This post contains spoilers forFosse/Verdons finale episode.

When I watched the cut, I didnt think it looked like me, he said, laughing.

Its just thats whos playing the part.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Lin Manuel Miranda attends the New York Premiere for FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” on April 08, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/WireImage,)

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And I think this was in a similar vein.

The appearance happened thanks to a running joke that came to fruition, Miranda explained.

So my running joke was, am I playing Schwartz?

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Am I playing Kander?

Its so many layers, Miranda said.

And it felt that way on set!)

And I basically did the same thing on set I had Tommy and Nicole Fosse get the same applause.

So again, its layers on layers.

We know how they met, we know the sacrifices they made, he said.

He told his own story brilliantly inAll That Jazz.

And I think our response throughout has been, there is so much more story.

Theres so much he left out in crafting that brilliant movie.

So its fun to revisit this masterpiece from a slightly different angle.

You see its something that Gwen is struggling to do, but then she gets called back in.