John Krasinski, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Original Hamilton Cast Surprise Superfan

Lin-Manuel Miranda can enliven even the most boring quarantine days with song.

Sometimes all you can do is sit down and watch Elmo have a playdate. Maybe that wasn't something you'd ever thought about before the coronavirus pandemic began, but it's more than likely where you're at now. Good thing the Sesame Street gang are experts at bringing positivity and warmth, and their talents were on full display during the April 14 special, "Elmo's Playdate," which aired on HBO and PBS, and can now be watched online.

John Krasinski is determined to shine some light during a difficult time. He's been proving it for the last three weeks with his YouTube show Some Good News, and on Sunday's new episode he made sure SGN lived up to its name when he gave workers at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center a sports-themed surprise.

John Krasinski gave the health care professionals of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center a welcome surprise as they continue to work amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. To honor those on the front lines in his native city, Krasinski teamed up with fellow Beantown figure, baseball player David "Big Papi" Ortiz, to arrange for members of the hospital's COVID-19 response team to receive Boston Red Sox tickets for life.

John Krasinski is honoring the people who have sacrificed so much during the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday's edition of Krasinski's online show, Some Good News, he gave some very important Boston fans the treat of a lifetime. 

John Krasinski just brought a big smile to all our faces with what he did on his Some Good News show over the weekend.

John Krasinski gave the healthcare workers of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center an epic surprise. To honor those on the frontlines at BIDMC of Boston, The Office alum arranged for members of the hospital's COVID-19 response team to get a special visit from one of their local heroes: David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne Hathaway and Tracee Ellis Ross will join Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby for Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate next week to cheer up families during this uncertain time. The half-hour primetime special falls under Sesame Street's Caring for Each Other initiative launched last month, which featur

John Krasinski has been bringing us Some Good News with his YouTube series every week, and the latest installment featured a surprise reunion of the original cast of Hamilton, who Zoomed in to perform "Alexander Hamilton."

The Hamilton original cast, Mary Poppins, Jim from The Office, and a very surprised nine-year-old girl joined together on Sunday night, April 5, for what must be the liveliest Zoom meeting since your boss' husband walked in with no pants on.The scene: the second episode of homemade quarantine talkshow, Some Good News.The reason: Aubrey, a nine-year-old in Jacksonville, was supposed to see when the Broadway tour came to her hometown this week, but the show was canceled for social distancing

The experience of a lifetime! John Krasinski and Emily Blunt gave an unexpecting Hamilton fan a special surprise that featured the Broadway show’s original cast.

John Krasinski is doing everything he can to spread some good news. On his latest episode of Some Good News on YouTube, The Office alum shared with fans and viewers some of the latest inspirational stories happening in the world amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Actor John Krasinski surprised a little girl with a “Hamilton” reunion on the second episode of his YouTube series “Some Good News” Sunday night.

John Krasinski just made a fan's day! On the second episode of his web series, , the 40-year-old actor Zoomed with a 9-year-old girl named Aubrey, who was disappointed when the tour performance of that she was supposed to see got canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In need of some quality Hamilton content? Just you wait… On Sunday, Lin-Manuel Miranda made one lucky Hamilton fan's day with an epic surprise. After learning that Aubrey, a 9-year-old superfan from Florida, plans to see the hit Broadway play were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tony winner decided to bring Hamilton to her via video chat.  In fact, John Krasinski was the mastermind behind the amazing performance.

The second episode of John Krasinski's Some Good News YouTube series featured a cameo from his wife actress Emily Blunt, which you would kind of expect, since, well, they're locked in the house together just like the rest of us.