StageDiver's Adaptation of The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals (High School Edition)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 апр 2024
  • Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing... Then they began danicing... And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It's up to Paul (an average guy who doesn't like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity's future.

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  • @Faye_nerd
    @Faye_nerd 2 месяца назад +746

    I can't get over the fact that the dude playing Ted is also the homeless guy, they rlly did their homework

  • @alis.5564
    @alis.5564 2 месяца назад +704

    oh my god the smoke club is infinitely funnier the larger it is

    • @twist_ending7545
      @twist_ending7545 Месяц назад +39

      The member on the far right is greening out 💀

  • @lucyschermy3278
    @lucyschermy3278 2 месяца назад +883

    Hello, I did sound for this musical, and I just wanted to share a little funny story about the picture and name used during “What Do You Want Paul”. So basically through out all of rehearsals Mrs Davidson would say “Caden, my husband” but from the start of rehearsals we had secretly planned to use the name “Cooper” (who is our mic guy) and his picture. He had no idea of this secret scheme till opening night. He was very shocked when he saw his face and heard his name

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +49

      He also was Clark in our firebringer, and the reason Chip got out in 25apcsb!

    • @flaxyus996
      @flaxyus996 2 месяца назад +8

      Awww, that's adorable😭 also you did amazing!! Is it hard doing sound? :oo

    • @Henry-sn3iu
      @Henry-sn3iu 2 месяца назад +6

      Oh sick! Unrelated question- how did you all do the music? It sounded like you had a pit band, were they students or did you hire professionals?

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction Месяц назад

      @@Henry-sn3iu​​⁠(Director here!) I wish we could use a pit band, but it’s not really an option for us! STARKID offers official backing tracks to buy when you do their shows! I go through and find the songs/music/find sound effects, and then upload them on a website called podcast soundboard, and we have our amazing sound person click some well-timed sound effects!

    • @lucyschermy3278
      @lucyschermy3278 Месяц назад +14

      @@Henry-sn3iu well the job is not as complicated as that, basically our director figured out all the sound effects, put all the backing tracks on to podcast soundboard, and I just pressed the buttons at the right time haha

  • @StageDiverProduction
    @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +1857

    Hey all! I’m the director (and Hidgens) of this show! My twin (Emma) and I both worked super hard to direct and choreograph our student-led/produced production of this show, so thank you for all of the positive feedback! We didn’t even know it was uploaded, so all of the nice comments were a great surprise. Thank you all! :)!
    Seriously, thank you so SO much! All of your kind words mean so much to all of us!!
    EDIT! For whoever's reading this! Also! This is not a High School show! (It is a show put on by highschoolers, but the school was not the one who put it on. Our school has no theatre program. It's IN the high school, so that's where our restrictions came from.) We fundraised everything to make this show (and other shows) possible. If you want to put this show on I say GO FOR IT! You don't need to wait for your school or community to do it!

    • @seanmcmurphy4744
      @seanmcmurphy4744 2 месяца назад +78

      Although I love it, this show seems like it would be difficult to direct - to get across to the audience all the motivations, how the aliens took over minds, etc. Great work!

    • @bastardinoz
      @bastardinoz 2 месяца назад +62

      you guys did amazing!!! you guys added so much life into an already fantastic show!!

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад

      @@seanmcmurphy4744 thank you so much! :))!!

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +12

      @@bastardinoz AWW TYYY HAHAHA I’m seriously going to cry, everyone’s so nice!!

    • @graphgiraffe
      @graphgiraffe 2 месяца назад +31

      You stole the show as Hidgens. I love this take on the character. Delightfully unhinged

  • @charismasavingthrow8350
    @charismasavingthrow8350 2 месяца назад +830

    The hatchetfield fans have been summoned

    • @brandongamingtv7545
      @brandongamingtv7545 2 месяца назад +54

      Like the lords in black in the summoning...

    • @haileebautista194
      @haileebautista194 2 месяца назад +31

      🎶Out of the depths of Hell and back, us spawn of the Black and White!🎶

    • @brandongamingtv7545
      @brandongamingtv7545 2 месяца назад +15

      @@haileebautista194 Cover our souls with robes of black. And take up the arms of night!

    • @haileebautista194
      @haileebautista194 2 месяца назад +11

      @@brandongamingtv7545Nibbly wants his sacrifice and Wiggly wants his wrath

    • @dez6529
      @dez6529 2 месяца назад +9

      @@haileebautista194 We dance around the pentagram and take all our kingdoms back!

  • @lackules
    @lackules 2 месяца назад +681

    Sam's actor captured the Jeff Blim energy so well, that's such a tall order and they rocked it

  • @flaxyus996
    @flaxyus996 2 месяца назад +477

    - thats not the lattey hottey!!
    - yes it is :(
    Was so adorable and in character

    • @TheMurrmursonbottle
      @TheMurrmursonbottle Месяц назад +1

      no way you added a Y to latte

    • @flaxyus996
      @flaxyus996 Месяц назад +3

      @@TheMurrmursonbottleadded it to match the "hottay/hottey" lmao

    • @flaxyus996
      @flaxyus996 Месяц назад +2

      @@TheMurrmursonbottle usually it's just pronounced the way that makes you hear y in the end

  • @kathrynr.396
    @kathrynr.396 2 месяца назад +429

    The little Starkid references in the background design are giving me life (namely the slippery when wet sign)

  • @standardhuman8675
    @standardhuman8675 2 месяца назад +325

    so you shrunk jeff blim to high schooler size to play sam right? either that or his actor is insanely talented. of course, everyone here is killer, sam just brings that manic jeff energy

    • @ForeverDegenerate
      @ForeverDegenerate 2 месяца назад +22

      Jeff Blim is already "High Schooler Size." He's really not that tall. He's just ripped and more manly. 😝

  • @user-uj8vi5yy9s
    @user-uj8vi5yy9s 2 месяца назад +440

    I love how you forced Emma into the bow. This is probably the best high school adaptation ive seen

  • @chuka331
    @chuka331 2 месяца назад +414

    "those arent even dudes" - awesome stuff

    • @calebr6761
      @calebr6761 2 месяца назад +77

      Fun little one-liners like that were randomly improvised in practice and then our director was like “yeah that’s good keep it for the show” and it adds so much (I’m Ted and the one that said that lol)

    • @chuka331
      @chuka331 2 месяца назад +15

      It was really cool to see the additions u guys killed it, are u guys planning on doing more hatchetfield?

    • @JJ-gu3oz
      @JJ-gu3oz 2 месяца назад +12

      ​@@calebr6761dude you killed it good job

    • @DPMAN_ASMR
      @DPMAN_ASMR Месяц назад +4

      @@calebr6761 bro your Take on Ted was amazing really made it your own

  • @astrono815
    @astrono815 20 дней назад +15

    “Those aren’t even dudes!” For the Show Stopping Number is the best added line I’ve seen for an adaptation of TGWDLM 💀

  • @Vval000
    @Vval000 2 месяца назад +544

    PROFESSOR HIDGENS ACTRESS SERVED

  • @april3698
    @april3698 2 месяца назад +190

    The guy that played Jeff Blim's characters is so Jeff Blim coded

  • @luna732
    @luna732 2 месяца назад +1171

    Y'all killed it. And Professor Hidgens being female here is extra funny following the Workin' Boys short film. Awesome job, I especially wanna highlight the actresses for Emma and Charlotte, and the actor for Ted, cause woah, you guys did amazing and felt so natural on stage! And Alice? My goodness, she was fantastic, the choreography with the additional cast was great too.

    • @seanmcmurphy4744
      @seanmcmurphy4744 2 месяца назад +6

      Same!

    • @bbqreal
      @bbqreal 2 месяца назад +46

      I'm not fully done watching is the female hidgens named Henrietta in this show like in that short film if so that's funny lmao

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +65

      @@bbqreal she is!! And we did this show before working boys was disclosed to the public, so all of us are pretty stoked about seeing the future LMAOO (1:38:58)

  • @velvaetalt
    @velvaetalt Месяц назад +77

    i'm surprised i haven't seen many comments about it, but the kid who plays paul absolutely kills it. we have a tiny jeff blim AND a tiny jon matteson on our hands, people!

  • @luna732
    @luna732 2 месяца назад +217

    Forcing Emma into a bow was such a good detail!

  • @starkidshay8613
    @starkidshay8613 2 месяца назад +137

    I've been saying "not my tummy, nooo" all week lmao

    • @Michael_Killey
      @Michael_Killey 2 месяца назад +12

      Their deadpan delivery was so hilarious

  • @estie8180
    @estie8180 2 месяца назад +334

    Emma’s actresses’ speaking voice sounds so much like Lauren (Lopez) it’s insane! Also amazing performances from them and everyone

  • @peaceplanet833
    @peaceplanet833 2 месяца назад +571

    my therapist: tiny jeff blim isn’t real he can’t hurt you
    tiny jeff blim: 19:33

  • @EroticMammoth
    @EroticMammoth 2 месяца назад +257

    I'm starting to think that guy doesn't like musicals

  • @Delilah_Fields
    @Delilah_Fields 2 месяца назад +78

    Not both of them saying the "Kiss me?" line!!!! That's so cute, I love it!!

  • @chahrlay
    @chahrlay 2 месяца назад +384

    your lighting tech did a really good job replicating the vibe of the lighting from the original starkid production

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +48

      Thank you so much!! It was definitely difficult but turned out great! -the light tech 🙏

    • @chahrlay
      @chahrlay 2 месяца назад +15

      @@jk_huff ayyyyyyy no problem, im also a light tech, love your use of colors 🫶

    • @skikstra
      @skikstra 2 месяца назад +10

      Yet another light tech here, I absolutely agree, love how you used the lights to create the right vibe, without copying the original show. Also my mouth fell open at 'to obey Paul' in the opening number

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +2

      ⁠​⁠@@skikstraThank you! 💜

  • @south452
    @south452 2 месяца назад +142

    oh this is a really good adaption?? the censoring feels natural (aside from situations where there’s not much they really could’ve DONE, like what do you want paul, but that’s a given) which is really surprising, the singing is good, the ACTING ??? even just how the lighting was done and the fact in inevitable the background changes when the different songs get their parts,, god I would’ve killed to do this as a school play (or. I suppose it’s just a play in a school, but still) :]

  • @Kiins-ld2mw
    @Kiins-ld2mw 2 месяца назад +280

    I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the whole sequence of Hidgens trying to get her coat on is HILARIOUS to me 😭and then fixing the chair, sitting on it for .5 seconds, and then crawling in the floor is so Hidgens (49:00)

    • @michaelcarlton1484
      @michaelcarlton1484 2 месяца назад +59

      To be fair, Prof. Hidgens in the original Starkid version also had issues. His pants were too tight so he couldn't put the prop syringe away, so if you watch closely you can see him just give up and chuck it behind himself.

    • @Kiins-ld2mw
      @Kiins-ld2mw 2 месяца назад +1

      @@michaelcarlton1484HAHA curse of the Hidgens ig

  • @rachelklotz8452
    @rachelklotz8452 2 месяца назад +271

    The actress who played Alice is JAW-DROPPING!!!!!

    • @ForeverDegenerate
      @ForeverDegenerate 2 месяца назад +20

      Yeah. They were all great, but she had no business being THAT good! Holy Crap! What a VOICE!

    • @ivysalen
      @ivysalen Месяц назад +9

      Don't you mean... show-stopping?

  • @LuckyCharms4053
    @LuckyCharms4053 2 месяца назад +189

    It's not often that I watch a high school production of a show that I know backwards and forwards, let alone comment on it; however, I would be very remiss if I didn't. I have to admit, this came up in my recs and I didn't plan to actually watch much, just skim through...but alas, here we are two hours later. I have to tell you all that I am insanely impressed by this production. It's not an easy thing to adapt a show let alone a Starkid production and have it work, but in this case, y'all picked the right one to do.
    The fact that this is student led is also very impressive on its own, but at the same time, is also very apparent that it is as the censoring doesn't sound like some old adult came through with ridiculous things and words that don't sound anything resembling natural as often happens. Anyone who didn't know the show wouldn't even really be aware that the words were all that different, kind of IYKYK.
    I could keep going, but I've written quite the novel already -- but I do want to at least say that it looks like you all had an absolute blast and I hope you take any online criticism (which I hope is very minimal to non-existent) with a VERY light grain of salt. With a student budget this was extremely well done and the work that went into it is very apparent, especially to those of us who have been in theatre for twenty plus years like myself. There's a lot of talent in this production and for those of you who wish to pursue it further, I think quite a few of you are going to have a really great future in it. Well done, guys. You have a lot to celebrate here.

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +15

      I did the lighting for this production! thank you so much for the kind comment! I’m not sure of anyone else in our cast that is planning on doing theatre as a career other than myself but that is a huge compliment thank you! We have gotten so much love after posting this and it is so appreciated and very inspiring. 💜😭

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +25

      (Hidgens/Director here!) This comment actually made me tear up a little, thank you so SO so much! We definitely worked hard on trying to censor everything but keep the spirit, and we worked with an extremely tiny budget and a dream HAHA. It’s been incredible getting all of this feedback, we come from a SUPER small town and the views are quintuple our town’s population. Thank you again!!

  • @wilsonsimons12
    @wilsonsimons12 2 месяца назад +172

    Yall remember this when the name “CoCo Striefler” (Prof. Hidgens actress) is in broadway playbills

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +28

      Oh my god what?! Thank you so SO much!! 😭😭❤️

  • @lottazietz1160
    @lottazietz1160 2 месяца назад +51

    The way the man in a hurry jumped over that chair in poisoned coffee was insane!

  • @calebr6761
    @calebr6761 2 месяца назад +230

    Ted was by far my favorite character I’ve ever acted

    • @alis.5564
      @alis.5564 2 месяца назад +53

      You were absolutely phenomenal!!! Incredible talent. Every line delivery was gold, and I lost my shit at the way you knocked Sam out with the flying leap. Iconic.

    • @fatedsunline
      @fatedsunline 2 месяца назад +24

      yo dude major props!!!! u did amazing

    • @TriStain69
      @TriStain69 2 месяца назад +2

      You were great, that was an amazing take on Ted!

    • @palehydrangea
      @palehydrangea 2 месяца назад +3

      incredible performance!!

    • @albablabla
      @albablabla Месяц назад +3

      congrats! you were amazing

  • @emilybarsotti5596
    @emilybarsotti5596 2 месяца назад +198

    As someone who is currently working to do tgdlm for my own highschool musical THIS WAS AMAZING, every actor was so great!!!

    • @seanmcmurphy4744
      @seanmcmurphy4744 2 месяца назад +26

      When you do, please upload a vid of it to YT; we'd love to see it

    • @isabella_lay
      @isabella_lay Месяц назад

      oh yeah! keep us updated!

  • @A2ne
    @A2ne Месяц назад +14

    Davidson giving way to many curves on "someone to keep you lusted" was perfect

  • @jackpott2823
    @jackpott2823 2 месяца назад +227

    Didn’t know people did starkid musicals for high school musicals but this is really cool!! ❤❤

    • @fishfoo
      @fishfoo 2 месяца назад +57

      there are a few that you can! i believe trail to oregon, firebringer, twisted, and now tgwdlm are available to perform?

    • @Deadnbwalkin
      @Deadnbwalkin 2 месяца назад

      @@fishfooand vhscc

    • @grace5033
      @grace5033 2 месяца назад +17

      @@fishfoo and vhscc!

    • @awildnoviceappears
      @awildnoviceappears Месяц назад +4

      Still waiting for the day the rest of Hatchetfield can be done 👍

  • @angelmay9860
    @angelmay9860 Месяц назад +18

    green peace girls voice is SO GOOD im obsessed with this production

    • @gurblines2503
      @gurblines2503 Месяц назад +8

      aww, hi im her actor, thank you sooo much it mean a lot to get these comments

  • @Minecraftguy-rs5df
    @Minecraftguy-rs5df Месяц назад +43

    To all the people who truly love Sam and MacNamara’s character (I’m Sam and MacNamara in this), I really do appreciate everyone for being your #1!💪😤

  • @Btm10000
    @Btm10000 2 месяца назад +160

    La Dee Da Da Day was amazing!

  • @deppygcreations784
    @deppygcreations784 2 месяца назад +59

    The actress really did justice to Lá Dee Dá Dá Day

    • @gurblines2503
      @gurblines2503 2 месяца назад +19

      Awww hiii i played green peace girl, this means so much! Thank youu❤️

    • @deppygcreations784
      @deppygcreations784 2 месяца назад +6

      @@gurblines2503 your vocal parts were some of the highlights!!!

    • @gurblines2503
      @gurblines2503 2 месяца назад +4

      @@deppygcreations784 thank youuu and thank you so much for watching we really appreciate it!!

  • @Ruby-1939
    @Ruby-1939 2 месяца назад +135

    The guy who played the cop did awesome! He sounded just like Jeff Blim.

    • @Otisboy121
      @Otisboy121 2 месяца назад +19

      Even looks like him.

  • @nugget1044
    @nugget1044 2 месяца назад +88

    mrs davidson ate

    • @yoavshati
      @yoavshati 2 месяца назад +24

      Especially without the music. That's so much more difficult

    • @drawlynnfaves
      @drawlynnfaves 2 месяца назад +15

      ate noodles i hope

  • @whilenya4714
    @whilenya4714 Месяц назад +45

    Big fan of the fact that everyone else is subject to censorship while Hidgens is mostly allowed to keep the swears. Definitely enhanced the character here!

  • @AmandaBear26
    @AmandaBear26 Месяц назад +32

    Probably the most impressive high school production I've ever seen. Especially considering it was entirely student-led and you all don't even have a high school theater program! I admire the dedication, the drive, and the creativity to pull it off so well! To do this with no adult leader and to come up with your own money through fundraising is just phenomenal.

  • @christiandidonna8808
    @christiandidonna8808 2 месяца назад +69

    5:21 it’s so weird not hearing the swearing lol

  • @bstrgold
    @bstrgold 2 месяца назад +96

    shoutout to the lighting crew it’s so good

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +4

      Hey thank you so much!!

  • @rebekahjohnson5940
    @rebekahjohnson5940 2 месяца назад +74

    Ok, some of my favorite bits so far: I love Charlotte in this version so much, Sam and McNamara's actor is great (big shoes to fill!), the actor for bill sells me on his meekness and the tragedy. the Working Boys number was phenomenal and that dance works so well with a group, I also have to say the small scene immediately following is SO funny (Emma falling on her face, a quiet moment of prayer from Ted's actor (who is also killing that role), and the bit with the chairs gets me in every version). Hidgens adaptation is great too. I love the ensemble, everyone does a great job and is so invested. Emma sounds like Lauren haha and god its soul crushing every time to see emma go through that ending, forcing her to bow is an extra cherry on top lol. The helicopter wound is crazy good and that whole scene had me rolling. The meteor is a great prop. Paul's actor is such a great goof.
    Great job to the entire cast! i can see everyone had so much fun. Makes me wish I could be in a musical again.

    • @dakotavadams3217
      @dakotavadams3217 Месяц назад +2

      Charlotte is my little sister Liberty, a newly minted high school graduate just this week and off to new adventures. Keep an eye out for the name in the future, somebody in this family has to be famous for a good reason and it seems like she's gonna draw the short straw.

  • @SillyKatt69
    @SillyKatt69 Месяц назад +33

    I am genuinely at loss of words for how AMAZING this is!!!
    Highlights:
    - Jeff Blim (it's nice you pretend you didn't ACTUALLY get Jeff Blim but we can't be fooled come on) (for legal reasons this is a joke that guy is just amazing!)
    - Greenpeace Girl, Emma, Charlotte
    - Cup of roasted/poisoned coffee - I will say that imo sounds better than the original even ??!
    - the fact you got bigger groups for the aliens and probably had to practice DAYS for everyone to talk at the same time
    - Not Your Seed !!!!!
    - Prof. Hidgens

  • @pardoxia7242
    @pardoxia7242 2 месяца назад +74

    Okay, Cup of Poisoned Coffee SLAPS SO HARD! OMG! Love the detail of Paul trying to help the choking customers who are being apotheosized
    EDIT: The music at 54:39 got me too; 10/10
    EDIT 2: OMG. Ted dancing along during Show Stopping Number and Emma's face are GOLDEN
    EDIT 3: NOT MY TUMMY! Noooo....

    • @dez6529
      @dez6529 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, well timed and well chosen musical cue! 😂

  • @seanmcmurphy4744
    @seanmcmurphy4744 2 месяца назад +139

    This show was fantastic! - thanks for uploading it. The actress who played Emma killed it - poor Hot Chocolate Girl got her drink spit in. Greenpeace Girl was also great and her voice was beautiful. Also loved the actors playing Ted and Charlotte's work. Hidgens interpretation was delightfully daffy! Also McNamara's interesting take on his character. The choreography utilizing the extra cast members was a banger. You all slayed (literally)

    • @GazzaTF
      @GazzaTF 2 месяца назад +9

      Poor Petrice Spankoffski!

  • @RikkiLove0317
    @RikkiLove0317 Месяц назад +20

    PEAK ADAPTATION I WAS CLAPPING LIKE A CHILD THE WHOLE TIME I LOVE THIS

  • @FritzMonorail
    @FritzMonorail 2 месяца назад +40

    Hidgen's killed it! I mean they were all amazing, I particularly enjoyed Emma, and Ted's delivery, but Henrietta Hidgen's was so hilarious that I legit forgot the character had ever been male at one point. It's especially funny after seeing the working boys short that StarKid just uploaded. I also really appreciate all the effort they had to go thru to clone and or de age Jeff Blim for this production. The actors looked like they where having a great time and the crowd was loving it. Great job.

  • @holyalpaca750
    @holyalpaca750 2 месяца назад +67

    It's hard to believe this is a highschool production 😭 all of you were so good!! 😭

  • @onigiritemaki4332
    @onigiritemaki4332 2 месяца назад +98

    I LOVEE the energy that everyone added for this show! Paul’s reactions during “what do you want Paul” were especially hilarious, and Mrs. Davidson ATE IT UPPP I LOVE the little head nods
    I thought it was hilarious that a smoke club member was greening out the entire time. (Far right, 20:30)
    The two background coffee characters and one won’t stop reading the other one’s paper, so the one leaves and the one that was reading the paper TAKES the paper? LMAOO (you can see them at 35:40)
    The cop song was brought to life with the extra cops. (Also, Ted pushing Emma down and bill helping her up?! 😂 45:11)
    And I LOVEE the rasp that the professor added to a “SHOW” stopping number, it made it so impactful! (1:38:30)
    Normally the creative choices made during high school productions kind of turn me away, but everything that everyone brought to the characters was so great. Good job all around!
    EDIT: an oh my goodness the lights!? Insane! Just the switch from Emma to the professor in the intro song was so COOL. (2:50?) idk there’s lots of cool moments all around 🤷

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +7

      Light tech here! Thank you so much for the amazing nice comment! I’m so happy to see someone noticing the little small details! You even beat me to one of them that I had never seen before LOL!

    • @onigiritemaki4332
      @onigiritemaki4332 2 месяца назад +3

      @@jk_huff​​⁠​⁠of course!! I’m a stage hand, so I always want to appreciate other people’s work! All of your lighting is WICKED! Like even with the meteor scene, that has to be difficult. And the scene at 40:00 or so is so aesthetically satisfying.
      Even the sound was super on point. Good job to all of the tech crew!

  • @Nic00_23
    @Nic00_23 2 месяца назад +40

    I was skeptical about What Do You Want Paul because of the lyric change, but they pulled it off

  • @MabelTemiki
    @MabelTemiki 2 месяца назад +124

    This was awesome, I loved it! To name a few standout things:
    - acting from Ted, Charlotte and especially Emma was so good!
    - lighting looked really awesome
    - “I want you to hold me, while I EAT NOODLES”
    - Flipping teenage Jeff Blim as Sam and MacNamara was great! He even had the hair!
    - the meteor just looked sick.
    - not sure if this was intentional, but the section of not your seed at 1:20:08 where Alice almost seems to partially break out of the alien control and sing about her dad was really emphasised with the coughing (as though she is choking on spores). Although that might’ve just been someone in the crowd coughing either way it really worked!
    - last but not least, female hidgens was something I didn’t realise I needed. We kind of got it in Workin boys but not to this extent!!! Show Stopping number was amazing!
    Overall, this was an awesome production and I loved it!!!

  • @meyomin
    @meyomin Месяц назад +14

    Paul and Sam's actors really nailed the original mannerisms/inflections

  • @Skeepers_
    @Skeepers_ 2 месяца назад +46

    This cast was awesome!! Especially for a HIGH SCHOOL?? the guy who played Paul reminds me of Evan Peters, which made me giggle a few times

  • @flux0706
    @flux0706 2 месяца назад +30

    BILL AND THE GIRL PLAYING THE BOSS AND CHARLOTTE FUCKINGGGGG KILLED IT OMGGGGG

  • @MidnightNautil1
    @MidnightNautil1 2 месяца назад +62

    Great looking production, guys! Emma, Ted and Hidgens stole the show for me - they made the characters without copying the OG actors. Glad I got to see this

  • @catshanti4173
    @catshanti4173 Месяц назад +15

    Dude Charlotte and Emma's actresses ate so hard they left no crumbs and no plate.
    But honestly this production is so well made and i wasn't planning on watching the whole thing but you guys were so good i just had to 😅.

  • @felixisfruity
    @felixisfruity 2 месяца назад +38

    clicked on this just to see if they actually did it justice... good work!

  • @alis.5564
    @alis.5564 2 месяца назад +27

    The guy singing the opening number KILLED it!!! Amazing voice and great stage presence!

  • @Electronnic
    @Electronnic 2 месяца назад +69

    This is so awesome !?!?!? They all did a fantastic job !! Can't wait for the rest of the Hatchetfield musicals to have available licensing!

    • @seanmcmurphy4744
      @seanmcmurphy4744 2 месяца назад

      A dream I've always had is for Starkid to license a version of _Me And My Dick_ suitable for high school sex-education classes

  • @ladibujante4552
    @ladibujante4552 Месяц назад +20

    I don't understand how well you adapted the musical, and even improve some things! Adding some secondary actions and I totally prefer your version of "Not your seed"! Amazing job!

  • @ChalkyWaters
    @ChalkyWaters 2 месяца назад +91

    Songs:
    The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals 1:10
    La Dee Dah Dah Day 22:17
    What Do You Want, Paul? 30:29
    Cup Of Roasted Coffee 37:00
    Cup Of Poisoned Coffee 39:40
    Show Me Your Hands 43:20
    You Tied Up My Heart 56:32
    Join Us (And Die) 1:07:17
    Not Your Seed 1:17:52
    Show Stopping Number 1:34:09
    America Is Great Again 1:42:26
    Let Him Come 1:49:17
    Let It Out 1:51:20
    Inevitable 1:58:39

  • @MicahToTheMax
    @MicahToTheMax 2 месяца назад +24

    Having already seen the og, the pre-show announcement was so great, and i love how i could tell who was who lol

  • @MintyRatGacha
    @MintyRatGacha 2 месяца назад +42

    I LOVE Starkid and seeing a Highschool take on TGWDLM is obviously a must-watch. I love how you covered up the show and made it clean but still keeping the Humor in the delivery - Apart for Hidgens droppeding B-bombs ofc. I love The Girl that played Charlotte! She’s an amazing actress and plays her role so well! Everyone Else was also Amazing!! Well done ❤

  • @MissLetCupcake
    @MissLetCupcake 2 месяца назад +20

    Omg Sam, Green Peace girl, Alice and all of the harmonies from the ensemble sound insaneeee. Also teds and sams actor are really good!!!
    Thank you for the recording :)

  • @Varren-dc2bf
    @Varren-dc2bf 2 месяца назад +99

    Wow, you guys seriously did great! The one thing that sticks out to me as a bit weird and makes things maybe feel a bit awkward is when the recorder chooses to show the whole stage versus zoom in? Like why was the focus for Emma’s monologue the entire stage? I would’ve loved to see their expressions right there. But seriously, this cast did so well and the acting was very impressive.

    • @Tokoa_-hl9dz
      @Tokoa_-hl9dz 2 месяца назад +26

      I noticed that, too! At least the Emma’s delivery is so good that it was fine even though it was slightly blurry and zoomed out for some reason LOL! Poor Emma though!

  • @sarcasticat6979
    @sarcasticat6979 2 месяца назад +63

    Is bastard not considered a swear word? "Damn" and "shit" got written out even though they're very 'tame' in the curse word hierarchy, but the professor's dropping b-bombs every now and then like it's no big deal
    Also love this so far! About halfway through- the cast is obviously great but I'm also really impressed with the lighting, sets and background graphics (I need that Hatchetfield street sign fr). The fog machine is a great addition too!

    • @literallymoxxie
      @literallymoxxie 2 месяца назад +28

      i think usually for productions they have a limit on how many times they can swear ?? so they save it for ones that hit better and write out the ones that still work censored

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +42

      HAHA thank you!! director/Hidgens here- I think it may have been a slight oversight truthfully LMAOO. I was the one in charge of rooting out the words, so I guess I forgot to consider myself in the process 😢

    • @GazzaTF
      @GazzaTF 2 месяца назад +1

      I think the swear hierarchy for me goes Hell, Damn, Piss, Bastard, Bitch, Shit, Fuck and THE C WORD.

    • @flaxyus996
      @flaxyus996 2 месяца назад +18

      ​@@StageDiverProduction lmao, here is the real director privileges (/j)

    • @patiencekillz
      @patiencekillz 2 месяца назад +6

      i love how enthusiastic the crowd is!

  • @chromethang1911
    @chromethang1911 2 месяца назад +49

    man this was really good!! the actors for paul and professor hidgens got the mannerisms on point

  • @junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911
    @junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911 2 месяца назад +28

    I was so excited to hear that they’d licensed TGWDLM, and you all definitely made it work; hopefully this is only the beginning of people doing this show as a more widespread thing. I loved the custom graphics for the different locations and news reports in particular, and everyone did great!

  • @deppygcreations784
    @deppygcreations784 2 месяца назад +14

    I'm shrieking at how good the coffee shop scenes were GODDDD THIS LIGHTING AND CHOREO IS KILLING IT

  • @jessicalake944
    @jessicalake944 Месяц назад +7

    This is so fun! Having seen the original I did not think I'd be watching this all the way through but here I am two hours later and it was a blast, well done all of you :))

  • @Sierra358
    @Sierra358 2 месяца назад +39

    the final bow was soo good!!

  • @nitrodark7027
    @nitrodark7027 Месяц назад +7

    Emma being forced to take part in the curtain call was brilliant

  • @theatrenerd152
    @theatrenerd152 Месяц назад +14

    I'm not sure if it was intentinal or not, but I noticed that as everyone in entering before the opening number Emma in holding her leg, as the opening is supposed to be after the rest of the story happened and therefore she'd still be injured from the helicopter crash

    • @calebr6761
      @calebr6761 Месяц назад +9

      It was intentional, all the characters were supposed to be intentionally be focusing on their future/past death in the opening scene. (I was holding my chest as I (Ted) got shot in the chest in this production)

  • @drymacaroni6378
    @drymacaroni6378 2 месяца назад +17

    This is amazing! I'm a HUGE starkid fan and ya'll adapted this PERFECTLY! The person who played same was incredible, matched the original actors energy perfectly

  • @pinklepod3533
    @pinklepod3533 2 месяца назад +40

    Yall slayed this hands down! The portrayal of Emma was iconic laughed at every line😭 and the songs and dances were amazing! Congrats guys!!!

  • @bekalara3928
    @bekalara3928 14 дней назад +5

    Forcing Emma into bowing was some high drama right there. Great job guys

  • @adi4748
    @adi4748 2 месяца назад +29

    I'm watching this instead of eurovision

  • @havenbernardi9153
    @havenbernardi9153 2 месяца назад +16

    I recently was in this show as Zoey (not this filmed production) and this cast did amazing!!!! I haven’t been able to find any other videos of it besides starkid and its so close to the real thing which is awesomeeee

  • @JaneAshleyAndrews
    @JaneAshleyAndrews Месяц назад +11

    The girl who plays professor Hidgens is amazing ! With her acting, energy and voice skills, she killed it ! Bravo 🎉

  • @melyanera6093
    @melyanera6093 Месяц назад +5

    slippery when wet sign? perfect.

  • @bl4ck_st4rrr
    @bl4ck_st4rrr Месяц назад +10

    the censorship of "what do you want paul" was wonderfully done !!!! i worried it wouldn't fit and more so if there was no changes,, but came out very comedic !

  • @RyTheFossilGuy
    @RyTheFossilGuy 2 месяца назад +12

    I've had aspirations to direct this show for a long time. This is the first adaptation I've seen, and I'm so impressed with the originality! You guys absolutely killed it.

  • @Tokoa_-hl9dz
    @Tokoa_-hl9dz 2 месяца назад +45

    This was sooo good! I absolutely love how much everyone added to their character, and all of the stories in the background! I’m not seeing enough people recognize the Bill, Greenpeace, and Sam! Those three both knocked it out of the park! Bill getting interrupted by the gun shot shocked ME and I’ve seen the show before. The Hidgens somehow transferring all of the baritone parts into a soprano/alto was also hella impressive. You all made me fall in love with the characters all over, amazing job!

  • @alis.5564
    @alis.5564 2 месяца назад +77

    I honestly like this version of Show Me Your Hands better than the original! All the actors playing the cops have so much energy and the larger group really brings the song to life.

  • @eltzuchan
    @eltzuchan Месяц назад +9

    this tiny jeff blim is insanely talented omg but yeah i usually dont like pg versions since they feel often a bit clunky but this was incredible

  • @reginapenarivera5338
    @reginapenarivera5338 Месяц назад +7

    I love how all the staff brought Emma up to the stage again that was so great congrats!!!!

  • @dez6529
    @dez6529 2 месяца назад +15

    I thought I would watch a few minutes to get a feel for how different this felt (and I was curious about the "clean" version) and ended up watching the whole thing. Whoops! I have some observations:
    1st- Your Henrietta reminds me of a mix between Jeff at his most unhinged (I'm thinking Sweet Tooth and Aladdin during his split scene) along with the witch in Brave somehow? Whatever that energy is, I'm here for it. I couldn't tear my attention away from the screen.
    2nd- I loved Ted. He stole every scene he was in, except when Henrietta was on stage. He made some great choices with his line delivery to make the character his own.
    3rd- I actually loved the cast size. I think double casting can be fun, but honestly it was great to have more of an ensamble for many of the bigger numbers. And I don't think that Joey and Lauren's smoke club is going to cut it after seeing all the members in this version.
    4th- This is a nitpick, and I'm sure it's the way it's scripted, but some of the swear substitutions were just... off? Like a few "buttholes" would have been better as "jerk" or even "butthead". That being said, the cast sold it almost every time, and I probably only noticed because I know the origninal so well.
    5th- I was not prepared for Mrs. Davidson wanting to be held while she ate noodles. Somehow so relatable and yet so weird.
    6th- The only reason this is not first is because I'm commenting at the end, but the beginning announcements were incredible! They cracked me up so much!
    7th- I wish there was an option to change the key on the backing tracks to help it be more in range for the singers' voices. Y'all did great with what you had to work with, but I would love to hear how much better it could be if it was more comfortably in your vocal range.

    • @StageDiverProduction
      @StageDiverProduction 2 месяца назад +5

      (Henrietta/Director here!) thank you so much! You managed to point out pretty much everything we tried super hard on, and the compliments are so nice! I LOVE Jeff’s performance in that scene, and the witch from brave so that’s pretty much the best compliment I’ve ever received. Thank you for watching!

  • @skyesu4706
    @skyesu4706 2 месяца назад +22

    I was smiling so wide the entire time I watched this!! Getting to see this show with another cast was such a treat. The actress who played Emma was especially lively and hilarious!

  • @tinywitchfrogs_
    @tinywitchfrogs_ 2 месяца назад +22

    Incredible work everyone!!!!! seeing a lot of compliments to the actors already so i wanna shout out the lighting!!! so cool in the musical numbers (not your seed with the green and blue !!!) and super well timed during small moments like Hidgens using the dimmer

    • @jk_huff
      @jk_huff 2 месяца назад +3

      Thank you so much I appreciate it! Lighting for this show was SO fun!

  • @yami_dere
    @yami_dere 2 месяца назад +13

    WAIT IM NEARLY AT THE END AND JUST NOTICED THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET SIGN

  • @robertmcginty4146
    @robertmcginty4146 13 дней назад +6

    I'm playing Paul in a production next weekend (July 12 and 13, 2024.) Just wanted to say how much I appreciate this version. It's a great production! The choreo is spot on. I think I like this Hidgins better than the original! I've been watching this and the OG production incessantly to help practice my lines. The Emma here is so sweet, love her energy. Also, my wife is Mr Davidson so gets to sing to me about what he wants. My step kid is the homeless guy, Alice gang and smoke club. My non verbal 13 year old is also an extra, in the Smoke Club and in Beanies.
    Much love from this Paul...you guys did amazing!

  • @galaxydragon42
    @galaxydragon42 Месяц назад +8

    This adaptation was AMAZING, everyone absolutely killed it!!! Awesome work!

  • @help7806
    @help7806 21 день назад +6

    I've barely started it but I swear as someone who is a big big fan of the musical and used to listen to it on loop while I worked, this is so refreshing to see for me as it made me rediscover the musical with new actors and appreciate it even more. While obviously it's a high-school production you guys are doing a great job!! :D

  • @annaclarebrown5156
    @annaclarebrown5156 2 месяца назад +35

    Not Your Seed had me shook sooooo good👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @bugbeverage5204
    @bugbeverage5204 20 дней назад +5

    the green peace girl was phenomenal

  • @theawesomegamebox513
    @theawesomegamebox513 Месяц назад +6

    Mrs. Davidson killed it! Running with the show even after the music shut off! Great job!

  • @mayalevine2898
    @mayalevine2898 2 месяца назад +36

    This was so great! The choreography was especially amazing and there were some incredibly talented singers in here!

  • @malinicorrea9379
    @malinicorrea9379 Месяц назад +7

    The boy who played Ted (Caleb Ravitch) was SO good that I was cleaning while listening to this and had my back turned, and i literally thought it was Joey Ritcher for a second

    • @calebr6761
      @calebr6761 Месяц назад +2

      Thank you so much, I appreciate it and I’m glad you enjoyed the show!