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Listen to Rachelle Ann Go and Hamilton cast members in April's Hamildrop "First Burn"

Lin-Manuel Miranda has unveiled the first draft of “Burn” from the musical

Alex Wood

London

30 April 2018

Rachelle Ann Go (Eliza Schuyler-Hamilton) and Jamael Westman (Alexander Hamilton) in the West End production of Hamilton — Rachelle Ann Go (Eliza Schuyler-Hamilton) and Jamael Westman (Alexander Hamilton) in the West End production of *Hamilton*
© Matthew Murphy

As part of the monthly Hamildrop feature, Lin-Manuel Miranda has unveiled the first draft of his song "Burn" from the hit musical Hamilton, sung by five of the show's stars.

Combining the vocal talents of the performers currently starring in the show across the globe, including West End's Rachelle Ann Go, "First Burn" is Miranda's original 2014 draft of what became the second act number "Burn", which comes as Alexander Hamilton's wife Eliza reflects on her husband's infidelities.

Other performers in the song are Arianna Afsar (Eliza in the original Chicago production of Hamilton), Julia Harriman (Eliza in one of the US tour casts), Lexi Lawson (currently Eliza in the Broadway production) and Shoba Narayan (Eliza in the other US tour cast).

Your April #Hamildrop: First Burn.
The first draft of Burn, sung by 5 Elizas. Enjoy. #FirstBurn https://t.co/oPttHGxXGl pic.twitter.com/2WJJc3Jfmx

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 30, 2018

Last month's Hamildrop was a mashup of Hamilton's "The Story of Tonight" and "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen, raising funds for the March For Our Lives initiative.

You can listen to "First Burn" below, with the song available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and download through iTunes and GooglePlay.