[ Knock on door ] -Come in.
-Hi, Lin. -Oh, hey, Jimmy.
I'm so excited to be on the show tonight.
Isn't this great? -Yeah, it is great.
It's, uh... It's great.
-You okay, bud? You seem pretty down.
-Well, just I was walking to work today.
I walked through the theater district,
and just made me miss Broadway.
-Jimmy, didn't you hear?
Broadway's coming back.
-Broadway's coming back?
-Yeah, Broadway's coming back in September!
-This is so amazing.
Man, I miss going to see a play.
-And I miss playing.
[ Dramatic music plays ]
♪ Broadway, oh, Broadway ♪
♪ You're finally coming back ♪
♪ I miss drinking wine out of sippy cups ♪
♪ And a $20 snack ♪
♪ A night at the theater ♪
♪ My favorite kind of date ♪
♪ I even miss the people who always show up late ♪
-Hi. I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry.
Is this row H? No, I'm in I.
-♪ I miss Henry's wives in "Six" ♪
-♪ Ex-wives ♪
-♪ Think of all of that alimony ♪
♪ I miss that brooding phantom ♪
-♪ The only masked singer with a Tony ♪
♪ I miss the ladies of "Chicago" ♪
-♪ Can these legs kick even higher? ♪
-♪ I miss that anxious Evan Hansen ♪
-♪ Yes, I'm cute but I'm a liar ♪
-♪ I miss going down to Hadestown ♪
♪ For true love I'll go far ♪
-♪ I want to yell, "Don't turn around" ♪
♪ To the guy with the guitar ♪
♪ On the West Side there's a story ♪
♪ About the Jets and Sharks ♪
-♪ Where fighting is just dancing ♪
-♪ And the lions hit their marks ♪
-♪ It's been a year of quarantine ♪
♪ It's time for company ♪ -Bobby, Bobby.
-♪ "Come From Away" taught me all about hospitality ♪
-Sorry. Sorry.
♪ I miss Mormons telling me hello ♪
-♪ Founding fathers dueling, whoa ♪
♪ And dancers cancan-canning through Paris ♪
-♪ I miss trying out for "A Chorus Line" ♪
-♪ A whole new world would be divine ♪
-♪ And feeling like I'm defying gravity ♪
Sorry, I gained a few pounds during quarantine.
-It's okay, Jimmy. Keep going.
♪ But most of all, I miss the crowds ♪
♪ The theater is packed, they're cheering so loud ♪
♪ I just hope we make it through ♪
-But, Lin, we have a full audience now!
-♪ We do? ♪ -Yeah, man, we do.
-♪ We do ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ You say ♪
♪ It's been a full year ♪
♪ Since you've seen a live show or a play ♪
-♪ You cry ♪
♪ In the terrible sourdough starter you made to get by ♪
-♪ We've gone mad ♪
-♪ Remember we've been in containment ♪
♪ For hundreds of days ♪
-♪ But it's not all bad ♪
-♪ In September, for your entertainment ♪
♪ Broadway's back ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-♪ And you'll be back ♪
♪ Soon you'll see ♪
♪ You'll remember what it's like to be ♪
-♪ In Times Square for a show ♪
♪ Waving "hi" to every drunk Elmo ♪
-♪ Take a break from your Zoom ♪
-♪ Your pet plants are safe inside their rooms ♪
-♪ Won't you please come with us? ♪
-♪ There is life beyond your friends at Netflix ♪
♪ Hulu, Peacock, Disney+ ♪
-♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da ♪
-Everybody!
-♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-My thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz.
"In the Heights" is out this Thursday.
Thank you to Kristin Chenoweth, Phylicia Rashad, Laura Benanti,
and Christopher Jackson!
We'll be right back with more "Tonight Show"!
Come on back! -♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
♪ Da da da da da ♪
♪ Da da da da da ya la ♪
-♪ Ohhh ♪
-Confetti!
Confetti! Confetti means something!
When there's confetti, there's a party.
Come on. Thank you guys.
Amazing, amazing, amazing.
Broadway's back!
Thank you very much. Love you guys.