To tell this story, you first need to understand three cultural touchstones.

First, the Broadway juggernaut “Hamilton,” which, at 10 years old, remains a force. Second, the inescapable song of the summer, “Espresso,” by Sabrina Carpenter. And third, a “Saturday Night Live” sketch riffing on “Espresso” about a guy named Domingo. (Ariana Grande plays a maid of honor who reveals that the bride had an affair with a man named Domingo on her bachelorette trip.)