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| AVPM, AVPS|| Darren Criss || Harry Potter || also composer
| AVPM, AVPS|| Darren Criss || [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] || also composer
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| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Joey Richter || Ron Weasley, Joey Richter ||
| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Joey Richter || [[Ron Weasley]], Joey Richter ||
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| AVPM, AVPS || Bonnie Gruesen || Hermione Granger ||
| AVPM, AVPS || Bonnie Gruesen || [[Hermione Granger]] ||
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| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Joe Walker || Voldemort, Dick, Dolores Umbridge ||
| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Joe Walker || [[Lord Voldemort]], Dick, [[Dolores Umbridge]] ||
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| AVPM, AVPS || Lauren Lopez || Draco Malfoy ||
| AVPM, AVPS || Lauren Lopez || [[Draco Malfoy]] ||
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| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Jamie Lyn Beatty || Ginny Weasley, Sally ||
| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Jamie Lyn Beatty || [[Ginny Weasley]], Sally ||
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| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Devin Lytle || Cho Chang, Ms. Cooter ||
| AVPM, AVPS || Dylan Saunders || [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] ||
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| MAMD, AVPS || Brian Holden || Flopsy, Professor Lupin || also writer
| AVPM, MAMD, AVPS || Devin Lytle || [[Cho Chang]], Ms. Cooter ||
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| MAMD, AVPS || Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia || The Old Snatch, Sirius Black ||
| MAMD, AVPS || Brian Holden || Flopsy, [[Remus Lupin|Lupin]] || also writer
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| MAMD, AVPS || Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia || The Old Snatch, [[Sirius Black]] ||
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Revision as of 06:22, 27 September 2010

Team StarKid
Formation2007
Typecommunity theatre
PurposeTheatrical productions
Location
Membership
student
Official language
English
AffiliationsUniversity of Michigan, Basement Arts

Team StarKid is a completely student built theatre production troop based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2007, the founders, Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Erik Kahn Gale working with Basement Arts the student-run theatre group that puts on 5-7 performances each semester [5]. At the time all of the members were students at the University of Michigan. They wrote the script and music as well as performed their most popular work "A Very Potter Musical" and since have written and performed two more musicals of which are also very popular on YouTube. Their YouTube channel “StarKidPotter” currently has 70,000+ subscribers and their first musical has very nearly at two and a half million views to date.[1]

History

Their first project was called “Little White Lie”[2] which they had created to submit for a competition on SOAPnet. They won and continued to film the online video series with the earnings they received from the competition. After filming Little White Lie the character Toby Phillips played by actor Darren Criss had gotten really involved with acting and writing music for the show which led him to collaborate with Team StarKid and become the beginning of what is essentially an extension of Team StarKid, StarKid Company.

StarKid Company is basically the cast and crew that worked with Team StarKid on their original works after the web series, most of the performers were other students from the University of Michigan. The Walgreen Drama Center[3] is the building at University of Michigan where all their performances are held.Thier home theater is on the North end of Campus: Walgreen Drama Center, Studio 1.[4] This is where many other shows have been performed but not posted on YouTube because they are not specifically made by Team StarKid even though you can see StarKid actors in these other shows. The first musical was performed after the earlier mentioned original members of Team StarKid had graduated with their Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance.

In April 2009 StarKid Company performed what they originally called "Harry Potter: The Musical” and posted it on their YouTube channel StarKidPotter[5]. Then it was removed it in late June to edit some mature elements out[6], as well as to rename it “A Very Potter Musical”[7] to avoid any copyright dilemmas. And was re-posted to their YouTube channel on July 5, 2009.[8]

“The Fan Musical is produced and performed solely for the personal, non-commercial enjoyment of ourselves and other Harry Potter fans. It is in no way sponsored, approved, endorsed by or affiliated with J.K. Rowling or Warner Bros. or any of their affiliates”[9]

is their mantra which is stressed at the beginning of both of their Potter themed musicals and on their website[10].

Notoriety

  1. AVPS makes Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List” Aug 8th issue[11]
  2. Top 10 Best Viral Videos of 2009[12]
  3. Hollywood News: Team StarKid tops Glee and GaGa on Charts[13]
  4. Billboard.com – ‘Me and My Dick’ Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical[14]
  5. Michigan Daily has covered their story many times - hits YouTube, wins Internet,Hogwarts returns,Basement Arts gets cozzy,Sequel

Productions

  • Little White Lie (2007)[15] (This was a webseries as opposed to a stage show.)
  • A Very Potter Musical (2009)[16]
  • Me and My Dick (November 2009)[17]
  • A Very Potter Sequel (July 2010)[18]

Notable Alumni

Only actors who appeared in main roles in more than one stage show are listed.

Show Actor Role Notes
AVPM, AVPS Darren Criss Harry Potter also composer
AVPM, MAMD, AVPS Joey Richter Ron Weasley, Joey Richter
AVPM, AVPS Bonnie Gruesen Hermione Granger
AVPM, MAMD, AVPS Joe Walker Lord Voldemort, Dick, Dolores Umbridge
AVPM, AVPS Lauren Lopez Draco Malfoy
AVPM, MAMD, AVPS Jamie Lyn Beatty Ginny Weasley, Sally
AVPM, AVPS Dylan Saunders Dumbledore
AVPM, MAMD, AVPS Devin Lytle Cho Chang, Ms. Cooter
MAMD, AVPS Brian Holden Flopsy, Lupin also writer
MAMD, AVPS Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia The Old Snatch, Sirius Black

References

  1. ^ Watch Act1 part1 A Very Potter Musical
  2. ^ Official Starkid Channel YouTube user channel
  3. ^ University Performing Arts Page
  4. ^ school link toBasement Arts Official Homepage- Link to basement arts from the school website
  5. ^ Official StarKid Channel Page
  6. ^ FAQ 3:33 - why there is an uncensored version
  7. ^ explains the copyright situation
  8. ^ Watch A Very Potter Musical - info in the down bar
  9. ^ 0:150:08 time is seconds when shown on each video
  10. ^ Production Page
  11. ^ [1] Entertainment Weekly August 8th edition "must list" article
  12. ^ [2] PopWatch via Entertainment Weekly #10 on top 10 best viral videos
  13. ^ [3] toping the iTunes charts, Hollywood News
  14. ^ [4] First Charting Student Musical soundtrack - covered by Billboard.com
  15. ^ watch little white lie: First Episode
  16. ^ watch a very potter musical
  17. ^ watch me and my dick
  18. ^ watch a very potter sequel
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