Open Access“Not Writing New Rules, Merely Rat-ifying”: Musical Theatre Goes Digital in Ratatouille: The Musical
Author(s) -
Lusie Cuskey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
partake
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-0860
DOI - 10.33011/partake.v4i1.989
Subject(s) - musical , amateur , tone (literature) , new interfaces for musical expression , honor , visual arts , art , aesthetics , musical composition , literature , sociology , computer science , political science , law , internet privacy
On TikTok, #RatatouilleTheMusical was the pandemic daydream and collaborative creation of dozens of amateur and out-of-work theatre artists. The January 1 benefit performance of Ratatouille: The Musical ratified the work of its creators by bringing it to a broader audience, but did not always honor its tone and intent. Regardless of the product itself, however, Ratatouille: The Musical offers hope for the resilience and adaptibility of the rising generation of musical theatremakers.