I mentioned a little while ago that I'm getting a little bit more interested in the Starkid musicals right now... mostly because I just really like musicals and I love the accessibility of having an entire musical right on youtube. Especially since so many of them are based off of things that I already have an interest in like Harry Potter, Aladdin... I think they have a Batman one and a Star Wars one now. All pretty cool! I haven't seen the Batman or Star Wars one... but they are just really great musicals about some really cool things.
This was my favorite when I was in High School. I think I liked the sequel a little bit better... but this one is really funny too. They have Voldemort and Quirrel as "Odd Couple" type roommates and Harry as this Jock type guy that's kind of a jerk. Cho Chang is a Southern Bell, Cederick Diggory is kind of an idiot that's super proud of Hufflepuff "Finding" pride. Dumbledore is sort of a burnt-out teacher... it's just really funny the way that they depict the characters.
There are lots of kind of topical jokes of the time... I thought maybe those wouldn't age well 7 years after... but they still worked really well! There was a Zac Effron poster in Dumbledore's office. Voldemort reviewed 17 Again... just little things like that. It was pretty well balanced in the fact that they didn't do too many of those jokes, but they did enough to make it funny for the time. I really appreciated that. It was just kind of little something different without being overly "This is soooo 2009" jokes.
The cast is all really talented too. Darren Criss sort of got his start in this musical. The rest of the cast is really funny too. They aren't necessarily "Stars" outside of the Starkid world... but the Starkid musicals have a good fan base that makes them big stars anyway! Particularly think the actress that plays Malfoy is really funny and the guy that plays Voldemort. They're in all the Starkid musicals I think and they are awesome and funny in each one. Malfoy is maybe even more funny in A Very Potter Sequel.
If you like Harry Potter, and you like things that sort of poke fun at it...this is great for you!
Byeee!
-Shannon
This was my favorite when I was in High School. I think I liked the sequel a little bit better... but this one is really funny too. They have Voldemort and Quirrel as "Odd Couple" type roommates and Harry as this Jock type guy that's kind of a jerk. Cho Chang is a Southern Bell, Cederick Diggory is kind of an idiot that's super proud of Hufflepuff "Finding" pride. Dumbledore is sort of a burnt-out teacher... it's just really funny the way that they depict the characters.
There are lots of kind of topical jokes of the time... I thought maybe those wouldn't age well 7 years after... but they still worked really well! There was a Zac Effron poster in Dumbledore's office. Voldemort reviewed 17 Again... just little things like that. It was pretty well balanced in the fact that they didn't do too many of those jokes, but they did enough to make it funny for the time. I really appreciated that. It was just kind of little something different without being overly "This is soooo 2009" jokes.
The cast is all really talented too. Darren Criss sort of got his start in this musical. The rest of the cast is really funny too. They aren't necessarily "Stars" outside of the Starkid world... but the Starkid musicals have a good fan base that makes them big stars anyway! Particularly think the actress that plays Malfoy is really funny and the guy that plays Voldemort. They're in all the Starkid musicals I think and they are awesome and funny in each one. Malfoy is maybe even more funny in A Very Potter Sequel.
If you like Harry Potter, and you like things that sort of poke fun at it...this is great for you!
Byeee!
-Shannon
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