#Nick lang

[doomsdayoption]

I love the fact that Show Stopping Number is included in Inevitable. Because when Hidgens first sang it, he was still totally human, which means that Pokey liked the song so much he was like "Yeah you know what I'm gonna get this in there, it was a banger and it will definitely make Emma lose her mind!" and I love him for that.

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

NPMD best line deliveries

oh shit! oh fuck!! i didnt think thered be a skele'uhn here ?!? im so fucking scared of skele'uhnz!!!

dont frighten him pokey you nasssssty boy

were going to jail...and with my luck no one will even B O T H E R making me their bitch...

🐦 heyus the thing about a bãrbĕqüe...it brings folks together...from awl wawlks of laife...theyres a storhé behand everyh burrghurr...everyh kehbahhb...

but I...called God a sonofa B word...who am iaieEUGHAHuhuuuh...

[hatchetfield-scarecrow]

I honestly love how Starkid wrote the Lords in Black. Cause usually eldritch gods in media are completely cold and dismissive of humanity and don’t even acknowledge them, but the Lords in Black are full of energy and love tormenting humans and treating them like their toys, and I think that’s so fascinating and arguably more terrifying.

[harmonizingsunsets]

Running Gags in Hatchetfield Musicals pt 8 | Pete’s love of hot chocolate and suspenders

[vilnmelling]

"It's time to film the Nightmare Time intro! You can do whatever you want, so go crazy."

Corey: "I'm gonna wear a hat!"

Dylan: "Look look look, guys guys guys, I found a tree and a fence!"

Joey: "What if... we wore spooky hoodies and lit out faces with flashlights?" Lauren: "Fuck. Yes."

Jeff: "I have a mirror... I can edit... This is fucking happening. Also, I have fabulous hair and a fan."

Mariah: "This is my model moment" *Fucking eats and leaves no crumbs*

Angela: "I couldn't find my phone, so I filmed on this camera from the 1930s, is that okay?"

James: "I'll just sit in my corner and pull my hood over my face."

Jaime: "I have a prop and I have blue eyes, I'm all set."

Curt: "I figured we could do some spooky lighting." Kim: "Haha yeah, you can do that."

Nick: "I'm only in one clip, so I'll just be myself."

Jon: *P a u l*

[spinachbobsquarepants]

Obsessed with this picture from Starship where it looks like Bug and Bugette are taking a selfie together

[lemonyoatmilk]

Since the lords in black wears different clothing depending on who's summoning them, what do y'all think they were wearing when the cultists used to summon them?

I imagine it's something like a 20th century high society party

Wiggly's the lord of the house, with an ornate suit

Nibbly's the spoiled little princess, with an extravagant gown

Tinky's the kooky mad scientist, with a Dr Frankenstein get up

Blinky's the trespassing press, with a reporter's outfit

Pokey's the actor and honoured guest, with an even more ornate suit and a gala mask

BONUS:

Webby's the rebel that runs off, wearing normal working class clothes, echoing Anastasia maybe?

Best part of this is that it can be in any time period depending on who's summoning them

[bwaybby09]

Sometimes, when I picture Nightmare Time as an actual TV series, I picture Nick as some sort of Twilight Zone like narrator. I also picture him narrating to the audience, while being in the scene itself.

[myheadphonesareneverloudenough]

update on the puppets!!!

[isogenderskitty]

obsessed with the fact it took the langs about a year to go from “wow this is such a cool idea, someone should make this! oh well” to “OH WAIT WE HAVE A PRODUCTION COMPANY”

[closetnerd62]

Me when the Lang brothers actually wrote an ending where a Hatchetfield couple lives and gets to be with each other:

[lovelautski]

highlight of this stream was angela making this face anytime nick shared something exciting because she couldn’t talk

[onlinehorseproblems]

I don't understand the "starkid only does hatchetfield musicals 😡" train. Because if i were lang brothers???

i would also make multiple musicals and readings of the different aus involving my OCs, like Oh you liked the coffee shop au?? haha just wait till you see the catboy au

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

THERE'S A CASTLE ON THE HILL, AS THE STORY GOES...

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.

[ricky-mortis]

Howdy, Hello there! Here is my piece for this year’s @hatchetfield-bang!

I’s a companion to the wonderful, @mythuzalasheir3 ‘s fic, “Does This Look Like The Goddamn Abstinence Camp To You?”- which you all should go read!

[heavymetallovrrr]

reminder to WARN PEOPLE ABOUT SPOILERS ON YOUR POSTS ABOUT CINDERELLA’S CASTLE. this goes for the people who are seeing it live and the people who are getting the digital ticket (that’s including me)! HIDE. THE. SPOILERS.