The queen met the king when Beyonce (plus Jay Z) went to see Hamilton last week on Broadway.
In the show, Jonathan Groff plays a particularly sassy and pompous King George III, and the small role is a total scene-stealer — even Bey thought so. After the show she told Groff she was going to jack his distinctive, memorable walk.
As explained by show creator/star Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter:
1) Beyonce: Did you play the King? Groffsauce: Yes. Beyonce: I’m stealing your walk. I love your walk. Groffsauce: *inarticulate sounds*
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
2) Beyonce: When you turned away still facing the audience? *BEYONCE DEMONSTRATES FLAWLESSLY* Beyonce: You were your OWN turntable. Love it.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
3) And then, in Groffsauce’s own words “Then the ground swallowed me up and I died happy.” Thus endeth the meeting of Beyonce & Groffsauce.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
There is no straight-male equivalent for the ecstasy of Beyonce telling you “I love your walk.” ESPECIALLY for Groffsauce, walk enthusiast.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
Bruce Lee: “Can you teach me that cool kick?” That’s the closest I can approximate to what happened to Groffsauce.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 28, 2015
Pause for a moment and ponder what you would do/say if Beyonce complimented literally anything about you.