Dir: Matt Lang
Cast: Joey Richter, Lauren Lopez, Joe Walker, Joe Moses, Dylan Saunders, Meredith Stepien, Brant Cox, Brian Holden...
The show is about a bug called Bug, who has higher aspirations than being a lowly egg-planter or doomed to serve as 'nutrition' for the Overqueen. Bug wants to be a StarShip Ranger, the coolest, most badass guys and girls surfing through space. But he isn't a human. And that's a problem. However, when a group of rangers end up in BugWorld, Bug finds that he has more in common with his StarShip heroes than he thinks.
It is fair to say that StarKid Productions have certainly kicked it up a notch for this show. That's a joke that you'll get when you watch it. The script, staging and music are all better. Not to mention the puppetry which blends perfectly into the action. The new StarKids are all worthy members of the team, particularly Meredith Stepien, who plays super-cyborg Mega Girl.
Massive props must be given to Joey Richter who has risen from his Ron Weasley days a better singer and actor (I know, impossible, right?!) and, my goodness me, even more hot! My absolute favourites in this show though are three StarKid old timers - Lauren Lopez (who is hilarious as a badass mexican), Joe Walker (he's got no balls, but he's got heart!), and Dylan Saunders (who plays both an insanely sweet simpleton, and a terrifyingly sexy evil super villain. And Saunders gets the shows best songs, with the exception of Bug's anthemic 'I wanna be a Starship Ranger!'
The songs and characters might not be instantly as memorable as those from the Potter musicals, but rest assured, Starship is going to reel in some massive hits on YouTube from its dedicated (and in some cases, oddly obsessive) fan base. Go be one of them!
My Rating: **** A few bum choices for singers (seriously, February?!) but over all, a StarKid marvel!
Recommendation: At 3.5hrs it's a commitment but hang in there for some vintage Joe Walker and Joey Richter in Act 2...
You can read about my slightly unhinged dedication to the starkid cause on my other blog, here.
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