>>> WELCOME BACK, LIN-MANUEL MIR >>> WELCOME BACK, LIN-MANUEL MIR MIRANDA AND SOME OF HIS TALENTED MIRANDA AND SOME OF HIS TALENTED FRIENDS CREATED FREE STYLE RAP FRIENDS CREATED FREE STYLE RAP IN THE BASEMENT ON 40th STREET. IN THE BASEMENT ON 40th STREET. >> THEY TOOK THEIR SHOW TO A >> THEY TOOK THEIR SHOW TO A SUCCESSFUL OFF BROADWAY RUN. SUCCESSFUL OFF BROADWAY RUN. NOW MORE THAN 15 YEARS LATER, NOW MORE THAN 15 YEARS LATER, THE IMPROV GROUP, WHY ARE YOU THE IMPROV GROUP, WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING HAS TAKEN OVER LAUGHING HAS TAKEN OVER BROADWAY’S FAMOUS BOOTH THEATER, BROADWAY’S FAMOUS BOOTH THEATER, THE SHOW IS CALLED FREE STYLE THE SHOW IS CALLED FREE STYLE LOVE. LOVE. LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, CHRISTOPHER LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, CHRISTOPHER JACKSON, FOUNDING MEMBERS. JACKSON, FOUNDING MEMBERS. THEY’LL BE PERFORMERS. THEY’LL BE PERFORMERS. HERE YOU GO ON BROADWAY, THIS IS HERE YOU GO ON BROADWAY, THIS IS NOT A SHOW LIKE ANYONE HAS SEEN NOT A SHOW LIKE ANYONE HAS SEEN BEFORE. BEFORE. >> AND LIKE ANYONE WILL SEE >> AND LIKE ANYONE WILL SEE AGAIN BECAUSE IT’S A COMPLETELY AGAIN BECAUSE IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SHOW EVERY NIGHT. DIFFERENT SHOW EVERY NIGHT. WE STARTED DOING THIS IN THE WE STARTED DOING THIS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE DRAMA BOOK SHOP BASEMENT OF THE DRAMA BOOK SHOP WHERE TOMMY, KALE AND PAINTED WHERE TOMMY, KALE AND PAINTED THE WALLS BLACK AND SAID WE’RE A THE WALLS BLACK AND SAID WE’RE A THEATER NOW. THEATER NOW. >> HOW DID IT START, ANTHONY >> HOW DID IT START, ANTHONY SAID HE WORKED AT THE BOOK SHOP, SAID HE WORKED AT THE BOOK SHOP, AND YOU WOULD COME IN BECAUSE AND YOU WOULD COME IN BECAUSE YOU WERE DOWN BELOW WORKING ON YOU WERE DOWN BELOW WORKING ON STUFF. STUFF. >> I WAS WORKING ON IN THE >> I WAS WORKING ON IN THE HEIGHTS, WHERE I MET CHRIS HEIGHTS, WHERE I MET CHRIS AUDITIONING FOR BENNY. AUDITIONING FOR BENNY. ANTHONY WOULD COME IN AND ANTHONY WOULD COME IN AND DISTRACT US ABOUT THE WORK WE DISTRACT US ABOUT THE WORK WE WERE DOING, LET’S RAP ABOUT OUR WERE DOING, LET’S RAP ABOUT OUR DAY, AND HE PUSHED US TO DO IT DAY, AND HE PUSHED US TO DO IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. IT’S OUR LONGEST RUNNING TOUR, IT’S OUR LONGEST RUNNING TOUR, MELBOURNE, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MELBOURNE, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS, TO BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS, TO MOVE FIVE BLOCKS FROM 40th TO MOVE FIVE BLOCKS FROM 40th TO 45th STREET IS INCREDIBLE. 45th STREET IS INCREDIBLE. >> IT’S NOT EVER THE SAME SHOW >> IT’S NOT EVER THE SAME SHOW TWICE BECAUSE YOU USE THE TWICE BECAUSE YOU USE THE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, SO ARE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, SO ARE YOU EVER, LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EVER, LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE STUMPING, I KNOW YOU HAVE YOU’RE STUMPING, I KNOW YOU HAVE QUICK BRAINS BUT DO YOU EVER GET QUICK BRAINS BUT DO YOU EVER GET A STORY OR SOMETHING AND WHAT AM A STORY OR SOMETHING AND WHAT AM I GOING TO WRAP ABOUT THIS. I GOING TO WRAP ABOUT THIS. >> I TELL PEOPLE IT’S LIKE >> I TELL PEOPLE IT’S LIKE LISTENING TO A JAZZ MUSICIAN, LISTENING TO A JAZZ MUSICIAN, YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN A JAZZ YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN A JAZZ MUSICIAN PLAYS A BAD NOTE. MUSICIAN PLAYS A BAD NOTE. HE’S PLAYING A NOTE. HE’S PLAYING A NOTE. IT’S LIKE A JAZZ, YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE A JAZZ, YOU KNOW, ENSEMBLE, WORDS RHYME, YOU KNOW, ENSEMBLE, WORDS RHYME, YOU KNOW, CURRENT EVENTS CHANGE, THE CURRENT EVENTS CHANGE, THE SECRET ABOUT OUR SHOW IS THAT SECRET ABOUT OUR SHOW IS THAT THE AUDIENCE IS THE SHOW. THE AUDIENCE IS THE SHOW. THE AUDIENCE, YOU WILL HEAR THE THE AUDIENCE, YOU WILL HEAR THE THINGS COME OUT OF THEIR MOUTH THINGS COME OUT OF THEIR MOUTH THAT YOU NEVER IMAGINED, AND SO THAT YOU NEVER IMAGINED, AND SO WE HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS THEY DO. WE HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS THEY DO. >> WHO STARTED IT, WHO’S IN IT, >> WHO STARTED IT, WHO’S IN IT, IT’S BEEN 15 YEARS IN THE IT’S BEEN 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING. MAKING. >> WHO ROLLS DEEPER THAN WOO >> WHO ROLLS DEEPER THAN WOO TAN. TAN. >> WE HAVE THE ACADEMY, TEACHING >> WE HAVE THE ACADEMY, TEACHING THE WORKSHOPS ON THE THINGS WE THE WORKSHOPS ON THE THINGS WE DO. DO. ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, ONE OF OUR NEWEST MEMBERS, ANISSA ANISSA ANISSA ANISSA ANISSA ANISSA ANISSA BOWLS WAS IN THE WORKSHOP ANISSA BOWLS WAS IN THE WORKSHOP AND IS MAKING HER BROADWAY AND IS MAKING HER BROADWAY DEBUT. DEBUT. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH PEOPLE POWER, AND IT’S BEEN WITH PEOPLE POWER, AND IT’S BEEN GROWING AND GROWING. GROWING AND GROWING. WE ROTATE EVERY NIGHT IN TERMS WE ROTATE EVERY NIGHT IN TERMS OF WHO’S GOING TO BE ON THE OF WHO’S GOING TO BE ON THE SHOW. SHOW. >> SOMETIMES YOU’LL SHOW UP AND >> SOMETIMES YOU’LL SHOW UP AND WE WON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE THERE. WE WON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE THERE. >> YOU’LL GET AN AMAZING SHOW >> YOU’LL GET AN AMAZING SHOW EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE YOU’RE THERE EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE YOU’RE THERE AND IT’S GOING TO BE YOUR DAY AND IT’S GOING TO BE YOUR DAY AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IT’S AND YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IT’S WILD. WILD. >> I READ YOU MET YOUR WIFE >> I READ YOU MET YOUR WIFE VANESSA, THIS WAS YOUR FIRST VANESSA, THIS WAS YOUR FIRST DATE, YOU TOOK HER TO ONE OF DATE, YOU TOOK HER TO ONE OF THESE SHOWS. THESE SHOWS. >> WE OUTLASTED MOST OF THE >> WE OUTLASTED MOST OF THE VENUES WE PLAYED AND WE PLAYED VENUES WE PLAYED AND WE PLAYED THIS PLACE, MO PICKINS. THIS PLACE, MO PICKINS. >> IT NO LONGER EXISTS. >> IT NO LONGER EXISTS. >> MY WIFE, SHE WASN’T MY WIFE >> MY WIFE, SHE WASN’T MY WIFE THEN, SHE WAS A WOMAN I WENT TO THEN, SHE WAS A WOMAN I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH. HIGH SCHOOL WITH. SHE CAME AND BROUGHT HER FRIENDS SHE CAME AND BROUGHT HER FRIENDS TO THE SHOW AND INVITED ME TO TO THE SHOW AND INVITED ME TO GET ICE CREAM BECAUSE SHE HAD A GET ICE CREAM BECAUSE SHE HAD A FRIEND WHO WORKED AT AN ICE FRIEND WHO WORKED AT AN ICE CREAM PLACE SIX BLOCKS UP. CREAM PLACE SIX BLOCKS UP. HE WAS LIKE, YOU COMING TO HE WAS LIKE, YOU COMING TO DRINKS AND I WAS LIKE NO, THEY DRINKS AND I WAS LIKE NO, THEY INVITED ME TO GET ICE CREAM. INVITED ME TO GET ICE CREAM. >> WE’RE AT THE OTHER END OF THE >> WE’RE AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM, WE’RE ALL LIKE. ROOM, WE’RE ALL LIKE. >> AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE >> AND HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE YOU’RE NOT READY FOR ALL THAT. YOU’RE NOT READY FOR ALL THAT. YOU’RE NOT READY. YOU’RE NOT READY. SHE’S A KEEPER, AND I’M LIKE, SHE’S A KEEPER, AND I’M LIKE, READY OR NOT, I’M GOING TO GET READY OR NOT, I’M GOING TO GET ICE CREAM. ICE CREAM. >> WE’RE GOING TO GET A DEMO. >> WE’RE GOING TO GET A DEMO. WE’LL DO A BEAT BOX. WE’LL DO A BEAT BOX. WE WANT TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS. WE WANT TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS. FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, NOTHING IS FOR PEOPLE AT HOME, NOTHING IS PLANNED. PLANNED. THERE’S NO PLANT IN THE THERE’S NO PLANT IN THE AUDIENCE. AUDIENCE. WE’LL DO A DEMONSTRATION, AND WE’LL DO A DEMONSTRATION, AND THROW OUT WORDS. THROW OUT WORDS. AS WE THROW OUT WORDS, YOUR AS WE THROW OUT WORDS, YOUR BRAIN IS GOING TO IMMEDIATELY BRAIN IS GOING TO IMMEDIATELY START COMPOSING. START COMPOSING. >> YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE US THE >> YOU’RE GOING TO GIVE US THE WORD, WE’LL MAKE UP A SONG FOR WORD, WE’LL MAKE UP A SONG FOR YOU TONIGHT. YOU TONIGHT. >> A NOUN OR A VERB. >> A NOUN OR A VERB. >> TONIGHT, 7:00 A.M. >> TONIGHT, 7:00 A.M. >> BUT YOU’RE A MORNING PERSON. >> BUT YOU’RE A MORNING PERSON. >> SHOCK WAVE, COME ON IN HERE. >> SHOCK WAVE, COME ON IN HERE. THAT’S YOUR BEAT BOXER. THAT’S YOUR BEAT BOXER. >> SHOCK WAVE CAME TO A SHOW, >> SHOCK WAVE CAME TO A SHOW, AND YOU WERE LIKE YOU NEED A AND YOU WERE LIKE YOU NEED A BEAT BOXER, AND HE’S BEEN IN IT BEAT BOXER, AND HE’S BEEN IN IT EVER SINCE. EVER SINCE. >> SHOCK WAVE SHOWED UP AND >> SHOCK WAVE SHOWED UP AND NEVER LEFT. NEVER LEFT. >> HOW ABOUT CONJUGATE. >> HOW ABOUT CONJUGATE. >> WOW, IS THAT A GOOD ONE? >> WOW, IS THAT A GOOD ONE? >> HITTING THEM HARD. >> HITTING THEM HARD. >> CONJUGATE PUTTING THINGS >> CONJUGATE PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER USUALLY VERBS, I DON’T TOGETHER USUALLY VERBS, I DON’T KNOW GRAMMAR WASN’T MY STRONG KNOW GRAMMAR WASN’T MY STRONG SUIT BUT WE DID A SHOW NOW. SUIT BUT WE DID A SHOW NOW. YOU GOT TO ACT LIKE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO ACT LIKE YOU KNOW, GOT TO ACT LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT GOT TO ACT LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING, SO I’M GOING TO YOU’RE DOING, SO I’M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO YOU, BEFORE I RUIN PASS IT ON TO YOU, BEFORE I RUIN ANY GOOD IMPRESSION WE MAKE, ANY GOOD IMPRESSION WE MAKE, KEEP GOING SON. KEEP GOING SON. >> FREE STYLING AND I’M HERE >> FREE STYLING AND I’M HERE WITH SAVANNAH, DRESSED IN PINK WITH SAVANNAH, DRESSED IN PINK LIKE HANNAH MONTANA, FREE STYLE LIKE HANNAH MONTANA, FREE STYLE ALL DAY EVERY DAY, CAUSING DAILY ALL DAY EVERY DAY, CAUSING DAILY ON THE DAILY, BABY ON THE WAY. ON THE DAILY, BABY ON THE WAY. AL ROKER, DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS AL ROKER, DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS TRYING TO LOOK LIKE ME. TRYING TO LOOK LIKE ME. BUT I’M FEELING SO GREAT, I BUT I’M FEELING SO GREAT, I CHANGE UP ALL THESE VERBS AS WE CHANGE UP ALL THESE VERBS AS WE CONJUGATE. CONJUGATE. >> YOU GOT TO SHIP CHIP LIKE A >> YOU GOT TO SHIP CHIP LIKE A MORNING SHOW, STORIES COME AND MORNING SHOW, STORIES COME AND THEY GO, YOU GOT TO BE FLEX IT’S THEY GO, YOU GOT TO BE FLEX IT’S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU SEE, COMING NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU SEE, COMING UP NEXT, YOU GOT TO THINK ON UP NEXT, YOU GOT TO THINK ON YOUR FEET, SO DON’T BE SLOW, YOUR FEET, SO DON’T BE SLOW, KEEP IT REAL QUICK DON’T BE KEEP IT REAL QUICK DON’T BE AFRAID, YOU GOT TO STAY ON THE AFRAID, YOU GOT TO STAY ON THE STICK. STICK. YOU CAN’T GET EVERY SINGLE WORD YOU CAN’T GET EVERY SINGLE WORD BUT WHEN YOU GET STUCK YOU PASS BUT WHEN YOU GET STUCK YOU PASS IT TO THE OTHER GENIUS. IT TO THE OTHER GENIUS. >> CONJUGATE. >> CONJUGATE. >> THAT’S GREAT. >> THAT’S GREAT. THAT’S UNBELIEVABLE. THAT’S UNBELIEVABLE. >> I STAND UP FOR THAT ONE. >> I STAND UP FOR THAT ONE. VERY WELL DONE. VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHOCK WAVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHOCK WAVE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LIN, CHRIS, FREE STYLE LOVE LIN, CHRIS, FREE STYLE LOVE SUPREME. SUPREME. IT’S ON BROADWAY NOW. IT’S ON BROADWAY NOW. >> DON’T LET SAVANNAH ON TO THE >> DON’T LET SAVANNAH ON TO THE SHOW, SHE’S GOING TO THROW OUT
