The Ratatouille Musical is HAPPENING.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

It's only one night, but still. I can't stop laughing!

https://www.playbill.com/article/ratatouille-the-tiktok-musical-streaming-concert-to-benefit-the-actors-fund

[Jordan Levinson]

“Remy the Ratatouille, the rat of all my dreams...”
IT IS HAPPENING!!!

[hearthemsing22]

Jordan Levinson said: "“Remy the Ratatouille, the rat of all my dreams...”
IT IS HAPPENING!!!"

Remy the ratatouille...you do realize Remy is a rat and ratatouille is food, right...?? This whole thing is absolutely bonkers. I can't believe it. Spongebob? Sure. I'll be open minded about that. They did a fantastic job. But RATATOUILLE??? No. No. Absolutely not. Am I the only one who is opposed and thinks this is ridiculous??

[CT2NYC]

Opposed to a one-night-only concert to benefit the Actors Fund? Yeah, you're the only one.

[JBroadway]

hearthemsing22 said: "Jordan Levinson said: "“Remy the Ratatouille, the rat of all my dreams...”
IT IS HAPPENING!!!"

Remy the ratatouille...you do realize Remy is a rat and ratatouille is food, right...??”
 

That lyric is from the original song that sparked this whole thing, and that song - and by extension, that lyric - was very much meant to be a joke.  Calling him “the Ratatouille” is a play on mindless musical theatre lyrics that nonsensically shoehorn in the title of the show. 

This jokey song snowballed into something people started taking more seriously. 
 

This whole thing is absolutely bonkers. I can't believe it. Spongebob? Sure. I'll be open minded about that. They did a fantastic job. But RATATOUILLE??? No. No. Absolutely not. Am I the only one who is opposed and thinks this is ridiculous??"


(Trying to think a respectful way to say this) I really don’t mean to antagonize or be catty, but maybe calm down because it’s just a fun silly thing that doesn’t actually harm you? 

[Call_me_jorge]

Is this being done with Disney’s involvement or is it one of those unauthorized musical parodies?

[JBroadway]

Call_me_jorge said: "Is this being done with Disney’s involvement or is it one of those unauthorized musical parodies?"

I don’t think it’s being done with their involvement. I would imagine that a piecemeal sort of project like this would fall under fair use.

For me, the bigger question is: Is Ken Davenport involved? (Let’s hope not) 

[LightsOut90]

Greg Noble who produced Slave Play is producing this event...and I have to wonder how they are getting around Disney not being involved....

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

I have a feeling Disney has blessed this behind the scenes as a one-off fundraiser. I don't think a producer would risk pissing them off, and a Disney "star" (Milo Manheim) has participated, and the official Disney Parks TikTok also contributed a video to it. 

[Alex Kulak2]

They just released the creative team. It's being directed by Lucy Moss (co-creator of Six), music supervision is by Daniel Mertzlufft (made one of the first videos for the musical), produced by Jeremy O. Harris (who at this point seems like he just wants to throw his HBO money around like confetti), and will feature a 20-piece orchestra and a Broadway cast.

Any predictions for who's going to be actually performing in this thing? As I've said before, Andrew Barth Feldman was born to play Linguine.

[darquegk]

Now that Disney is being more user-friendly with its approach to intellectual property, I hope we see a return of “Alien: The Play.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen full-on science fiction staged as sincerely AND successfully as that high school did it.

[itsjustmejonhotmailcom]

darquegk said: "Now that Disney is being more user-friendly with its approach to intellectual property, I hope we see a return of “Alien: The Play.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen full-on science fiction staged as sincerely AND successfully as that high school did it."

I don't think this is a sign that Disney is more open to letting others develop their IP. I think it's more a perfect storm of an industry shut down and a viral media moment that we are unlikely to see again.