#bryce and james

[ah-schwoopsie]

Only noticed the prince's massive bedazzled codpiece during Neon in the proshot. Guess he wasn't joking about being 'well hung'?

[c1rclesky]

the music of Cinderella's Castle (2025)

[ricky-mortis]

Hatchetfield Doodles!

[ammnd]

💫.

[hipsternumbertwo]

CINDERELLA'S CASTLE

[pipperoo]

Some "Neon" from Cinderella's Castle Appreciation

[quirrelmorts]

Cinderella’s Castle on Youtube April 4!

[itsgonnagetinspiringsoon]

this might be the shot of all time I think. Jeff's face. Curt squaring up in the background. James bewildered but ready to throw hands (or swords). Crumb hiding behind Ella. Poetic theatre.

[starkid4lifelol]

Did you hear the word . Whats the word. New merch

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

Who else is positively shaking with excitement about Cinderella’s Castle right now despite not having tickets and living so incredibly far away that you couldn’t even have gone if you tried 😌

[ashmorez]

there’s a castle on a hill—as the story goes—!

☆ cinderella’s castle (2024) :: act 2 gifs.

goodness, everyone was so great in the show; and the special inclusions were a delightful surprise. i’m just speaking now, but this show was insane; especially when it came to choreography and lighting, as well as puppets. if you haven’t seen it yet, please go watch it! :)

[nogooddeetz]

best underrated lines in cinderella’s castle:

•”i’ve seen a cock, no more trials today, gods, i beg of thee!”

•”start by smashing frog with big fucking rock”

•”mom, ella knows we don’t have any friends and she’s rubbing it in our faces!”

•”i look goood in this-“ “shut up you stupid bitch, the song is over!”

•”look as fuckable as you can muster”

•”clever whore!” [accusatory]

•”nope, nope, don’t talk to me, i’m in the audience now!”

•”but i know she was kindly and well-spoken.” “so what the fuck are you implying?”

[ricky-mortis]

I need somebody to give Bryce a sword

[ender-of-the-sender]

STARKID! EPIC: THE MUSICAL FANCAST

(You guys be nice okay? Both of these things mean alot to me and i will not tolerate rude or cruel things being said about either)

Joey Ritcher: Odysseus

Curt Mega: Zeus, Elpenor, Telemachus

Corey Dorris: Eurylochus, Hephaestus

Kim Whalen: Siren, Penelope, Aphrodite, Crew

Meredith Stepien: Athena (she’s literally perfect you cant tell me shes not)

(More under cut, just didnt want it to be a super long post-)

Joe Walker (tell me why he has no good recent headshots please-):Perimedes, Antinous, Polyphemus

Jon Matteson: Polites, Tiresias (its the eyes), Apollo

Jaime Lyn Beatty: Aeolus (all you gotta do is…), Anticlea (Odys mom), Crew

James Tolbert: Poseidon, Ares, Crew

Bryce Charles: Calypso, Scylla (I know thats not “official” Scylla art but its my favourite ever), Crew

Jeff Blim: Hermes (do i even need to explain myself?), Crew

Lauren Lopez: Circe (Jorge+Taliya and Joey+Lauren 4 life) , Hera, Crew

Charybdis could be a big puppet? Like the Queen from Starship

When the crew gets turned into pigs, they could either be cutouts (starship) or pig like accessories (think the Ox from TTO)

Polyphemus/ other Cyclops could be a Lupin (AVPSY) style puppet.

Winions/ lotus eaters could be little hand puppets (think Cluebert or maybe even Roach) played by crew

PLEASE DROP ME AN ASK IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH ME BECAUSE ITS LITERALLY MY EVERY WAKING THOUGHT :3

[hipsternumbertwo]

Cinderella's Castle now on YouTube!

[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.