“Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical,” which began as a crowdsourced TikTok endeavor over the summer of quarantine, is now being served up with a pinch of seasoned actors and a dash of Broadway spectacle on New Year’s Day. Tituss Burgess was cast Monday in the role of Remy, the Parisian rat who loved to cook in Disney and Pixar’s 2007 film. AdvertisementThe so-called “Ratatousical” will stream Friday at 4 p.m. Pacific and will benefit the Actors Fund, which helps out-of-work performers. “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical uniquely lets Gen Z know that Broadway is watching and they are seen: as creators, as fans and as future audiences,” reads a statement on Seaview’s website. It is unclear whether Disney, which is protective of its intellectual property, is getting involved in the show.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2020 22:41 UTC