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By: Jan. 04, 2021
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The Actors Fund has confirmed that, on its premiere night, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical has generated more than $1 million in ticket sales, to benefit The Actors Fund. Check out photos from the production, and read reviews, below!

Alex Brightman's concert, as part of the Seth Concert Series, re-airs today at 3pm. Learn more and purchase tickets here!

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Today's Call Sheet - Upcoming Online Events:

- Liz Callaway's Home For the Holidays concert continues today at 12pm. Learn more here!

- Alex Brightman's concert, as part of the Seth Concert Series, re-airs today at 3pm. Learn more and purchase tickets here!

- The Met continues its Live in HD broadcast series with Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur, tonight at 7:30pm. Watch here!

- Stars in the House continues tonight at 8pm with an all new episode. Tonight's episode is a Game Night featuring surprise guests! Learn more here!

Learn about more online streaming events happening today, and in the future, on our streaming calendar at /streaming-schedule/.

Ratatouille:

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical Raises Over $1 Million For the Actors Fund!

The Actors Fund has confirmed that, on its premiere night, the production has generated more than $1 million in ticket sales, to benefit The Actors Fund.

In a statement, Joseph P. Benincasa, the President & CEO of The Actors Fund said, "I am thrilled that we've begun the New Year with this seismic event that is clearly providing so much joy. Our gratitude goes to the producers, creators, performers and everyone in the TikTok community who came together so quickly to make it all happen so wonderfully."

Plus, get a peek at the production in the photos here!

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think?

The premiere of the virtual benefit performance of Ratatouille: the TikTok Musical took place on Friday, January 1 at 7pm ET and will stream for 72 hours only through TodayTix.

Read all of the reviews here!

What we're watching: BD Wong on His Involvement in the 'Georgia On My Mind' Rendition in Honor of the Georgia Senate Runoff Elections

Broadway's BD Wong recently appeared on MSNBC Live: Weekends, to talk about his appearance in the recently-released rendition of 'Georgia On My Mind' to mark the first day of voting for the January 5th Georgia Senate runoff elections.

"Four years ago we sang a song called 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' and sang it at the Democratic National Convention," Wong said. "That same group kind of developed a mechanism for reaching out to Broadway stars and performers and putting together this video."

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