Despite showing up in a borderline treasonous Redcoat-inspired outfit, Beyonce really enjoyed Lin-Manuel’s hip-hop broadway epic “Hamilton.” Like, really enjoyed it. So much so that she told star Jonathan Groff, who plays King George, that she planned to “steal” the walk that he does in the play (we haven’t seen it yet because we are plebeians, but according to Vulture it is a very “formal, deliberate, pompous stroll” that might be the play’s funniest moment).
Groff, naturally, was ecstatic. As Lin-Manuel Miranda puts it, “There is no straight male equivalent for the ecstasy of Beyonce telling you ‘I love your walk.'” Here’s how the interaction played out:
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
It's RIDICULOUSLY detailed and wide-ranging. He does a killer @Karenolivo walk too. https://t.co/GcNZiE73pE
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
“Hamilton” is just the latest, check out Lin-Manuel Miranda’s most genius musical moments:
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