The song has two reprises in the first act of the musical:
"The Story of Tonight (Reprise)" {{Infobox song The first reprise of the song is the twelfth song in Act One of the musical. It takes place following the wedding of Alexander Hamilton and
Elizabeth Schuyler in 1780. The group from the first rendition of the song is reunited, all of them drunk from the party and jokingly singing about the consequences of his marriage. They refer to Alexander as "the tomcat", referencing a moniker given to him by
Martha Washington as a result of his promiscuous nature. Mulligan states that he is "newly not poor", as he has married into the wealthy
Schuyler family. Their drunken festivities are interrupted by the arrival of
Aaron Burr, who had recently been promoted to the rank of
lieutenant colonel. Hamilton expresses envy at Burr's command, and Burr congratulates Hamilton on his nuptials, and Laurens inquires as to Burr's own romantic status. Hamilton dismisses his friends and Burr reveals that he is unlawfully consorting with
the wife of
a British officer. Hamilton asks Burr why he is so hesitant to be with this woman if he loves her, a question that leads Burr to reveal his world-view and philosophy in the next song, "
Wait for It".
"Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us/Laurens' Interlude" A second reprise of "The Story of Tonight", titled "Tomorrow There'll Be More of Us/Laurens' Interlude" ("The Laurens Interlude" in the Off-Broadway version), occurs in the show near the end of Act One. Hamilton is working at home when his wife
Eliza informs him that he has received a letter from
South Carolina. Hamilton puts off reading the letter, believing it to be from John Laurens. However, Eliza reveals that the letter is actually from Laurens' father. At Hamilton's request, she reads the letter aloud, delivering the news of Laurens' death in the
Battle of the Combahee River, and all the black soldiers that were with him had either been killed or captured and returned to their owners. This battle had occurred because the British troops in the southern territories had not yet received word that the war had ended, meaning that Laurens had died for no reason. In most stage productions, Lafayette and Mulligan are seen in the background as they read the same letter of their friend's death, though they don't speak or sing. Laurens' father laments that his son's dream of freedom for his people as well as his plans for the first "black battalion" have died with him. As the scene plays, a ghost-like Laurens appears and interjects lines from "The Story of Tonight", suggesting that he held on to the beliefs espoused in the song to the very end. Hamilton suppresses his emotional reaction to the news, saying only that he has "so much work to do," leading directly into "Non-Stop", the act's finale number. The song was not included on the original Broadway cast recording. Miranda explained that it was "more of a scene than a song, the only scene in the [sung-through] show", and he wanted to reserve the impact of "at least one revelation" that could be experienced more fully onstage. ==Analysis==