Welcome back to Mac Claire, your curated destination for all things Music, Arts & Culture! With all of the holiday craziness I took a little break from publishing MWHs, but I'm back now showcasing three great moments from the world of Music, Arts & Culture in the past week. First off is a special television event: The Rose Parade's New Year Celebration presented by Honda. Second is Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. Third is the official music video for Treat People With Kindness by Harry Styles. Let's get to the fun! 🎶🎨🎭
Television & Pop Culture
The Rose Parade's New Year Celebration presented by Honda
Every New Year's Day in Pasadena, California the Rose Parade takes to the street with marching bands, equestrian groups, musical entertainment, and vibrant, floral floats that dazzle viewers both live and and at home through the television screen. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Parade was canceled, but its essence was captured through a creative retelling of its history, performances from all across the globe, and highlights from years past that were televised on ABC, NBC, Hallmark, KTLA, RFD-TV, and Univision. The organizers of the Rose Parade made sure that this annual tradition was not lost. One of these years I hope to make it to Pasadena to see the parade live and experience it in all its splendor and I'll be sure to write all about it when I do! If you missed this special presentation of the Rose Parade, check out the networks mentioned above to see if you can still stream the televised showings!
Photo Courtesy of The Tournament of Roses
Theatre
Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical
Back in August, one single TikTok about turning Disney Pixar's Ratatouille into a musical sent the internet into a "tail"spin, and before long everyone was contributing their thoughts on costumes, choreography, music, makeup, and casting for what they thought would make the ULTIMATE Ratatouille musical. Well, as Justin Bieber and many others have proved... the internet can make dreams happen and on New Year's Day Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical premiered as a virtual event to benefit The Actors Fund, featuring big star names from Broadway and the screen like Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert, Ashley Park, Wayne Brady, and more. It's only available to stream until 7pm tonight (January 4th!) on TodayTix so go check it out!!! After that, you can see content related to Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical and developments about the show on their Instagram page and website: ratatousical.com.
Photo Courtesy of Playbill
Music
Treat People With Kindness Official Music Video, Harry Styles
This past week my favorite artist, Harry Styles, released the official music video for his song Treat People With Kindness from his 2019 album Fine Line. The black-and-white video (which was filmed pre-Pandemic) takes place in a nightclub with glamorous guests and features Harry and Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge performing a choreographed dance number that was very "La La Land-esque". The video brightened my day and the setting exuded all the feelings of glitz, glamour, hope, and excitement that a new year is supposed to bring, even after one of the most challenging years of our lives. The video can be watched here: https://youtu.be/L0X03zR0rQk.
Photo Courtesy of Page Six
Thank you for tuning in today! This Thursday I'll be publishing my first featured article of the year: a Scenes from the Screen feature about a visit I took to Coney Island back in college and some iconic movies and shows that have been filmed there. 🎡🌊🍿 Be sure to come back here then to check it out!
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~Claire
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