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. And so the other StarKids are employed throughout Chicago as waiters, tour guides and even nannies to the very kids who adore them as StarKids. Some have landed commercials; others audition constantly. Stepien occasionally does stand-up comedy.
Their city tour, like a lot of StarKid happenings, came together quickly. Last summer, they tentatively asked fans on Facebook where they should play if, you know, they ever toured. Most of the dates sold out within a few days of going on sale; two shows at the 1,seat Irving Plaza in New York sold out in a minute.
They haven't toured yet, and it's better to underplay first. As for the rest of the group, plans are vague, but vast — maybe a show about the U. Constitution, maybe another Harry Potter musical, maybe an animated series or a variety show, or starting a theater company in Chicago, or revisiting and revamping "Starship. All of which, if you watch StarKid's no-budget YouTube clips, sounds like a leap. Criss himself admits the group was horrified by the quality of the lighting and sound when the videos went viral.
In person, however, in the company of StarKids, you want to drink their Kool-Aid. It's no great exaggeration to say they look like stars. Even Gaber sees himself "down the road, talking about when these guys were gathered in one place. Still new to Chicago, they generally stick together. They hold movie nights.
A dozen or so recently rented a cabin on Lake Erie and spent the weekend telling ghost stories. And so the StarKids form a circle, squash their shoulders together and lean forward with one motion, as though they've been fake-huddling all their lives. 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.
It followed on from the original musical using time travel to travel back in time to Harry's first year at Hogwarts. It tells the story of Bug, a giant insect who lives on the alien planet Bug-World but dreams of becoming a human Starship Ranger. Instead of performing a full musical, the production took the form of a staged live reading. Holmes and Kaley McMahon, Twisted is a musical parody based on Disney's Aladdin with references to many other major Disney productions. It had major audience participation allowing the audience to choose the shows ending and the character names.
Also performed at Stage , Chicago, between July 3 and August 28 , Ani: A Parody was one of two musicals performed as part of Starkid's summer season. It starred Lauren Lopez as Zazzalil and Meredith Stepien as Jemilla and takes place in the prehistoric era and explores the invention of fire. It was Starkid's first horror-comedy musical and quickly gained major popularity online.
Written by Nick and Matt Lang with music and lyrics by Jeff Blim , is a horror-comedy musical once again set in the small town of Hatchetfield when the town becomes obsessed with the brand new toy the Tickle-Me Wiggly. Nerdy Prudes Must Die is the upcoming third musical in the Hatchetfield series. We currently have backing tracks for all three shows that we license: Twisted, Trail To Oregon, and Firebringer. Once we have a signed contract and payment, we will deliver a digital version of the book and score.
Read this faq then get in touch! How much does licensing a show cost? Are there versions that are, ummm… more appropriate for my school? Do you have backing tracks?
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