NOW, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU SAW THIS, BUT A FEW WEEKS BACK A
BRILLIANT TIKTOK'ER BY THE NAME OF DAN, POSTED A VIDEO OF
HIMSELF PERFORMING AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL THEATRE NUMBER ABOUT A
GROCERY STORE, AND IT WAS GLORIOUS.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
♪ AND WE'RE FIGHTING IN A GROCERY STORE ♪
♪ AND I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE YOU ANYMORE ♪
♪ WE'RE STANDING RIGHT IN AISLE 9 ♪
>> James: IT'S INCREDIBLE, BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE AMAZING,
AFTER DAN POSTED THIS USERS ALL ACROSS TIK TOK BEGAN
MAKING RESPONSE VIDEOS USING THE APP'S DUET FEATURE,
EFFECTIVELY TURNING DAN'S SONG INTO A FULL-FLEDGED MUSICAL.
IT'S WAS TRULY STUNNING.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
♪ ♪
♪ AND WE'RE FIGHTING IN A GROCERY STORE ♪
♪ AND I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE YOU ♪
♪ WE'RE STANDING RIGHT IN AISLE NINE ♪
♪ FINE ♪ ♪ AND WE ARE ♪
>> James: AND THEN JUST OVER THE WEEKEND,
ANOTHER OF DAN'S MASTERPIECES, A MUSICAL ABOUT THE DISNEY FILM
"RATATOUILLE," TOOK TIK TOK BY STORM.
AND FRANKLY I LOVED IT ALL SO MUCH, THAT WE HAD TO REACH OUT
TO DAN TO INVITE HIM ON THE SHOW.
JOINING US NOW, PLEASE WELCOME, DAN MERTZLUFT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> HI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME.
SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> James: WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR VIDEOS.
I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH, PARTICULARLY WHILE NONE OF US
CAN GO TO THE THEATER.
TELL ME, HOW DID THIS ALL START?
>> YOU KNOW, I REALLY GOT INTO TIKTOK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC.
I FOUND IT THE ONE PLACE I COULD GO TO ESCAPE ALL THE TERRIBLE
NEWS THAT WAS HAPPENING, AND TO ALLOW MYSELF TO DO THAT FOR 20
MINUTES, 15 MINUTES, AS LONG AS I'M LOOKING ON THAT, I CAN'T
THINK OF HOW TERRIBLE THE WORLD IS, IT WILL STILL BE TERRIBLE
WHEN THOSE 15 MINUTES ARE OVER.
BUT I STARTED MAKING VIDEOS.
SOME TOOK OFF, THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, LOUIE IS A'S NEW YORK
SUMMER WENT SUPER VIRAL AND THAT WAS THE INSPIRATION AND THE
BASIS FOR THE GROCERY STORE MUSICAL.
>> James: DAN, AS YOU KNOW, WE THINK
YOU'RE SO INCREDIBLY TALENTED, I'M EXCITED FOR THE BROADWAY
MUSICAL YOU WRITE ONE DAY.
I CAN SEE IT AND FEEL IT, ALREADY.
WE ASKED YOU IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP US
CREATE A THANKSGIVING MUSICAL HERE AT THE SHOW.
WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW, HOWEVER, IS THAT WE LOVED WHAT YOU SENT SO
MUCH THAT WE DECIDED TO INVITE A FEW FRIENDS TO JOIN IN.
SO, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
"THANKSGIVING THE MUSICAL!" ♪ WHY DOES THANKSGIVING ALWAYS
END IN A FIGHT ♪ ♪ WHY CAN'T WE GET ALONG FOR ONE
STUPID NIGHT ♪ ♪ IT'S NOT THAT HARD ♪
♪ LUCKY I CAN'T TAKE IT HERE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE SAME OLD HOT MESS
EVERY YEAR ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHY I HATE
THANKSGIVING ♪ UGG!
♪ I LOVE THANKSGIVING ♪ ♪ ALWAYS ENDS IN A FIGHT ♪
♪ THIS FAMILY DOES IT RIGHT ♪ ♪ WHY CAN'T WE GET ALONG ♪
♪ IT'S ONE PERFECT NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY FAMILY ALL AROUND ME ♪
♪ IT'S NOT THAT HARD ♪ ♪ GOT A BEER IN MY HAND ♪
♪ LUCKY I CAN'T TAKE IT HERE ♪ ♪ GRANDMA, NO, NOT THE EVER
CLEAR ♪ ♪ OH HOW I LOVE -- HATE
THANKSGIVING AT HOME ♪ AARGH!
♪ I LOVE THANKSGIVING ♪ ♪ ALWAYS END IN A FIGHT ♪
♪ THIS FAMILY DOES IT RIGHT ♪ ♪ I JUST WISH IT WERE LONGER
THAN ONE STUPID NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY DINNER'S PERFECT ♪
♪ FAMILY ALL AROUND ♪ ♪ I WISH WE COULD DO THIS EVERY
DAY ♪ ♪ AND LUCKY ♪
♪ I CAN'T TAKE IT HERE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE SAME OLD HOT MESS
EVERY YEAR ♪ ♪ OH, HOW I LOVE -- HATE
THANKSGIVING AT HOME ♪ AARGH!
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪ ♪ I LOVE THANKSGIVING ♪
♪ ALWAYS END IN A FIGHT ♪ ♪ GOT THE TURKEY ♪
♪ GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE ♪ ♪ GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE ♪
♪ MY FAMILY ALL AROUND ME.
♪ LUCKY I CAN'T TAKE IT HERE ♪ ♪ THE SAME OLD HOT MESS EVERY
NEAR.
♪ GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE ♪ ♪ I AM THE TURKEY ♪
♪ THIS IS MY LAST NIGHT ♪ ♪ GOBBLE GOBBLELE GOBBLE ♪
♪ AT HOME ♪ ♪
♪ GOBBLE ♪ ♪ AARGH ♪
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪ ♪ I LOVE THANKSGIVING ♪
♪ THIS FAMILY DOES IT RIGHT ♪ ♪ WHY CAN'T WE GET ALONG FOR ONE
STUPID NIGHT ♪ ♪ IT'S NOT THAT HARD ♪
♪ I CAN'T TAKE IT ♪ ♪ EVER CLEAR, NOT THE EVER
CLEAR ♪ ♪
♪ THANKSGIVING AT HOME ♪ >> MERRY CHRISTMAS.
( ALL VERSES AT THE SAME TIME PRESENT
♪ THIS VOTER FRAUD ♪ ♪ LIES ♪
♪ LIES ♪ ♪ LIES ♪
♪ THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD HAVE DONE IT ♪
♪ IT'S ALL A HOAX ♪ ♪ A SCAM ♪
♪ ♪ THANKSGIVING AT HOME ♪
♪ IT WAS THE CLINTONS ♪ ♪ WHY DOES THANKSGIVINGS END IN
A FIGHT ♪ ♪ WHY CAN'T WE GET ALONG FOR ONE
SUMMER NIGHT ♪ ♪ MY FAMILY ALL AROUND ME ♪
♪ I CAN'T TAKE IT ♪ ♪ EVER CLEAR ♪
♪ THANKSGIVING AT HOME ♪ >> IT WAS THE CLINTONS
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I HAD NO IDEA!
I'M SHAKING!
I CAN'T BREATHE.
EVERYBODY BUT PATTI LUPONE IS MY ICON!
>> James: IT WAS A PLEASURE WATCHING YOU DURING THAT WAS ONE
OF THE MOST JOYOUS THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN, YOUR REACTION TO
THOSE PEOPLE.
DAN, THOSE PEOPLE HAD ONLY TURNED OUT BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN
WHAT YOU'D DONE BEFORE AND THEY WERE FANS OF YOURS AS WE ARE,
TOO.
>> I AM HONORED.
I'M SHAKING.
I HAD NOD IN THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S A PART OF THIS.
THIS IS THE BEST THANKSGIVING EVER.
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR A DRINK LIKE NANA.
>> James: >> JAMES: A MASSIVE THANKS TO
DAN, KRISTIN CHENOWETH, JOSH GAD, PATTI LUPONE, JOSH GROBAN
AND AUDRA MCDONALD.
THAT WAS "THANKSGIVING THE MUSICAL."