PHOTO: Jimmy Fallon Gives HAMILTON-Inspired Performance at NBC Upfront Event

At NBC's upfront event held yesterday afternoon at New York's Radio City Music Hall, TONIGHT SHOW host Jimmy Fallon channeled Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony nominated performance in Broadway's HAMILTON to entertain potential network advertisers.

Wearing full HAMILTON regalia, (see photo at left), the SNL alum sang and rapped his own version of some of the musical's most popular numbers, including the line "Silence! I have a message from the king - [CEO of NBCUniversal] Steve Burke!"

He went on to sing,

'You say the price of my ads aren't the price that you're willing to pay.

You cry when I show you the clips of the shows that we're going to try.

Don't be sad. We've still got THE VOICE and this year the Olympics are back.

You should be glad, as least we're not rebooting Heroes and renewing The Slap'."

Wish we all could have been in THE ROOM where it happened!

The new musical Hamilton, with book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composerLin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role, is the recent recipient of a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs(Marquis De Lafayette,Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Christopher Jackson (George Washington),Rory O'Malley (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan(Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr),Anthony Ramos(John Laurens, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

Source: Deadline

Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC