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Lin-Manuel Mirandabrought a little bit of Broadway to Washington, D.C., this week.
The three-time Tony Award winner, 41, introduced aHamiltoncast performance of “Dear Theodosia” Thursday at acongressional eventobserving the first anniversary of theJan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“A new year brings hope for the future, new energy to face the tasks ahead of us and a renewed promise to strengthen the foundations of our democracy. We are all stewards of the American experiment, working to pass down to our children and our grandchildren a more perfect union that treats all its citizens with fairness and equity,” Miranda said.
“We should never take our rights and liberty for granted and we must remain committed to finding a way forward together. That’s what I wrote about in the song ‘Dear Theodosia’ fromHamilton. I believe no challenge is worth abandoning our efforts to unite as Americans. We will keep working, generation after generation, until we reach that someday.”
“We’ll make it right for you / If we lay a strong enough foundation / We will pass it on to you / And we will give the world to you,” Pelosi, 81, said.
The performance came amid a day of events in “solemn observance” of the anniversary, which Pelosi announced last month, including “a discussion among historians about the narrative of that day; an opportunity for Members to share their experiences and reflections from that day; and a prayerful vigil in the evening.”
On Jan. 6, 2021, thousands of former PresidentDonald Trumpsupporters marched to the Capitol to protest the results of the presidential election. The protests descended into riots, which resulted in the deaths of five people.
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The anniversary comes as aHouse of Representatives committee’s investigationof the riot continues.
source: people.com
