Matt Lang News

Here is the complete set list for the 21-city APOCALPYTOUR, the national tour by Team StarKid that premiered May 9, 2012 in Chicago and will wind up at New York's Roseland Ballroom on June 10th!

Team StarKid, a youth-led theater company best known for its Harry Potter musical theater parody A Very Potter Musical starring Darren Criss, released its latest spoof Holy Musical B@man! last night, April 13. Watch the video, now available on Team Starkid's website and Youtube, below!

Team StarKid's latest production, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN!, an original musical comedy parody from the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, will be available to view on YouTube as of this evening. This superhero-send up features a book by Matt Lang and Nick Lang, original music and lyrics by Nick Gage, with additional music by Scott Lamps.

Following the success of The SPACE Tour, internet sensation Team StarKid announces a second national tour: APOCALYTOUR, featuring a cast of StarKid veterans performing hits from the company's acclaimed original comedy musicals A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, Me and My Dick, and Starship, as well as their latest parody show Holy Musical B@man!. APOCALYPTOUR will launch at the House of Blues in Chicago on Wednesday, May 9, and culminate in New York City at the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday, June 10.

Team StarKid has announced its newest Chicago production, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN!, an original musical comedy parody from the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, which featured music and lyrics by GLEE's Darren Criss, and STARSHIP. Holy Musical B@man! will be presented at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted, Chicago, for four performances only, through March 25, 2012. A special weekend of preview performances will run March 16-18, 2012. The limited run of live performances will be offered free of charge for all audiences, with a YouTube release slated for April 2012.

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Team StarKid has announced its newest Chicago production, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN!, an original musical comedy parody from the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, which featured music and lyrics by GLEE's Darren Criss, and STARSHIP. Holy Musical B@man! will be presented at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted, Chicago, for four performances only, March 22-25, 2012. A special weekend of preview performances will run March 16-18, 2012. The limited run of live performances will be offered free of charge for all audiences, with a YouTube release slated for April 2012.

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BroadwayWorld.com is proud to announce the results of the second annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, voted on by fans of Chicagoland theater over the past six weeks. The Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier is the big winner overall, with six Broadies in the Resident Equity categories, including four for Gary Griffin's celebrated fall production of "Follies."

There's just a few weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Chicago Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 05, 2011.

There's just 4 weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Chicago Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday November 28, 2011.

Voting is now well underway for the 2011 Chicago Awards and here is the latest update! Now, it's time for you to get out and vote for your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award. No time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday November 21, 2011.

Today, BroadwayWorld.com is announcing the nominees for the 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Representatives of 67 different theater productions, which played at 40 different Chicagoland theaters, are nominated in the 25 categories for the second annual Awards. As these are the only Theater Fan Choice Awards for the internationally known Chicago theater scene, the nominees rightly come from both Equity and Non-Equity theater companies, and from the worlds of plays, musicals, revues and touring shows.

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While the streets of the Vista are bustling with people hopping from bar to bar seeking nightlife and entertainment, Trustus Theatre will provide both as the bar opens and TOAST, Columbia and USC's premiere improve troupe takes the stage for their 'Ten Year Reunion'. Toast will perform an evening of improv comedy on Saturday April 9th, at 11:15pm. The doors will open at 10:45pm, following the performance of Assassins.

Internet sensation Team StarKid will offer last-minute tickets for its SOLD OUT run of the new comedy musical Starship, playing at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted, February 11 - 23, 2011. Last-minute tickets, priced at $25, will be announced on a day-by-day basis via the Team StarKid Twitter: @teamstarkid or twitter.com/teamstarkid. Purchase instructions will be posted at Noon on days with last-minute ticket availability only.

What started off as a small college musical at the University of Michigan made national headlines this week, when the cast album recording to Me and My Dick, featuring a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Gale and a score by AJ Holmes, Carlos Valdes, and Darren Criss, made the Billboard charts as the number 15 best selling cast album this week. BroadwayWorld brings you an introduction to the musical via their premiere promo.

What started off as a small college musical at the University of Michigan made national headlines this week, when the cast album recording to Me and My Dick, featuring a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Gale and a score by AJ Holmes, Carlos Valdes, and Darren Criss, made the Billboard charts as the number 15 best selling cast album this week.