CNN – The online sensation that has become “Ratatouille: The Musical TikTok” has raised over $ 1 million for the Actors Fund and the struggling artists affected by the pandemic.
The musical premiered on the New Year’s Day social networking platform and featured household names, including Wayne Brady, Titus Burgess and Adam Lambert. The news of his monetary success was announced on Saturday in production Twitter page.
The TikTok community saw the project move from a strange effort begun by a user’s Broadway-esque ode to the 2007 Disney Pixar movie to a full event in a matter of weeks.
Tickets to see the production amounted to only $ 5 per piece, which means that over 200,000 were picked up.
“It’s so important to support artists right now, I think, both in terms of fundraising (and in terms of), bringing hope that a new work can still be created and that there is room for innovation.” , said Ratatouille director Lucy Moss. CNN on Thursday.
“Maybe, you know, this kind of work wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t all stuck at home.”
Supporters can catch the show. Tickets will be available for purchase until January 4.
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