As promised, some initial thoughts on the things I loved about seeing this show. Spoiler free, since most of us haven't gotten to see it yet, and under the cut since I do wax a bit poetic...
Cinderella’s Castle is, in a strange way, an exercise in irony. The show is a retelling of an ancient story that is beloved and recited throughout so many cultures, and yet somehow feels completely fresh. The modern take on glam-punk lighting, a score infused with styles from 80s synth to anime, a high fantasy set with the costumes to match, the spirit of Jim Henson lingering through both the puppets and some larger and intangible vibe, a script combining that Starkid humor and Hatchetfield darkness with a whole different style of speaking… all of these beautifully executed elements melted together into something that I’ve never before seen. To take a tale as old as time and make it unique is no easy feat, but Starkid did so with magic and charm to spare.
Like any good Starkid show, Cinderella’s Castle is relentlessly dynamic: fun and tragic and exciting and just-plain-silly, with many twists and turns and character moments will make you gasp or cheer just as often as you laugh. It simply rollicks. The story clicks right along, especially in act 2, but the characters are so distinct and fun that I found myself almost wishing the Langs had sacrificed their plotting and pace just to spend more time hanging with every single member of this ensemble of personalities.
And that’s also a tribute to the actors themselves. Jeff is David Bowie reborn as the impish and fabulous narrator. Jon and Joey bring Hop A Lot and Crumb to life with so much charm and presence that they practically had the audience eating out of their hands from the very first second. Like, seriously, you will not believe how invested you will immediately become in these talking animals. Kim’s Fairy Queen is as radiant and terrible as promised; her portrayal of immortal inhuman power compels and commands and stands fully distinct from the Lords in Black. Lauren and Mariah are delightfully disgusting as the vile but deeply lovable troll step-sisters; you can feel the fun they’re having practically radiating off of them. Curt’s Tadius is dryly funny and put-upon, but also provides a vitally grounding and centering presence in the larger-than-life world of the Lands That Are. His big scene with Bryce is probably my favorite part of the whole show. James Tolbert is nothing short of an absolute STAR as the Prince, stealing scene after scene after scene with ease and charm and more jokes about genitalia than I think any of us expected. Angela once again displays a completely different facet of her never-ending range, exuding such elegance and control even in trollish filth that I do fear that the kids on the internet are going to start calling her “mother” with greatly increasing frequency. "Facade" was an absolute highlight of the night. And of course Bryce anchors, propels, and heightens every scene she’s in with such apparent ease you forget she’s been rehearsing for weeks and isn’t simply Ella herself. Ella is this world’s bruised, brave, and angry heart, and you will absolutely root for her every step of the way as she wrestles with who she is and learns what it means to claim her own power.
This was Starkid’s biggest budgeted show to date, and you could tell. This group of Michigan Wolverines and friends have accomplished incredible things since the Very Potter days of a single door and some cardboard columns, and I’m so proud of how far they’ve come. And yet Cinderella’s Castle, the fifteenth musical in the fifteenth year, still retains some of that core Starkid magic that I’ve always believed boils down to love. You can so often see that love emanating from the performers on a Starkid stage: love for the show, for their friends, for their craft, for the audience’s energy pushing them through. And the sense of love and support and community radiating from the audience is just as palpable. The man sitting behind me last night was at his first ever Starkid show, and afterwards he remarked in awe how that was the best audience he’d ever been in. And all that love isn’t unearned—it is built and it is nourished by a proud history of creativity, of song and of dance and of laughter and tears. And Cinderella’s Castle, I think, is going to prove an installment worthy of both Starkid’s past and future.
Starkid family, Bogs Hollow grants thee Starlight.
Thank you for getting into starkid and going to see the show with me! This is definitely a core memory now 👑
Omg ok, just saw the show and it was amazing!!! The songs were magnificent and the acting was top notch. I loved how electric the audience was, they were so responsive and it made every reaction I had feel justified. I have so many thoughts but mostly I’m just glad to be able to unblock all of the spoiler tags.
Aww why can’t we share? How about this, I’ll buy every doll in the shop. On weekdays they’ll be mine, and on weekends you can look at one for five seconds through the front window of my house! Seems like an fair trade off!
Happy Black Friday everyone! Just a quick reminder that if you see a little green doll that resembles an under water creature from out of this world, to leave it on shelves! For me. Because that doll will be FUCKING MINE.
Think of it this way: the crowdfunding is all for the show. It’s to buy props, and set pieces, and costumes, and even to reserve the venue, and stuff like that.
The digital ticket is for the actors. This pays the actors for their time and effort, so that they can keep a roof over their head and food on the table and so that they want to come back to do more shows in the future.
They can’t use crowdfunded money to pay the actors because they need as much of it for the show as possible. Not only for cool props and stuff but also for if anything breaks, or if there’s any other last minute things they need to worry about.
If starkid put their stuff straight into YouTube without doing things like digital ticketing they would start losing money fast, and future shows would be harder to create.
I know it’s hard, but have faith that these guys aren’t just putting up paywalls for no good reason :)
Just in case anyone was hoping to watch Star Baby on the 8th without a digital ticket, you can't <33
YAELOKRE X NERDY PRUDES!! HELLO!! This is a redraw of the one frame from the Harpy Hare music video!! :3
reblogs are vvvvery much appreciated!! thank you thank youuu!!!
Grace is a lemur, Pete is a rabbit, Richie is a nighthawk and Ruth is a field mouse!!
(Grace’s animal was chosen by @redfridge !!)
(I also posted this on my twitter if ya wanna go check it out!!)
The wait is almost over! Cinderella's Castle Digital Tickets Available 9am PST / 12pm EST on Friday August 16th
Hatchetfield Femslash Fortnight Day 3- Gay awakening
there is not enough propaganda on this app for this gay losers and that changes now! look at hannah! i say she is down bad
what’s their name? yellowfire? spitjacket sounds too silly
Lautski day 6: storm ⛈️ ☔️🌩️
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Lautski Week: Day 4 (Loop)
This board is a Lautski AU based/ inspired by the movie, Happy Death Day. (Admittedly, while I never watched the movie myself, I have read and watch videos about it.) I thought it would be a different take for the theme.
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Despite it being her eighteenth birthday, Steph isn’t too thrilled. Her dad is to focus on the upcoming election to notice it. (Not that he would do much if he had notice.) It doesn’t help that she felled asleep in home room and got embarrassed. In addition to that, she got busted for cheating on a pop quiz with the nerd she tried to cheat on with by Grace ‘Nerdy Prude’ Chasity. The only upside is the party happening for her birthday by the popular cliche. Or it would be except a hooded figure stalk her on the way to the party. Steph tries to run for it but the figure ends up killing her, only for her to wake up in home room. Steph first shakes it off as a bad dream but everything that happened in the dream happens again. She tries not to get caught cheating only to be caught again. She does spend a bit more time with the nerd who she got in trouble with, Peter Spankoffski. While going to the party, she takes a different way and does make it there, only to be kill in one of the bedrooms by the figure again. Steph again wakes up in home room to realize she was living the same day over again. Not sure what to do, she turns to Pete for answers when they get trouble for cheating again. While they have barely talked before, Pete is probably the smartest person Steph knows. Pete doesn’t want to help at first as 1. he tries to stay away from the popular crowd and 2. what Steph is saying out is bizarre. However, after seeing how freak out she is, he does give her suggestions of what to do and how to prepare herself. They would also get closer with every loop Steph goes through. After a certain point, she changes the pattern of events to see Pete more. Her goal swaps from just surviving the day to making sure they both live to see tomorrow.
The question is whether this nobler in the mind to be well liked but ineffectual or moral but malignedShe/herThis is just gonna be a musical blog at this point
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