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3Team [=StarKid=] is a loosely-organised musical theatre production troupe, originally from Ann Arbor, based in Chicago for the majority of their existence, and currently found in Los Angeles, who are famous for making ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''.
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5The group began as friends who met while studying at the University of Michigan and did several projects together, usually in conjunction with [[http://www.basementarts.org/ Basement Arts]], before hitting surprise mainstream success through ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''.
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7Their original musical ''Theatre/MeAndMyDick'' broke records as it became the first college musical to break into ''Billboard'''s Cast Albums chart, debuting at number 11. In July 2010, the group released ''[[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-very-starkid-album/id382263536 A Very StarKid Album]]'', a compilation album featuring songs from [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical the Harry Potter musicals]], ''WebVideo/LittleWhiteLie'', ''Theatre/MeAndMyDick'' and some original music; it rose to number 27 on the [=iTunes=] charts, beating out Music/LadyGaga and the ''Series/{{Glee}}'' soundtrack for a little while. In late 2010, Team [=StarKid=] relocated to Chicago in order to establish a repertory theatre company, where they achieved success as a major part of the Chicago comedy and indie theatre scene throughout the 2010s.
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9The troupe [[BreakingTheFellowship split in 2016]] after the release of ''{{Theatre/Firebringer}}'', with about half the core members moving to Los Angeles while the other half remained in Chicago, with the Los Angeles crew (which included the Creator/LangBrothers, the primary writing team behind the troupe since the beginning) being the ones to move forward with the "Starkid" brand name.
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11Many of their shows can be considered AffectionateParody, and contain numerous [[ShoutOut/TeamStarKid Shout Outs]] to other works.
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13Their official website and links to their projects, music and merchandise can be found [[http://www.teamstarkid.com on the website]].
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15!!Their projects are:
16[[index]]
17* ''WebVideo/LittleWhiteLie'' (2007) -- a "pre-Starkid" webseries
18* Very Potter trilogy
19** ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPM: A Very Potter Musical]]'' (2009)
20** ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPS: A Very Potter Sequel]]'' (2010)
21** ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPSY: A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' (2012)
22* ''Theatre/MeAndMyDick'' (2009)
23* ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' (2011)
24* ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' (2012)
25* ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'' (2013)
26* ''[[Theatre/{{Ani}} Ani: A Parody]]'' (2014)
27* ''Theatre/TheTrailToOregon'' (2014)
28* ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}'' (2016)
29* Franchise/{{Hatchetfield}}
30** ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' (2018)
31** ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' (2019)
32** ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'' (2020)
33** ''Nightmare Time 2'' (2021)
34** ''Theatre/NerdyPrudesMustDie'' (2023)
35[[/index]]
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37!!! Tours
38* [[http://thedigitour.com/index.html The Digitour]]: In 2011, Team [=StarKid=] were part of the Digitour, a travelling tour of musicians and acts who became famous via [=YouTube=]. Joey Richter, Brian Holden, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Lauren Lopez, Joe Walker, Dylan Saunders and A.J. Holmes performed songs from ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPM]]'' and ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPS]]'', ''Theatre/MeAndMyDick'' and ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' in front of live audiences.
39* Funtastic Slamaganza: In 2011, Team [=StarKid=] had a charity event to benefit Snow City Arts. It was a variety performance featuring most of the members of Team [=StarKid=] who live in Chicago. It included songs from the musicals, songs by Jim and the Povolos, Standup by Meredith Stepien, as well as other acts by the [=StarKids=]. This is also where the first announcement was made confirming ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Senior Year]]'' for 2012.
40* The SPACE Tour: Similar to the Digitour and Funtastic Slamaganza, the SPACE Tour is a performance of various [=StarKid=] songs that toured through the U.S. Midwest and East Coast. Charlene Kaye, who is a friend of most of the members of Team [=StarKid=] from college, is opening on the tour. The tour includes the eastern United States and London... [[RunningGag Ontario]]. A concert album of the New York City show was released on March 13, 2012. A DVD based on the tour including behind-the-scenes footage was released later that month on the 24th.
41* Theatre/{{Apocalyptour}}: [=StarKid's=] second national tour, which is more story driven than the SPACE Tour. The [=StarKids=], having given up singing and dancing, have turned to their true passion of archaeological digs until they unearth the Mayan God of Chaos and Death, [[TomTheDarkLord Margaret]], who is ready to bring about the 2012 apocalypse. Fortunately, Margaret is also the Mayan God of Musical Theater, and gives the [=StarKids=] a chance to save the world by putting on a concert. Unlike the SPACE Tour, Apocalyptour visited several venues on the West Coast.
42* The Starkid Jangle Ball Holiday Tour: 2022 holiday concert tour with a "naughty and nice" theme, featuring villain songs and songs from ''WebVideo/AVHSChristmasCarol''. Part of the ''Starkid Returns'' fundraiser.
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44!!!Sketch shows
45* Airport For Birds (And Other Great Ideas): The team's first sketch show presented in partnership with Second City Chicago in January-March 2013.
46* 1-Night-2-Last-3-Ever: A second sketch show which was performed in Fall 2013. It centered around the fictional boy band 3Ever and featuring sketches based around 1990's culture and nostalgia.
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48!!!Other works of note:
49* The [=StarKid=] Announcement Videos: The secondary purpose of these semi-regular videos is to inform people of the dates, times and locations of upcoming shows, answer frequently-asked-questions, pimp the [=StarKid=] merchandise and let fans know about changes to the website or other things. The main purpose of these videos is to make you laugh your ass off.
50* Jim and the Povolos: Meredith Stepien had the idea in 2011 to take Starkid members who also played instruments and develop a spinoff act as a band, named in honor of Jim Povolo (who is, despite the name, not part of the regular lineup). Members include Clark Baxtresser, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Nick Gage, Brian Holden, Creator/LaurenLopez, Dylan Saunders, Meredith Stepien, and Mark Swiderski. Began as an opening act for their friend Charlene Kaye and a "supporting act" for Team Starkid proper on the SPACE Tour. Released an EP, ''The Holiday Club'', in 2011, and in 2017 finally cut a full-length album, ''Make Party''.
51* Starkid Takes Manhattan: The fifth anniversary of ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical AVPM]]'', with songs from all of their previous shows, including ''[[Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier Twisted]]''.
52* Starkid Summer Season 2014: In addition to performing ''Theatre/TheTrailToOregon'' and ''[[Theatre/{{Ani}} Ani: A Parody]]'' the team also put on various shows on a smaller-scale. These shows were performed late at night after the musicals and ranged from sketch comedy, to stand up, to dance and everything in between.
53* A Very Starkid Reunion: A show performed at the University of Michigan in October 2015 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the [=UMich=] School of Music, Theater and Dance. Unlike the SPACE Tour and Apocalyptour, this show brought back most of the original actors from all of Starkid's past stage shows to recreate classic musical numbers in full -- including bringing back long-absent Starkid and [=UMich=] alum Creator/DarrenCriss.
54* Starkid Summer Season 2016: Similar to the 2014 season, the team used late night shows to offset the cost of producing ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}''.
55* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7dJX1DFzpc&list=PLvep3WS9e8tQ_iXf7z-GQS3dZnlXzlVrR&index=1 Movies, Musicals and Me]]'': A somewhat bizarre side project, originating as a two-man show with Esther Fallick and Clark Baxtresser in LA in July 2016, then expanded and rereleased as a Web show on [=YouTube=] in 2017. Produced by Esther Fallick, Clark Baxtresser, Pierce Siebers, Nick Lang and Brian Holden. In a parody of AllMusicalsAreAdaptations, the show takes place in a world where ''every'' popular film ever released has been adapted into a musical, from ''Film/TheGodfather'' to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse -- and, moreover, one starring a very old-fashioned campy Broadway diva named Halpert Evans. The show is presented as a [[GreatestHitsAlbum greatest hits showcase]] of Evans' career, with Esther Fallick playing Halpert Evans and Clark Baxtresser as his longtime accompanist and biggest fan Courtney. Includes appearances from Starkid regulars Jaime Lyn Beatty, Corey Dorris, Brian Holden, Nick Lang, Creator/LaurenLopez, Joey Richter, and Dylan Saunders, along with Creator/MaryKateWiles from ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''.
56* Starkid Homecoming: Starkid's most ambitious reunion concert yet, reuniting ''forty'' of Starkid's past performers including Darren Criss and the original Hermione, Bonnie Gruesen Socha, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ''A Very Potter Musical'' for one night only in Los Angeles, July 25, 2019 (later expanded to two nights due to popularity and the Kickstarter reaching over $547,000).
57* The Creator/TinCanBrothers: A spinoff sketch comedy troupe consisting of Creator/JoeyRichter, Creator/CoreyLubowich, and Brian Rosenthal. They created ''Theatre/SpiesareForever'', ''Theatre/TheSolveItSquadReturns'' and ''WebVideo/WaywardGuideForTheUntrainedEye''.
58* ''[[https://starrymusical.com/ Starry]]'' is a musical about the life of Creator/VincentVanGogh by Starkid musical director for ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' and ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' Matt Dahan in collaboration with writer/lyricist Kelly D'Angelo, that has featured several Starkid regulars as cast members. It's been in workshop since 2017 in LA and has had a successful concert series in New York, but as of yet has never had a full stage run. The ConceptAlbum was released in January 2020 and is the easiest way for a member of the public to experience the show, available on most streaming services, and stars Creator/DylanSaunders as Vincent Van Gogh, with Starkid members Mariah Rose Faith as Jo Bonger, Creator/JaimeLynBeatty as Émile (or "[[CrossCastRole Émilie]]") Bernard, and Creator/JeffBlim as Paul Gauguin.
59* Broadway Jackbox: During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, several Starkid members appeared on one of the Broadway [[Creator/JackboxGames Jackbox]] livestreams as a fundraiser for [[https://actorsfund.org/ The Actors' Fund]], hosted by Andrew Barth Feldman and Alex Bonniello from the cast of ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen'', which was the beginning of integrating Andrew, a longtime fan, into the "Starkid family".
60* Starkid Livestreams: As a way to keep busy during the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic, in early 2020 Robert Manion organized some informal livestreams of the Starkids reading classic films from [[TheNineties their childhood]]: ''Film/{{Scream}}'', ''Film/HocusPocus'', and ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues''. (In keeping with the newfound HorrorComedy direction of Starkid as a troupe, all of these films are somewhere on the Horror Comedy spectrum.) All of the livereads are accompanied by the amazing {{improv}}isational skills of Starkid music director Matt Dahan on keyboard. They can be found here:
61** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03sQ7VDWDAM&t=1036s Scream]]'', read April 11, 2020, with Jaime Lyn Beatty as Casey Becker, Mariah Rose Faith as Sidney Prescott, Lauren Lopez as Gail Weathers, Joey Richter as Billy Loomis, Angela Giarratana as Tatum Riley, Jon Matteson as Dewey Riley, Jeff Blim as Stu Macher, Corey Dorris as Randy Meeks, Nick Lang as the [[CastAsAMask voice of Ghostface]], and Robert Manion as the [[{{Narrator}} stage directions]].
62** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrzZR3YiXRg&t=2348s Hocus Pocus]]'', read May 1, 2020, with Robert Manion as Thackery Binx, Jaime Lyn Beatty as Winifred Sanderson, Angela Giarratana as Mary Sanderson, Lauren Lopez as Sarah Sanderson, Joey Richter as Max Dennison, Nick Lang as [[CrossCastRole Dani Dennison]], Corey Dorris as Billy the Butcher, Jeff Blim as Mr. Binx and the Bus Driver, Mariah Rose Faith as Allison, and Jon Matteson as the [[{{Narrator}} stage directions]].
63** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swunSf8kkgY Addams Family Values]]'', read May 13, 2020, with Kim Whalen as Morticia Addams, Joey Richter as Gomez Addams (and, memorably, Thing), Jeff Blim as Fester Addams, Mariah Rose Faith as Wednesday Addams, Andrew Barth Feldman as Pugsley Addams, Lauren Lopez as Debbie Jelinski, Angela Giarratana as Amanda Buckman, Nick Lang as Gary Granger, Jaime Lyn Beatty as Becky Martin-Granger, Jon Matteson as Joel Glicker, and Robert Manion as [[{{Narrator}} the stage directions]] (and Lurch).
64* A "Starkid-adjacent" show, ''[[https://quibi.com/shows/royalties-505/ Royalties]]'', premiered on sadly short-lived streaming service Quibi on May 31st, 2020, produced by and starring Creator/DarrenCriss alongside Kether Donohue from ''Series/YoureTheWorst'', with the Creator/LangBrothers hired as writers and a mixture of A-list celebrity guests and Starkid troupe members as guest stars. Considered a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WebVideo/LittleWhiteLie'', it's about the unsung travails of songwriters in the music industry stuck composing music for much-more-famous performers for a living.
65* Starkid worked with Andrew Barth Feldman again for his successor to Broadway Jackbox, [[https://www.broadwaywhodunit.com/ Broadway Whodunit]], a series of MurderMystery DinnerTheatre-style {{LARP}}s to once again raise money for [[https://actorsfund.org/ The Actors' Fund]], as the cast of ''TV or Not TV?'', performed on October 4th.
66* ''WebVideo/AVHSChristmasCarol'' is a 2020 short-form GreenScreen project written as an experiment in doing a "fully produced" video during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, portraying the classic Creator/CharlesDickens novel as a set of ConceptAlbum {{Music Video}}s from TheEighties. Also serves as a ReunionShow for the "first generation" of Starkid actors, bringing back several performers who hadn't appeared in a Starkid show since the Creator/LangBrothers moved their base to LA with ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals''.
67** ''VHS Christmas Carol: Live!'': A live, expanded concert staging of the same musical, which played the Bourbon Room in Los Angeles from December 9-11, 2021. Posted on Youtube in 2022.
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69!!'''The Team''':
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71See Creator/TeamStarkidMembers for a list of regulars and collaborators.
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75!!Tropes associated with the works of Team [=StarKid=]:
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79* AdaptationDeviation: Creator/NickLang gave an interview describing Starkid's OriginStory, where the University of Michigan's Basement Arts program initially didn't allow original scripts and so he did a "{{stealth parody}}" of ''Literature/TheHobbit'' by submitting the script of an existing PlayedStraight stage adaptation of the book for approval and then making so many jokey changes to the script it ended up an InNameOnly adaptation. ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' originates from an attempt to do a similar reworking of the musical ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Bird..._It%27s_a_Plane..._It%27s_Superman It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!]]'' in college.
80* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Played with in that their adaptations are unlicensed parodies. Averted with ''Me and My Dick'', ''Starship'', and ''Firebringer'', which are original. As of the Hatchetfield saga, they're not doing parodies anymore. ''WebVideo/AVHSChristmasCarol'' is a completely straight example, being an only slightly-parodic opera adaptation of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
81* BreakupBreakout:
82** Averted. There were fears that Team [=StarKid=] might fall apart without Darren Criss' involvement, but the group has gone on to be even stronger than before (and Criss does participate in projects with them when he has time to).
83** And again when half the crew, including Nick Lang who owns the name, moved to Los Angeles and the other half elected not to. Since then, the ''Franchise/{{Hatchetfield}}'' franchise has proved a resounding success and gotten the crew a huge wave of new fans, plus plenty of former members still contribute to projects such as ''[=StarKid=] Homecoming'' and ''WebVideo/AVHSChristmasCarol''.
84%%* ButtMonkey: A ''lot''
85* CerebusSyndrome: Starting with ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}'', Nick Lang has said he wants to move the troupe away from pop culture parody musicals, which were a TheNewTens fad (that Starkid helped pioneer) that's kind of played out now. Even though it still had Starkid's trademark irreverent poop jokes, ''Firebringer'' actually tried to have a serious social message. ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' followed up that as a HorrorComedy with surprisingly dark undertones, and ''Theatre/BlackFriday'' goes even darker.
86* CreatorThumbprint
87** Apparently the writers like creating villains that are [[LoveRedeems redeemed by love]], along with having at least one villain who receives karmatic retribution in the end.
88** They use HoYay [[invoked]] a great deal. ''Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman'' takes this up to eleven.
89** They have a tendency to write RealAfterAll reveals, like [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical Pigfarts]] and [[Theatre/TheTrailToOregon Cornwallis]].
90** If organized religion appears or is referenced, expect it to be mercilessly ridiculed. [[Theatre/{{Starship}} In the future]], GodIsDead; [[Theatre/TheTrailToOregon in the 1800s]], [[GodIsEvil God is a vicious, two-faced prick]]; [[Theatre/{{Firebringer}} in the distant past]], [[ScamReligion religion is a lie]] used to manipulate simpleminded cave-people; [[Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals in Hatchetfield]], God answers the least convenient prayers (and the Christian denominations hate each other); and [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical at Hogwarts]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking God is a wizard and Harry's favorite class is Satanic Rituals]].
91** PuppetShows: At least half of their shows feature a puppet or two, and ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' is chock full of them.
92* CrossCastRole: Very common throughout their body of work, but for laughs, rather than any practical reason. While a longtime staple of their work, they eventually decided to stop casting male actors as female characters, as they find it transphobic and now consider it an OldShame that they ever did so, particularly those portrayals meant to come across as comically creepy like that of Dolores Umbridge. [[DoubleStandard For some reason]], perhaps under the principle of "punching up", they have ''not'' stopped casting female actors as male characters, even occasionally still using ''that'' for the creep factor, such as with Sherman in ''Theatre/BlackFriday''.
93* FanCommunityNicknames: Mostly, it's "Starkids". "The Hive" has also popped up for fans of the Hatchetfield universe specifically.
94* {{Flanderization}}
95** Dylan Saunders is actually Jewish, but he cranked it up for Dumbledore.
96** It can be assumed from Lauren Lopez's last name that she has at least some Hispanic ancestry, but she exaggerates it as Taz.
97* FilmedStageProduction: Nearly all of their productions are filmed and posted for free on the company's [=YouTube=] channel. In some cases, such as with ''Theatre/BlackFriday'', fans can pay for early access to the recording.
98* FriendlyFandoms: Team Starkid is considered "adjacent" to the Creator/TinCanBrothers (which was founded by three of the original Starkid actors and regularly shares performers with Starkid). Many Starkid fans regularly include Tin Can Bros productions on lists of Starkid productions, especially ''Theatre/SpiesAreForever'', which is a very Starkid-like genre parody comedy musical. Really, the only distinction between a TCB show and a Starkid is that the Starkid trademark is owned by the Creator/LangBrothers and applies only to the shows they write and produce.
99** WebVideo/ShipwreckedComedy is considered adjacent to the Tin Can Brothers (and therefore indirectly adjacent to Starkid), with Shipwrecked's biggest and best-known production [[WebVideo/EdgarAllanPoesMurderMysteryDinnerParty Poe Party]] prominently featuring Creator/JoeyRichter and Creator/LaurenLopez, and with both troupes frequently overlapping casts with each other and Starkid since then. (Most notable is Creator/CurtMega making his debut in the comedy-web-series universe AsHimself(but a spy) in TCB's ''Theatre/SpiesAreForever'', then appearing in [[WebVideo/EdgarAllanPoesMurderMysteryDinnerParty Poe Party]] before his official Starkid debut in ''Theatre/BlackFriday''.)
100** TCB and Shipwrecked poked fun at their overlapping fandoms by manufacturing a [[{{Kayfabe}} fake]] rivalry between the two troupes (the "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs2T_dNZ-XW5rY4PxIMkbQdGa5YlFid6t Bookfarters Saga]]") in November 2019, with the groups releasing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQrr3U9umeo two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewVzXDNBIL8 videos]] at the same time with an identical script, leading to them "falling out" with each other and threatening to take each other to court for plagiarism. For Starkid fans, it was notable that Creator/LaurenLopez presented herself as a wholly neutral party on the Tin Can Bros' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygD3nCA9K3g livestream]] addressing the issue and said Nick Lang and Starkid were trying to stay [[ChoosingNeutrality above the fray]]. In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqIKZl2yI0 final comedy sketch]] laying rest to the dispute, TheReveal that ''both'' troupes stole the script from [[WebVideo/JackAndDeanOfAllTrades Jack and Dean]] in 2005 has a FreezeFrameBonus where the logged-in account in the screenshot is Team Starkid, [[FridgeBrilliance indicating that Nick Lang]] (or someone working for him) sold out both sister troupes in order to put the feud to rest and make sure ''Black Friday'' wasn't disrupted.
101** Creator/TeamStarkid is also a Friendly Fandom with the fandom for ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen''. Andrew Barth Feldman, the youngest Evan Hansen from the Broadway cast, revealed he's been a huge Starkid fan since he was a child, and has invited Starkid members multiple times to participate in his Creator/JackBoxGames fundraising streams, and has been invited to participate in a Starkid live-reading of ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'' in return. Music/PasekAndPaul are, in fact, former classmates with the core Team Starkid members from the University of Michigan's theatre department in the mid-2000s, and Creator/DarrenCriss has performed songs from the show multiple times at concerts, including singing "Waving Through A Window" with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loMHIV_YsdU Benj Pasek himself]].
102** WebVideo/ThomasSanders is openly a Starkid stan and has introduced much of his younger audience from ''WebVideo/SandersSides'' to Starkid, including creating a tongue-in-cheek online "petition" to "Cast Thomas Sanders in ''Theatre/BlackFriday''!" Nick Lang has acknowledged he's aware of Sanders' petition but hasn't otherwise responded.
103** As of March 2021 Creator/TeamStarkid has gotten a ColbertBump from Ranboo of the WebVideo/DreamSMP server streaming ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'' on Platform/{{Twitch}}, connecting Starkid fandom with the -- very young and very active -- ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' Platform/YouTube fandom.
104* HostilityOnTheSet: When Bonnie left Starkid, she unfollowed the rest of the cast on social media. When they were asked about her departure, they responded that she was "eaten by a lizard". Things apparently settled down enough over the years that she returned for the ''Starkid Homecoming'' celebration in 2019.
105* HypotheticalCasting: In 2020, Joey Richter put out [[https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter/status/1242531226088394752 this tweet]], matching [=StarKid=] members (including most of the non-actors) to characters in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
106* IconicItem
107** Joey Richter's headband, which he's worn as three of his characters.
108** In several of their shows, every single character wears Chuck Taylor shoes.
109** The plain door on stage left in all but the most dramatic of their shows.
110* LostEpisode: Before ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', the group now known as "Team Starkid" did a stage play parody (not a musical, despite what many assume) of ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and a sequel entitled ''The Hobbit 2:'' ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. No one ever filmed the ''Hobbit'' production and the ''LOTR'' one was thought lost with the only surviving footage being [[https://youtu.be/par_CijDWIc this clip]] showcasing Creator/LaurenLopez as Frodo and Nick Lang puppeteering Gollum, until ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}'''s Kickstarter backers were shown ''The Hobbit 2: The Lord of the Rings'' in nearly its entirety.
111* OldShame:
112** Nick Lang has talked in general about Team Starkid's sense of humor maturing over time, and has specifically disavowed the character of Umbridge from ''Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel'' saying he agrees it's deeply hurtful to trans people and he'd never do a similar joke today.
113** Creator/JoeWalker's stepmother came to see ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' and gave him a frank review that she felt the script was "deeply misogynistic", particularly in the way the character of February was treated, which Joe and the Creator/LangBrothers felt was a fair criticism and played into their view of ''Starship'' as a flawed show that they'd like to heavily revise if they had the chance.
114** Devin Lytle in particular is uncomfortable with her [=StarKid=] persona, always playing a [[TheDitz ditzy]], vaguely slutty SouthernBelle, and especially how the ''Very Potter'' trilogy had her play that as a trilogy-long joke about whitewashing Cho Chang. While she knows that [=StarKid=] has matured beyond this just as much as she has, she ultimately didn't appear in ''[=StarKid=] Homecoming'' on the grounds that fans would expect her to step into the role of Cho again.
115* OneSteveLimit: Aversions among the team are surprisingly common:
116** Creator/BrianHolden and Creator/BrianRosenthal
117** Creator/CoreyDorris and Creator/CoreyLubowich
118** Joe Moses, Creator/JoeyRichter, and Creator/JoeWalker
119** Creator/LaurenLopez and Lauren Walker (who is also no relation to Joe Walker)
120** Matt Dahan and [[Creator/LangBrothers Matt Lang]]
121** Nick Gage, [[Creator/LangBrothers Nick Lang]], and Nick Strauss
122** Daniel Strauss and Nick Strauss are no relation
123* PromotedFanboy:
124** Robert Manion first came to Team Starkid's attention as a teenage entrant in a fan contest to submit a costume and a song for ''Theatre/AVeryPotterSeniorYear'', all the way from Australia -- the team not realizing until they picked the winners that both contests were won by the same person. He went on to come to America to join the ensemble for ''Theatre/{{Twisted}}'', work as crew on ''Theatre/{{Firebringer}}'', and finally became a core member of the troupe with the Hatchetfield shows, and is ''by far'' one of the most popular members among the younger generation that got into Starkid through ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals''.
125** Mariah Rose Faith also falls into this category -- although she was already Internet-famous with her Platform/YouTube channel of Broadway covers when she first appeared in ''Theatre/TheGuyWhoDidntLikeMusicals'', she revealed later that she was a huge fan of ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' as a little girl before being cast in the new show.
126** See FriendlyFandoms -- the members of Shipwrecked Comedy considered themselves huge fans of ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' and Starkid before they founded their troupe in 2013, and it was a really exciting moment for them to finally work together with ''WebVideo/EdgarAllanPoesMurderMysteryDinnerParty''.
127** Tessa Netting and Curt Mega expressed a desire to become promoted fans in a song released on Tessa's [=YouTube=] channel. Both went on to perform for the team, though the song was very tongue-in-cheek to begin with, as they were friends with the crew well before becoming fans.
128* RewrittenPopVersion: Of [[WebVideo/LittleWhiteLie "Sami"]], [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical "Not Alone"]], [[Theatre/MeAndMyDick "Even Though", "Ready to Go"]], [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical "Stutter"]], [[Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier "1001 Nights"]].
129* RomanceOnTheSet: As of September 2018, the first Creator/TeamStarkid engagement has been announced, between Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien. As of August 10, 2019, they're now married! Joey Richter and Lauren Lopez also confirmed they'd been dating for 8+ years, and in mid-2020 announced their engagement.
130* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Characters in Starkid shows never gasp, they only ever exclaim the word "Gasp!"
131* SecretRelationship: Creator/JoeyRichter and Creator/LaurenLopez dated secretly for eight years, not revealing it to the public until they became engaged in mid-2020. They even cohabitated for much of that time, but passed themselves off as being roommates.
132* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/TeamStarKid To the point where they have their own page.]]
133* SouthernBelle: If Devin Lytle is involved.
134* SurrealHumor: A lot of their work is ''filled'' with humor that would be considered way too bizarre for the Broadway stage.

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