#cinderella’s castle tadius

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Cinderella’s Castle Spoilers:

I know you can read it as platonic, BUT AAAA I ship the hell out of Ella and Tadius, that scene they shared together? It was so funny and sweet. The way they quip at each other, the way Ella clocked him, gave him witty comebacks and that flustered him? The way their personalities clash because they’re both so smug and smart? The way he fumbled over himself to call her pretty and was willing to let her leave? The way they both are tortured souls who have murderous agenda’s? The way Tadius was eager to find her, and got so offended when someone called her a witch? AND THE WAY HE ADMITS THAT HE KILLED THE KING SO SHE COULD TAKE OVER THE THRONE? My god they shared like…2 small scenes but the chemistry was CHEMISTRYING YA’LL. Also most people have decided that their ship name is TADMORE AND I LOVE IT.

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Cinderella's Castle 🏰🧌🐸🐭⚔️🤴🏿👸🏿

[bazzleman]

same energy actually

gotta love my bryce and curt duos

[awigglycultist]

I love that Tadius just has his own plot going on the background. Yeah he killed the king don't worry about it

[itskaitsart]

GOD I LOVE CINDERELLAS CASTLE.. STARKID YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN !!!!! (no spoilers here btw don’t worry)

[kairithemang0]

I’m just saying I think this is gonna be them

[cherry-flavored-sigh]

sometimes a family is a queen, a servant, a frog knight, and a tiny mouse squire

[mvanqsh]

feel bad for curt’s character already, check

[ricky-mortis]

Surprising absolutely no one- I absolutely adore Tadius

[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.

[soupdwelling]

“Because then you won’t have to carry your grief so close to your heart, Ella. I’ll carry it with you.” 

based on this wonderful fic by @constellama !!! go read it once you’ve seen cinderellas castle it’s the sweetest

[automaticheartcrusade]

Haven’t seen CC yet of course so opinions may change, but I feel like Ella and Tadius would relate to each other maybe? Or just be similar in a way. Like, they’re both tortured/traumatized frustrated people who’ve seen some shit. And from what I’m hearing from people who have seen it, they’re both acted sarcastically too. In a more happier timeline they’d be besties perhaps?

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The Cast of StarKid's New Fairy Tale Musical Cinderella's Castle [Kickstarter]

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And another shitpost

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