The second song of the show, “Trash is Our Treasure” serves as an exposition into Remy’s (Tituss Burgess) rat world, as his father Django (Wayne Brady) tries to convince him to give up being a chef and be content with simply being a rodent. It’s not a bad song by any means, but it is interrupted by a lot of plot and dialogue. However, he has to share half of his spotlight with Remy and Linguini, as the two reach a breaking point in their friendship. For that reason, the “Overture”-with only its instrumentals-never really stood a chance and took the bottom seat of this ranking.Ī traditional villain song, “I Knew I Smelled a Rat” features Chef Skinner (played by Mary Testa) finally having his time in the spotlight. However, part of what makes Ratatouille the Musical uniquely charming is how fans were able to spin movie quotes into thoughtful, impressive lyrics. The orchestra is incredible throughout the entire show, and every single musician deserves a raise for this masterpiece. (For scientific purposes-and the sanity of the writer-this article only includes the songs from the official Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical Playbill, as there is no possible way of accounting for all the wonderful creations made by the TikTok theater community.) If you’re still craving more Ratatouille the Musical content, don’t fear: here is a ranking of every song performed in Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. Profits from the streaming benefitted the Actors Fund, an organization dedicated to supporting entertainment and performing arts workers.

Although it still hasn’t graced the Broadway stages, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical opened as a filmed concert on January 1, 2021. This underdog of a show grew so much that it is now officially a real-life, serious musical, with Tony Award-winning actors and Playbill programs. With the COVID-19 pandemic closing Broadway and keeping everyone at home, many people indulged in escapism by contributing to a wild thought experiment: what if Ratatouille was a musical? From that question came one of the weirdest examples of collaboration produced by the Internet, with fans composing and designing everything for this imagined musical, such as original songs, choreographies, set designs, and even costumes. Based on the beloved Pixar film Ratatouille (2007), Ratatouille the Musical became one of the most popular memes of 2020. Anyone can cook-or write Broadway-worthy musical numbers, as demonstrated by TikTok users around the world.

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