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‘Hamilton’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ stars release new song

“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, left, and “Dear Evan Hansen” star Ben Platt 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. (AP)
Associated Press

NEW YORK – 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. Previous releases have included a track cut from “Hamilton,” “Ben Franklin’s Song,” recorded by the Portland band Decemberists, and “Weird” Al Yankovic’s polka take on “Hamilton,” “The Hamilton Polka,” which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Comedy Digital Track Sales chart.