History Theatre / Apocalyptour

* FunnyBackgroundEvents: During the opening number ("Me and My Dick"/"Ready to Go") Brian Rosenthal and Dylan Saunders' verse has the girls sit in a line with Meredith's stuffed chimp picking lice off each other's hair and eating it.

* FunnyBackgroundEvents: During the opening number ("Me and My Dick"/"Ready to Go") Brian Rosenthal and Dylan Saunders' verse has the girls sit in a line with Meredith's stuffed chimp picking lice off each other's hair and eating it, while the other guys take turns [[JarPotty peeing into a canteen]], followed by Joey absent-mindedly drinking out of it.

* HumanSacrifice: Joey Richter

** Lampshaded, when Brian confidently declares that the dialogue they're exchanging right now is [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs certainly worth $35 plus taxes and fees]].

* SmurfetteBreakout: Meredith Stepien staying behind after the show ostensibly ends to sing "The Coolest Girl in the World" directly references this. Possibly {{Foreshadowing}} eventually producing a [[{{Theatre/Firebringer}} female-centered musical]] starring her and Lauren Lopez.

* RealitySubtext: When Ma'au Gurrit says she's unimpressed by the show so far, she describes their songs as "skimpy" and "lyrically uninspired", taken directly from negative reviews of Theatre/{{Starship}}.

* TheOtherDarrin: As in most Starkid productions since [[IncrediblyLamePun the original Darren]] got [[RealitySubtext swallowed by a Fox]], along with other [[AbsenteeActor Absentee Actors]]. But most notable is Joe Walker replacing Jim Povolo as Mr. Freeze even though Jim Povolo ''is'' part of this tour, but unavailable because he's playing Margaret.
** For the May 24 show where Darren joined the cast, they elected not to switch existing actors out of songs originally sung by Darren, instead choosing add a few he sang in other musicals, like "To Have a Home" from Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel, and a few he didn't, like becoming [[IncrediblyLamePun the other Darren]] for Joey Richter in "Status Quo" from Theatre/{{Starship}}.

* TheCastShowoff: Meredith and Brian R are both seen playing musical instruments during "Kick It Up A Notch".

** Averted for the May 24 show where Darren not only showed up to sing his part in the songs on the regular lineup but add a few he sang in other musicals, like "To Have a Home" from Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel, and a few he didn't, like becoming [[IncrediblyLamePun the other Darren]] for Joey Richter in "Status Quo" from Theatre/{{Starship}}.

* MayanApocalypse: The whole inspiration for the theme of the tour -- which is obviously ArtisticLicenseHistory. Includes the often-repeated misunderstanding that the date of the apocalypse was wrong because of "not accounting for leap years" as the reason Ma'au Gurrit mistimed the apocalypse.

** The process of removing Joey's heart is a reference to TabletopGame/Operation.

* ArcWords: "Totally awesome"

* BitingTheHandHumor: When Ma'au Gurrit asks the Starkids what crimes they committed to be condemned to be musical theatre performers, Dylan Saunders says [[AllCrimesAreEqual he shoplifts from Whole Foods]], while Joey Richter adds that he's appeared on {{Series/Jessie}}.

* BitingTheHandHumor: When Ma'au Gurrit asks the Starkids what crimes they committed to be condemned to be musical theatre performers, Dylan Saunders says [[AllCrimesAreEqual he shoplifts from Whole Foods]], while Joey Richter adds that he's appeared on [[Series/Jessie]].

* AbsenteeActor: Obviously several of the past Starkid casts who couldn't be there for the tour, most notably Creator/DarrenCriss.

* VillainSong: The Rogues Medley is a compilation of three of these ("It's Not Over Yet" from Theatre/AVeryPotterSequel, "Kick It Up A Notch" from {{Theatre/Starship}}, and "Rogues Are We" from Theatre/HolyMusicalBatman) and is one of the most popular songs from this concert.