Several Broadway stars told the story of tonight at a congressional hearing on Thursday, with the cast of Hamilton appearing virtually to serenade lawmakers participating in a remembrance event of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

After playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Hamilton cast were introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who described Miranda as “one of the great creative talents of our time,” Miranda, who said the United States is still striving to create “a more perfect union that treats all its citizens with fairness and equity,” led his co-stars in a performance of “Dear Theodosia,” which the playwright said is about people “finding a way to move forward.”