Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda fight violence with vocals

Jewish Broadway star Ben Platt and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda are fighting violence with music in a new collaborative video.

Their new song “Found/Tonight,” which dropped on Monday, is based on a mash-up of two hits from their Broadway shows, “You Will Be Found” and “The Story of Tonight.” The video is in support of efforts pushing for increased gun control legislation in the United States.

Proceeds from downloads of their collaborative effort will benefit March for Our Lives, a gun control rally in Washington, DC, on March 24 that is spearheaded by the teenage survivors-turned-activists of the recent Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Platt, who kicked off his stage career performing in musical productions at Camp Ramah, opens up the music video with a line that could easily be taken from a song dedicated to the fast-approaching Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday focuses on retelling the story of the Jewish Exodus from slavery in Egypt.

“We may not yet have reached our glory, but I will gladly join the fight. And when our children tell their story, they’ll tell the story of tonight,” the Tony award-winner belts out.

Miranda then introduces the first “Dear Evan Hansen” lyrics, singing, “Have you ever felt like nobody was there? Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere? Have you ever felt like you could disappear? Like you could fall and no one would hear.”

In a statement accompanying the release of the video, Platt said, “Better gun control is something that all Americans should be passionate about.”

“These students are paving the way for future generations and it’s so inspiring to see young people standing up for what is probably the most important cause right now in this country, and demanding action. I hope that this song can play some small part in bringing about real change,” Platt continued.

Here’s the #FoundTonight music video: https://t.co/nyHRVxIg9d
Here’s the selfie from aforementioned video: pic.twitter.com/rYdQcNziMm

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 19, 2018

Parkland shooting survivor and March for Our Lives activist Emma Gonzalez tweeted after hearing the song, “I just listened to it and I can’t stop crying I’m gonna listen to this forever holy heck.”

https://twitter.com/Emma4Change/status/975583914415845377

Miranda and Platt aren’t the only celebrities coming out in support of the rally.

Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, among others, have donated to the march. Other celebrities, including Justin Timberlake, Debra Messing, Kim and Bette Midler, have expressed their support in advance of Saturday’s march.

https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/971936030445027328

The motto of the rally is the familiar battle cry often associated with Holocaust remembrance, #NeverAgain.