Lin-Manuel Miranda and More ‘Hamilton’ Alums Playfully Roast the 2022 SAG Awards Nominees During Opening Monologue
usmagazine.comThe room where it happens! Lin-Manuel Miranda reunited with original Hamilton cast members Leslie Odom Jr. and Daveed Diggs at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards.“It is so good to see you in person.
Thank you for being here. Appropriately enough the theme tonight is ‘Together again,'” Miranda, 42, began while opening the show at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday, February 27, as Odom Jr., 40, teased, “Finally, we return to a world where all we have to do to hang out like this is get dressed up, show up, get swabbed, sanitized, screened, boosted, rapid-tested and PCR cleared within 48 hours.
Now, who is ready to party?”Diggs, 40, chimed in with a reassurance that the awards were following “the most up-to-date safety guidelines,” adding, “If anyone breaks the rules, our COVID compliance officers are from Squid Game.”The Broadway vets gave shout-outs to nominees including Lady Gaga, Andrew Garfield and Javier Bardem.
Miranda noted that some of those being honored on Sunday would be joining the celebration remotely due to coronavirus restrictions — “or because they owe Daveed money.”The California native quipped, “[Jason] Sudeikis, come on, it’s $20.”Miranda previously starred as the titular character in the groundbreaking Broadway musical, which he also created.
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