#The TikTok Musical’ makes over M in ticket sales

#The TikTok Musical’ makes over $1M in ticket sales

“#The TikTok Musical’ makes over $1M in ticket sales” This TikTok-born meme musical has manifested some very real money. The pre-filmed “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” debuted online Friday for a three-day streaming run and immediately racked up more than $1 million in ticket sales. “You did it! You raised over $1 million to benefit @TheActorsFund!”…

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#TikTok’s ‘Ratatouille’ musical reveals star-studded lineup

#TikTok’s ‘Ratatouille’ musical reveals star-studded lineup

“#TikTok’s ‘Ratatouille’ musical reveals star-studded lineup” An upcoming, one-night-only musical version of “Ratatouille” has cooked up a star-studded Broadway cast. Some notable theater stars involved in the project — premiering Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 — will include Wayne Brady (“Kinky Boots”), Adam Lambert (“Wicked”), Tituss Burgess ( “The Little Mermaid”) and Ashley Park (“Mean Girls”)….

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#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

“#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back” Not even a year ago, impregnable crowds and stained-costumed Elmos and wannabe John Mulaneys with their three-by-five-laminated-card invitations to comedy-club open-mic nights had made Times Square one of the most irritating, nerve-wracking places in the Western world. What I wouldn’t give for my nerves to…

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#’Hair’ star Lynn Kellogg dead at 77 of COVID-19

#’Hair’ star Lynn Kellogg dead at 77 of COVID-19

“#’Hair’ star Lynn Kellogg dead at 77 of COVID-19” Lynn Kellogg, who starred in the original 1968 Broadway production of the musical “Hair,” died Nov. 12, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 77. According to her publicist, the cause of death was COVID-19, the New York Times reported. Her husband, John Simpers, reportedly said she…

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#Neil LaBute’s new COVID-19 play has no live actors

#Neil LaBute’s new COVID-19 play has no live actors

“#Neil LaBute’s new COVID-19 play has no live actors” COVID-era entertainment has so far been about one thing: Zoom. “Saturday Night Live” mocked Zoom meetings in episodes that were filmed from the cast’s apartments. Richard Nelson’s play “What Do We Need To Talk About?” depicted a WASP family’s Zoom call. Netflix’s new TV series “Social…

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