Screen Rant

  • In The Heights' post-credits scene pays off on an earlier cameo and the movie's Hamilton connection. 1 / 10

  • In the movie, Lin-Manuel Miranda plays the Piragua Guy... 2 / 10

  • ...while Christopher Jackson plays his rival, Mister Softee. 3 / 10

    Christopher Jackson as Mister Softee in In The Heights VERTICAL
  • The two originally played Usnavi & Benny for the In The Heights Broadway show... 4 / 10

    Christopher Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda in In the Heights Broadway VERTICAL
  • ...but are best known for their roles as Alexander Hamilton & George Washington. 5 / 10

  • In the post-credits scene, the rivalry between them ends and their relationship becomes more amicable. 6 / 10

  • This is more reminiscent of their Hamilton character's friendships, and like Washington & Hamilton... 7 / 10

    Hamilton Christopher Jackson George Washington Vertical
  • ...it shows Mister Softee being accepting of the immigrant Piragua Guy. 8 / 10

    Hamilton as Second Vertical
  • Jackson's cameo also creates another neat Hamilton connection because Washington Heights, the movie's setting... 9 / 10

    Chris Jackson Washington Hamilton Vertical
  • ...is actually named for George Washington, residing on the site of Fort Washington from the Revolutionary War. 10 / 10

    George Washington and Alexander Hamilton Vertical