>>> HE IS ONE OF THE MOST SELL BLATED PLAYWRIGHTS OF THIS
GENERATION. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA.
>> THE MAN WHO CREATED "HAMILTON" ABOUT ONE OF
AMERICA'S FOUNDING FATHERS IS TAKING THE BROADWAY HIT TO L.A.
YOU COULD BE THERE ON OPENING NIGHT AS A V.I.P. GUEST.
>> WHAT? >> YES, HODA!
>> EARLIER I CAUGHT UP WITH LIN-MANUEL TO TOLD ME ALL ABOUT
IT. >> HOW ARE YOU?
IT'S SO NICE BEING THIS CLOSE TO YOU.
>> LIKEWISE. >> FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS ON
TAKING "HAMILTON" TO L.A. GRACING THE WEST COAST WITH
SOMETHING WE OVER HERE ENJOYED FOR A WHILE.
GOT TO BE EXCITING? >> REALLY EXCITING.
I LOVE THE THEATER WHERE WE'LL BE.
MY FIRST SHOW IN THE HEIGHTS WAS THERE.
AN INCREDIBLE VENUE AND JUST TO GET TO SHARE THIS WITH THE WEST
COAST IS LIKE A DREAM. >> FIRST BROADWAY SHOW I EVER
SAW WAS IN THE HEIGHTS. >> WHAT?
WOW. >> YEP.
I DIDN'T LIVE IN NEW YORK. I SAW IT, FELL IN LOVE.
WHO'S THE GUY? IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
>> THAT'S SO GREAT. >> SO WHAT'S INTERESTING IS, IF
PEOPLE WANT TO GET THAT KIND OF V.I.P. TREATMENT.
>> YEAH. >> THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
GET IT. RIGHT?
WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO? >> THEY DO.
WE'VE LAUNCHED THIS AMAZING CAMPAIGN CALLED #HAMFORALL AND
ARE RAISING MONEY THROUGH PRIZE, YOU ENTER A RAFFLE FOR TEN BUCKS
AND THE WINNER GETS TWO ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE, HOTEL, WE
PUT YOU UP. COME TO THE OPENING NIGHT IN
L.A. >> WAIT.
OPENING NIGHT? >> OH, YEAH.
HANG OUT WITH ME AFTER THE AFTER PARTY.
>> WHAT KIND OF CELEBS MIGHT BE THERE?
MAYBE? >> I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW
CRAZY -- WE'RE STILL ISN'T REQUEST MODE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE YET, BUT THE WINNER
WILL GET TO GO, AND FOR TEN BUCKS.
THERE'S LOTS OF COOL PRIZES AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A #HAMFORALL,
SING THEIR FAVORITE BIT OF "HAMILTON" AND CHALLENGE OTHER
PEOPLE. THE RESPONSE IS OVERWHELMING.
>> TONS OF CELEBS DO IT. I WANT TO SEE A LITTLE TAPE OF A
COUPLE OF THE CELEBS. >> HEY, YO, I'M NOT THROWING
AWAY MY SHOT. YO, I'M JUST LIKE MY COUNTRY,
YOUNG, SCRAPPY AND HUNGRY AND I'M THROWING AWAY MY --
SHOT. >> BOOM!
THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS THERE. HUH?
YOU GOT -- EVERYBODY. KELLY CLARKS -- OKAY.
SO THESE CELEBS ARE JUST, SINGING A RANDOM SONG FROM
"HAMILTON"? REGULAR PEOPLE CAN DO IT, TOO?
>> I WENT UP TO L.A. TO SHOOT WITH STEPH CURRY.
>> STOP IT. >> IT'S BEEN OVERWHELMING.
REALLY, THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE AND
CELEBRITIES. AN INCREDIBLE CAUSE.
IT'S 12 ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S LIKE THE ALL-STAR TEAM OF
IMMIGRANTS, ADVOCATES, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF GOOD. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ENOUGH
ACCOLADES, A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
>> THE WALK OF FAME! >> WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING WAS
YOU AND WEIRD AL YANKOVIC FOUND OUT ABOUT IT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND
THERE WAS LIKE A LITTLE INSTANT --
>> RIGHT. SO I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH WEIRD
AL -- [ LAUGHTER ]
-- THERE IN L.A. THERE TO SHOOT THAT BIT WITH
STEPH CURRY AND LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN.
HE'S BECOME MY FRIEND. ONE OF THE ALL-TIME JOYS OF MY
LIFE. WE WERE HAVING LUNCH.
>> YOU LOVE HIM? >> WHEN SOMEONE TOLD US -- VERY
FORMATIVE PART OF MY YOUTH AND I JUST PLAYED HIS STUFF FOR MY
10-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW FOR THE FIRST TIME.
TO WATCH A 10-YEAR-OLD LOCK IN -- IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME
TRUE. YEAH.
I WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH HIM AND I FOUND OUT WE'RE BOTH SORT OF
CLASS OF 2017. SO THAT'S --
>> THAT IS -- >> YOU CAN'T EVEN DREAM UP
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SOMEONE REVIVE 10-YEAR-OLD ME
AND TELL THEM IT HAPPENED. >> BY THE WAY, YOUR LIFE IS
INCREDIBLE. SUCH A LONG RUNWAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT ELSE WILL BE