StarKid Productions

StarKid Productions, bekannt unter dem Namen Team StarKid, ist eine amerikanische Theatergruppe mit Sitz in Chicago, die 2009 von Darren Criss, Nick Lang, Brian Holden und Matt Lang an der University of Michigan gegründet wurde. Die Truppe inszeniert Musicals und Komödien mit selbst geschriebenen Drehbüchern und Liedern. Die Geschichten finden ihre Inspiration hauptsächlich in der Popkultur.

Darren Criss und die Theatergruppe StarKid Productions

Geschichte

Weltweit bekannt wurde StarKid Productions 2009 mit A Very Potter Musical, einer Parodie der Harry-Potter-Bücher, die in mehreren Teilen bei YouTube hochgeladen und seitdem insgesamt über 100 Millionen Mal angeklickt wurde. Daraufhin folgten weitere Musicals. Das Album zum Musical Me and My Dick wurde 2010 das erste von Studenten produzierte Album[1], das in den Billboard Hot 100 landete. In der ersten Woche befand sich das Album auf Platz 11 der „Top Cast Albums“-Charts. Starship erreichte hier 2011 eine Nummer-eins-Platzierung. Das Album zur SPACE Tour erreichte 2012 Platz zwei, das Album zur Apocalyptour im gleichen Jahr Platz drei. Firebringer stand 2016 auf Platz sechs.

Bis heute hat Team Starkid zwölf Musicals sowie zwei Webserien, zwei Livetourneen, drei Sketch-Comedy-Shows, eine Liveshow und eine szenische Lesung inszeniert. 2008 wurde außerdem das Theaterstück The Hobbit 2: The Lord of the Rings produziert. Während A Very Potter Musical, Me and My Dick und A Very Potter Sequel noch in Ann Arbor, Michigan aufgeführt wurden, präsentierten StarKid Productions Starship, Holy Musical Batman!, Twisted, Ani: A Parody, The Trail to Oregon und Firebringer in Chicago. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals war 2018 das erste Musical der Gruppe, das in Los Angeles aufgeführt wurde, Black Friday folgte ein Jahr später. A Very Potter Senior Year wurde 2012 auf der LeakyCon in Chicago einmalig inszeniert.

Die Theatergruppe tritt regulär auf der LeakyCon (GeekyCon), einer Convention der Nerd- und Geekszene, auf. Darüber hinaus waren sie mehrmals Gast auf der Ring*Con in Bonn, sowie auf diversen anderen Conventions und Musikfestivals.[2] Team Starkid hat alle Musicals auf YouTube hochgeladen, damit sie für alle frei zugängig sind. Der Youtube-Kanal der Gruppe hat über 600.000 Abonnenten und mehr als 270 Millionen Aufrufe.[3]

Musicals

  • A Very Potter Musical (April 2009)
  • Me and My Dick (Oktober 2009)
  • A Very Potter Sequel (Mai 2010)
  • Starship (Februar 2011)
  • Holy Musical B@man! (März 2012)
  • A Very Potter Senior Year (August 2012)
  • Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (Juli 2013)
  • Ani: A Parody (Juli bis August 2014)
  • The Trail to Oregon (Juli bis August 2014)
  • Firebringer (Juli bis August 2016)
  • The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (Oktober bis November 2018)
  • Black Friday (Oktober bis Dezember 2019)

Diskografie

Alben

  • Little White Lie (2009)
  • A Very Potter Musical (2009)
  • Me and My Dick (2010)
  • A Very StarKid Album (2010)
  • A Very Potter Sequel (2010)
  • Starship (2011)
  • The SPACE Tour (2011)
  • That's What I Call StarKid! Volume 2 (2012)
  • Holy Musical B@man! (2012)
  • Apocalyptour (2012)
  • A Very Potter Senior Year (2012)
  • Twisted (2013)
  • Ani (2014)
  • The Trail to Oregon (2014)
  • Firebringer (2016)
  • The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (2018)
  • Starkid Homecoming Vol. 1 & 2 (2019)
  • Black Friday (2020)

Konzerte

  • The SPACE Tour (Tournee 2011)
  • Apocalyptour (Tournee 2012)
  • Starkid Homecoming (drei Konzerte an zwei Tagen zum zehnjährigen Bestehen der Gruppe 2019)

Webserien

  • Little White Lie (2007)
  • Movies, Musicals, and Me (2017)

Mitglieder

Name Produktion Charakter
Nico Ager Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Sluggers, Sherlock Holmes u. a.

Thoms Riddle

Julia Albain A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

Ani

Vincent Crabbe

Vincent Crabbe, Percy Weasley

Specs

Vicki Vale, Zatanna, Martha Wayne

Emily

Chris Allen Little White Lie

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Ani

Duder Reese

Cameoauftritt

Alfred Pennyworth, Two-Face

Maulende Myrte, Barty Crouch jr., Mad-Eye Moody, Tom Riddle sr.

Ani

Clark Baxtresser Ani

Firebringer

Cantinaband-Mitglied

Clark

Jaime Lyn Beatty A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

The Trail to Oregon!

Firebringer

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Ginny Weasley

Sally

Ginny Weasley, Rita Kimmkorn

Neato Mosquito

Poison Ivy, Candy, The Flash

Ginny Weasley

Ursula u. a.

Tochter

Schwoopsie, Neanderthaler

Charlotte, Nora, Deb

Sherman Young

Jeff Blim Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

The Trail to Oregon!

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Sweet Tooth, Aquaman, Joe Chill

Aragog

Aladdin

Vater

Sam, Mr. Davidson, General McNamara

General McNamara, Guy in a Hurry

Pat Brady A Very Potter Senior Year Candy Lady
Tyler Brunsman A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Cedric Diggory, Cornelius Fudge

Lucius Malfoy

Cameoauftritt

Minerva McGonagall, Lucius Malfoy, Cedric Diggory

Jamie Burns Firebringer Chorn
Richard Campbell A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Neville Longbottom

Rick, Schüler

Neville Longbottom, Hermine in der Vergangenheit

Cameoauftritt

Neville Longbottom, Frank Longbottom

Britney Coleman A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Bellatrix Lestrange

Dean Thomas

Cameoauftritt

Bellatrix Lestrange, Dean Thomas

Brant Cox Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Roach

Colin Creevey, Percy Weasley

Darren Criss Little White Lie

A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

A Very Potter Senior Year

Toby Phillips

Harry Potter

Cameoauftritt

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

Denise Donovan Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

Ani

Firebringer

February

Catwoman, Black Canary, Pizzalieferantin

Mrs. Cole

Jago u. a.

Mara

Keeri

Corey Dorris Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

A Very Potter Senior Year

The Trail to Oregon!

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Big T

Yaxley

Kingsley Shacklebolt

Großvater, Cletus Jones

Bill

Frank Pricely

Mariah Rose Faith The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals Alice, Zoey, Greenpeace-Mädchen
Elona Finlay Little White Lie

A Very Potter Senior Year

Sami Reese

Madam Pomfrey, Die Graue Dame

Nick Gage Twisted Sultan, Dschinn, Scar
Eric Kahn Gale Little White Lie

A Very Potter Senior Year

Ani

Hunkytonk

Wizard Cop

Sebulba

Angela Giarratana Black Friday Lex Foster
Arielle Goldman Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Weenie

Lily Potter, Luna Lovegood, Fred Weasley, Hedwig

Cameoauftritt

Lily Potter, Hannah Abbott, Mary Riddle

Ali Gordon Me and My Dick Vanessa
Bonnie Gruesen A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Hermine Granger

Hermine Granger

Brian Holden Little White Lie

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Ani

Firebringer

Zack

Flopsy

Remus Lupin

Junior, Veeto Mosquito

Superman

Remus Lupin, Rubius Hagrid, Basilisk

J.J.

Smelly-Balls

A.J. Holmes Me and My Dick

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Joeys Herz

Cameoauftritt

Gilderoy Lockhart

Bob Joles Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Cameoauftritt

Erzähler

Nick Lang Little White Lie

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Ani

Kevin Buchwald

Arthur Weasley, Sorty, Scarfy, Peter Pettigrew, Mama Umbridge

Käfer

Robin, Barack Obama

Arthur Weasley, Sorty, Scarfy

Pappy, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Lauren Lopez Little White Lie

A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

The Trail to Oregon!

Firebringer

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Tanya Freemont

Draco Malfoy, Drache

Draco Malfoy

Taz, Buggette Buggington

Commissioner Gordon, Calendar Man, Green Arrow

Draco Malfoy

Abu, Maleficent

Sohn

Zazzalil

Emma Perkins

Emma Perkins, Linda Monroe

Evanna Lynch A Very Potter Senior Year Luna Lovegood
Devin Lytle A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Cho Chang, Drache

Miss Cooter

Cho Chang, Charlie Weasley

Cameoauftritt

Cho Chang, Charlie Weasley

Robert Manion Twisted

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Omar, Gaston

Professor Hidgens

Ethan Green, Chris Kringle

Lily Marks A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Pansy Parkinson, Molly Weasley

Sallys Herz, High Council Pussy

Molly Weasley

Cameoauftritt

Molly Weasley

Jon Matteson The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Paul Matthews

Wiggly, Paul Matthews, Gary Goldstein

Curt Mega Black Friday President Howard Goodman
Alle-Faye Monka Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Senior Year

Tiffany

Fleur Delacour, Basilisk, Albus Scarfy Potter

Joe Moses A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Ani

Severus Snape

Ricks Penis

Severus Snape

Krayonder

Severus Snape, Der Fast Kopflose Nick

Bob, Veers

Alex Paul Twisted Captain Hook u. a.
Jim Povolo Little White Lie

A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

Jim Povolo

Gregory Goyle, Rumbleroar

Gregory Goyle, Firenze, Bill Weasley, Draco in der Vergangenheit

Die Overqueen, Sweetheart Mosquito

Mr. Freeze, Hawkman, Matches

Bill Weasley, Gregory Goyle, Rumbleroar

Anführer der Wachen

Joey Richter A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

The Trail to Oregon!

Firebringer

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Black Friday

Ron Weasley

Joey Richter

Ron Weasley

Bug

Ron Weasley

McDoon, Ochse, Ladenbesitzer u. a.

Grunt, Snarl, Trunkell

Ted

Uncle Wiley

Brian Rosenthal A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

A Very Potter Senior Year

Quirinus Quirrell

Seamus Finnigan, James Potter, Ron in der Vergangenheit

Cameoauftritt

Seamus Finnigan, James Potter, Quirinus Quirrell

Dylan Saunders A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

Black Friday

Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore

Tootsie Noodles, Pincer

Green Lantern, Scarecrow, Egghead, Erzähler

Albus Dumbledore

Dschafar

Tom Houston

Pierce Siebers Ani Cantinaband-Mitglied
Rachael Soglin Twisted

The Trail to Oregon!

Firebringer

Prinzessin Jasmin

Mutter

Emberly

Meredith Stepien Little White Lie

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

Ani

Firebringer

Meredith

Mega-Girl

Der Riddler, Rachel Dawes, Wonder Woman, Erde

Hermine Granger

Sherrezade

Oola

Jemilla

Nicholas Strauss-Matathia Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

The Old Snatch

Sirius Black

Cameoauftritt

Pinguin, Thomas Wayne, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Captain Marvel

Sirius Black, Fenrir Greyback

Sango Tajima A Very Potter Musical

A Very Potter Sequel

A Very Potter Senior Year

Lavender Brown

Lavender Brown, George Weasley

Lavender Brown, George Weasley, Wang Mu

James Tolbert Black Friday Xander Lee, Security Guard
Joe Walker A Very Potter Musical

Me and My Dick

A Very Potter Sequel

Starship

Holy Musical B@man!

A Very Potter Senior Year

Twisted

Ani

Firebringer

Lord Voldemort

Dick

Dolores Umbridge

Commander Up

Batman

Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort

Prinz Achmed, Wesir

Moff Tarkin

Ducker

Lauren Walker Firebringer Molag, Snarl, Trunkell
Kim Whalen Black Friday Becky Barnes
Tiffany Williams Firebringer Tiblyn
Kendall Nicole Yakshe Black Friday Hannah Foster, Tim Houston
Commons: StarKid Productions – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

Einzelnachweise

  1. My Dick’ Rises To Become First Charting Student Musical. Billboard. Abgerufen am 4. Mai 2013.
  2. Events, offizielle Team-Starkid-Website
  3. Team Starkid, offizieller Youtubekanal
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