ecstasy of Beyonce telling you "I love your walk." ESPECIALLY for Groffsauce, walk enthusiast.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
Bruce Lee: "Can you teach me that cool kick?" That's the closest I can approximate to what happened to Groffsauce.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
Okay two today byyyye.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
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