'Ratatouille' TikTok musical star Wayne Brady wins Twitter raves for committing to his singing rodent

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Published 10:44 p.m. ET Jan. 1, 2021 | Updated 10:56 p.m. ET Jan. 1, 2021CLOSE TikTok users have created a viral ‘Ratatouille’ musical within the social media community with creatives making their own songs, choreography, merchandise, playbills and more. Even Disney and Pixar have caught on and chimed in. (Dec. 1) AP EntertainmentIn a time where COVID’s kept Broadway dark for months (and staying that way well into 2020), “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” arrived Friday as a virtual, viral oddity for those needing a musical-theater fix, yet it was Wayne Brady, sporting a pink nose and makeup whiskers, who stole the show on social media.The crowdsourced “Ratatousical” is a collaboration of original songs, lyrics and ideas from fans – including Emily Jacobsen, who wrote the original “Remy the Ratatouille” song for TikTok – as well as out-of-work theater performers to adapt the 2007 Pixar animated movie into a two-act show.The show featured Titus Burgess as Remy, the rat with dreams of becoming a Parisian chef; Adam Lambert as Remy’s brother Emile; Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”) as human chef Colette; and even some “Cats” jokes and dancers in Mickey Mouse ears amid the Broadway-at-home atmosphere.‘Ratatouille’: Virtual TikTok musical rings in 2021 with…
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