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They have also charted 12 albums on the Billboard charts, including the Me and My Dick soundtrack which was the first student-produced musical to chart on Billboard after debuting at number The soundtracks for both Starship and Black Friday have also debuted at number 1.

StarKid is made up of actors, writers, directors, composers, choreographers and designers, the majority of whom originated from the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theater and Dance. They met while collaborating on plays through Basement Arts, the university's student-run theater organisation. Tolkien's book series. This play was not a parody as at the time Basement Arts did not allow them. It wasn't until Matt Lang began advertising A Very Potter Musical , prior to getting permission from the theater department, that the cast and crew of what would one day become Starkid got the greenlight after the theater gained mass interest in the production.

The production then went viral, gaining Starkid a worldwide fanbase. However, at risk of copyright the show's recording had to be taken down but was later re-uploaded in an edited form as A Very Potter Musical on 5 July It has over , subscribers and over million combined views.

Starkid has had two major moves since its founding in Starkid has most recently gained attention for the Hatchetfield Series. A third musical in the series was announced to be in production in , intended to be premiered in however due to the COVID pandemic it was postponed to a to be announced later date.

The pandemic led to the creation of a series of live readings named Nightmare Time featuring the casts of both of the original shows. There is also an upcoming short film set in the Hatchetfield Universe, Workin' Boys , created as a reward for the Starkid 10niversary Kickstarter. Holmes and Carlos Valdes , Me and My Dick is a coming of age tale set in a world where people's genitals can talk.

Or they could easily be a TV show. But I think the smart ones want to do it all, and they will. They've touched some nerve. They're just not on everyone's radar yet. The room resembles the set of "Rent," cluttered and randomly decorated. Heat is nonexistent. They'll sing it all back," Walker says. Saunders nods. He knows. A young two-piece band just drums and keyboards slides into spacey opening music and the cast members step onto their imaginary stage, lined up one behind the other, moving in slow, exaggerated strides as if they were malfunctioning robots or walking on the moon.

When they reach their microphone stands, the StarKids turn their backs to their imaginary audience. My brain starts to assign pithy personalities: Richter's the sensitive one; Stepien's the goof; Walker's the lady's man; Saunders is the regular schmo; Beatty's the sad-eyed cynic; Holden's the nerdy one; and choreographer Lauren Lopez is the spunky one.

Fans say the same things again and again about StarKid. As year-old Allegra Rosenberg, of Skokie, put it: "It's so low-fi, it's like something I could do, with a pop lexicon to dig into. A mishmash of pop benchmarks, not great theater.

When he mentioned his friends, Brady decided to represent the group. They showed respect for the Harry Potter property, and it helped. That's the deal. After scattering around the country post-graduation, StarKid decided it needed a nonthreatening, central location to work on new material. Criss remained in LA and wrote "Starship" in his trailer on the set of "Glee"; nearly everyone else came to Chicago.

When they arrived, they sent letters of introduction to the major theater companies to endear themselves to the community. Says Bob Mason, casting director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, one of those who received their letter: "Chicago is a great place to start a theater company, but I wasn't sure what to make of them.

Then their first show was so long. What kind of message is that to send? Not being certain of who they are may be a strong point. But it also sounds like energy shooting all over the place.

Every one sold out. But three-plus hours of light musical sci-fi and references to "Alien" and "Starship Troopers" can be taxing on all but the hopelessly devoted, and the reviews were generally negative. Says Adam Belcuore, casting director for the Goodman Theatre: "I thought, 'They haven't grown into their ability to create a full theatrical evening yet. They also need an editor. Holden admits "it's tough imagining a partnership with a media conglomerate because we want to be undefined as long as possible.

Those meetings, though, Brady says, were often landed for one reason: Some executive has a young daughter. But no one's making serious cash on this yet. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk 3. Welcome to the Team Starkid Wiki! We are currently editing pages and 1, files! Shows Learn more about Team Starkid's shows and other productions!

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