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[musicalcastingideas]

Team Starkid Does Into the Woods

Narrator: Lauren Walker

She's the iconic narrator Molag in Firebringer, if I want anything narrated, I'm calling her.

The Baker: Corey Dorris

I've been on the Give Corey Dorris A Lead Role train for a while (even though I'm very new to Tumblr) so this was easy for me. Also, is "A father who's not the best person but is trying his goddamn best" describing The Baker or Bill from TGWDLM?

The Baker's Wife: Bryce Charles

I'm so hyped for her to be the star of Team Starkid's next show, and I need to hear her sing Moments in the Woods.

Cinderella: Lauren Lopez

I don't feel like I need to explain this one? The vibes are just correct.

Jack: James Tolbert

I've only seen him in Black Friday and like 2 seconds of NPMD but he has such a sincere earnestness to his performance, I think he would be a great Jack.

Jack's Mother: Rachel Soglin

She's my favourite exhausted mother in Trail to Oregon, this is the same part but meaner and without an idiot husband falsettoing in a wagon with a floor window.

Cinderella's Stepmother: Mary Kate Wiles

(She's in Working Boys so she counts as Team Starkid) She has a wonderfully dry delivery and while in Spies Are Forever, she uses it for a Jaded Hero character, I want to see her use it for a truly cruel character.

Florinda and Lucinda: Angela Giarratana and Jaime Burns

Both wonderful comedic actresses who would definitely make these relatively small parts very memorable.

Little Red Riding Hood: Mariah Rose Faith Casillas

Is this just an excuse for a (albeit not as direct) third "Corey is Mariah's Father" casting? Yeah, kinda. But also Mariah is amazing in pretty much any part.

The Witch: Jaime Lynn Beatty

This feels so obvious. Her physical acting, character work and amazing belt are MADE to play the Witch. I am always open to constructive criticism except for this one.

Cinderella's Mother: Brittany Coleman

According to the Team Starkid Wiki, she's played this part in the Baltimore Centre Stage production, so she not only would obviously slay this part, she HAS already slayed this part.

Wolf/Cinderella's Prince: Joey Richter

Hmm, who do I get to play two parts, one who's supposed to be creepy and one who's supposed to be irresistibly sexy? I dunno. Anyway, Joey Richter has such amazing range, he plays skeevy villains like Mcdoon (the bandit king) in Trail to Oregon and Wiley in Black Friday , but also is so hot and charming as Ethan in Nightmare time and as Owen in Spies are Forever. Don't know why I bring that up now.

Rapunzel: Kim Whalen

Soprano Queen, actual princess. Also, I want her and Curt to play an actual couple

Rapunzel's Prince: Curt Mega

Not to fall into the Internet Wife Guy Trap but Curt seems so in love with his wife and I think he would be so good as the prince who would do anything to be with her (God please don't pull a Ned Fulmer Curt I swear to God). Also, if you haven't seen him and Joey do Agony for Shitty Broadway, please go watch it, it's amazing.

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Clue

To make a long story short (too late!) it's the Starkid dreamcast for Clue! To clarify, this is a dreamcast for the play adaptation of the 1985 film, not the original musical (though I could do that later). Figure a dreamcast of a murder mystery with multiple endings considering the recent NPMD announcement. (very excited about that!)

Joe Walker as Wadsworth

Jeff Blim as Colonel Mustard

Britney Coleman as Miss Scarlet

AJ Holmes as Mr. Green

Lauren Lopez as Mrs. White

Lily Marks as Mrs. Peacock

Jon Matteson as Professor Plum

Corey Dorris as Cop & Others

Mariah Rose Faith as Yvette & Others

Curt Mega as Mr. Boddy & Others

Lauren Walker as Cook & Others

Understudies: Chris Allen (Wadsworth, Colonel Mustard, Cop), Jamie Burns (Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Cook), Brian Holden (Mr. Green, Professor Plum, Mr. Boddy), Alle-Faye Monka (Miss Scarlet, Yvette)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

[aliceisaperson]

I know she was only in one show but I think there should be more love for Lauren Walker, she’s hilarious

[wigglys-dikrats]

i’m trying to write down my favourite quotes from firebringer but my bisexual ass keeps getting distracted by these beautiful dumbass cave people

[randomfandomloveydovey]

anyone have the sheet music for the Eurielle/Peter Hollens version of the Song of Durin? I can’t even find it somewhere to buy lol, it’s unavailable on the actual site. I’m trying to do it by ear but I’m tone deaf 😂😭

[abitofboth]

spies are forever… but make it vintage 🔫🍌

[curtmega]

Spies LA day 1! I love this show and these people.

First two 📷 by Corey Lubowich

[myheadphonesareneverloudenough]

Spy Another Day is so soon!!!!!

[random-jot]

Starkid moments where you can never quite recapture the sheer visceral feeling of seeing them happen for the first time:

• Quirrell walking onstage for the first time in AVPM

• Paul starting to sing ‘Inevitable ’at the end of TGWDLM

Feel free to add on

[acecroft]

THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY 1.05

[thecountercurseisunjellify]

I haven't posted in a looong time! But hello! It's almost been a year since I went to New York for the first time and saw Spies in Concert! I made this pop-up card last minute because I just had to!

[thepiratecaptianchuck]

some starship pics i found i love this show

[starkiddreamcasting]

Starkid Starlight Express

All aboard the Starkid dreamcast for Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s beautiful mess of a musical! I know this show has about seven different versions, but I used the current German version as the basis for this dreamcast (with obvious concessions of skating abilities). This has been one of the most anticipated dreamcasts yet based on the amount of people who voted for it, so I hope it doesn’t disappoint!

1. Brian Rosenthal as Rusty 2. Kim Whalen as Pearl 3. Curt Mega as Greaseball 4. Jae Hughes as Electra 5. Lauren Walker as Mama 6. Denise Donovan as Dinah 7. Jon Matteson as Caboose 8. Alex Paul as Carrie 9. Britney Coleman as Belle 10. Richard Campbell as Dustin 11. Nico Ager as Manga 12. Will Branner as Volta 13. Tyler Brunsman as Ruhrgold 14. Brant Cox as Brexit 15. Hamilton Davis as Rocky 2 16. Corey Dorris as Turnov 17. Mariah Rose Faith as Joule 18. Brian Holden as Flat Top 19. Janaya Mahealani Jones as Rocky 3 20. Lauren Lopez as Coco 21. Joey Richter as Espresso 22. James Tolbert as Rocky 1 23. Virginia Vass as Wrench 24. Joe Walker as Killerwatt

Swings: Clark Baxtresser, Bryce Charles, Eric Kahn Gale, Alle-Faye Monka, Joe Moses, Rachael Soglin

Understudies: Nico Ager (Brexit, Espresso, Ruhrgold), Clark Baxtresser (Ruhrgold, Turnov, Manga, Wrench), Will Branner (Electra), Tyler Brunsman (Caboose, Dustin, Volta), Bryce Charles (Pearl, Belle, Coco, Rocky 3), Brant Cox (Rusty, Caboose), Hamilton Davis (Greaseball), Corey Dorris (Flat Top, Rocky 1, Rocky 3), Mariah Rose Faith (Dinah), Eric Kahn Gale (Rocky 1, Rocky 2, Killerwatt, Espresso), Janaya Mahealani Jones (Mama, Belle), Lauren Lopez (Carrie, Volta), Alle-Faye Monka  (Pearl, Carrie, Joule, Wrench), Joe Moses (Dustin, Flat Top, Rocky 2, Turnov), Joey Richter (Greaseball, Killerwatt), Rachael Soglin (Mama, Dinah, Brexit, Manga), James Tolbert (Rusty, Electra), Virginia Vass (Joule, Coco)

Make sure to leave any show suggestions or any questions on my casting choices so I can explain them.

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

So I Spied Another Day...

You know it was a good show when you can’t decide whether your heart is so full from all the love and joy, or so empty because it's over.

Really do buckle up, because this is a long one.

So the show went a little like this. They played the Spies pro-shoot on a giant movie screen, but any time a song started, the audio changed to the instrumental track, the video typically faded to simple background graphics, and the cast came out to perform the number live in concert style. There were also a series of audience participation prompts up on the movie screen, such as standing to deliver a line in unison, giving Lauren a standing ovation for the Pay Attention! Reprise, enthusiastically booing Dr. Baron von Nazi and the still infuriatingly catchy Not So Bad (for anyone who’s curious, in addition to encouraging boos and yelled disagreements with von Nazi, they also cut the audience participation bit from the song).

The energy in the room was so electric and full of joy and warmth. People shouted out iconic lines, went wild for everyone’s entrances, and absolutely lost their damn minds over Curtwen at pretty much every opportunity. And the cast were clearly having just as much fun. Doing This has always been my favorite, and there was something so sweet about them singing it again all these years later. We finally got Joey performing Spies Are Forever (Evil Reprise) again and it was just as chilling and beautiful as you’d expect. And One Step Ahead was just on a whole new level. I don’t want to give anything away, but the details in that performance were INCREDIBLE.

It was simply so special seeing most of the original gang come back while also bringing some new friends along. Shout out to Mariah for coming out at the top of the show so ready to play, setting the tone for the whole evening. Shout out to James for putting his comedy chops on full display (LET JAMES BE FUNNY MORE) and dancing the hell out of One More Shot (another favorite number). And shoutout to Carlos Alazraqui (taking over the roles of Sergio and Vladimir Poopin) and Tommy Link for coming into this crazy part of our world with such enthusiasm and silliness. Brian deserves a medal for agreeing to once again play the most cringe-worthy character in all of Pulp-StarCanWrecked history, and for sounding so fucking good while doing it. Tessa was having a blast in full unhinged glory and I gladly worship at her altar. Lauren is maybe the funniest person alive and deserved her standing ovation, prompted or not. Seeing Joe Walker perform live has been Item Number One on my fandom bucket list since I moved to LA a couple of years ago, and I still can’t quite believe I managed it. I’d wondered if he’d be rusty, but honestly he sounded great; it was like no time had passed. Mary Kate still has one of my all-time favorite voices and her Tatiana remains forever engaging. Joey showed up dressed to slay as a gay evil genius Bond-movie supervillain and proceeded to thoroughly deliver on that promise. And Curt… every time I watch Spies I am increasingly blown away by what he does with this arrogant, broken mess of a character. He clearly loves Agent Mega as much as any of us, and to see a performance refined and powered by such clear and thoughtful passion is just a huge treat.

(And while he wasn’t in the cast, I can’t not mention Corey. Between his roles as director and co-writer, so much of what Spies is comes directly from him and we don’t appreciate that nearly enough. And shout out to Esther Fallick for her wonderful work as Susan and the Informant. She might not have been there in person, but her incredible performance was with us the whole time.)

I know this is preaching to the choir, but Spies Are Forever really is such a special show. It’s a story about recovery, and devastating as it can be, I think there’s also something deeply healing about it at its core. For one thing, I know it played a huge role in mending my relationship with my asexuality. I will forever be grateful to it for existing, to TCB, Talkfine, and the original cast for creating it, and to those same people for maintaining its legacy with the amount of love and care it deserves. It was a privilege to be in the room as so many people came to celebrate this miraculous little musical. There were a couple of minor tech glitches (I wonder if they’ll even include the “big one”—the projector jumping over most of the staircase scene before getting fixed—in the digital ticket version), but nothing that could even begin to damper the magic of the night.

We all know that spies never die (except for Owen and the Informant, oops). And at times like this concert, I think this special little show with its short run in 2016 will prove to be just as immortal.

[typewriter-worries]

“I learned that the poem was made not just to exist, but to speak—to be company.”

The Heart Beats for Two, Fatima Aamer Bilal ( @fatimaamerbilalrbilal ) | A Poem Traveled Down My Arm, Alice Walker ( @randombookquotes ) | Lauren Zuniga ( @beautymyeyes-see ) | To a Young Poet, Mahmoud Darwish tr.  Fady Joudah | Poem Read At Joan Mitchell’s, Frank O'Hara ( @firstfullmoon ) | Upstream, Mary Oliver | (A Poem Is a) Naming Ceremony, Rena Priest