If you are a Harry Potter fan and you have never watched any of Starkids' Very Potter Musicals, you cannot call yourself a true fan. There are three of these musicals, and all of legit musical length (2 hours, if not longer): A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, and A Very Potter Senior Year. The best part - all three can be found on YouTube!
Below's Part 2 of Act 1 which gives you a great introduction to many of the hilarious characters and has a ridiculously catchy song! (Though I will sadly admit, you don't get to see Voldemort until Part 5 of Act 1 - so skip to that video to see how awesomely they pull that character off!)
The truly amazing part about these musicals, though, is the fact that these kids who put on this musical (and when I say "put on," I mean they literally wrote the script, music, and choreography; designed the costumes and sets; and put in hours of rehearsal) started out as regular college students. The first Very Potter Musical was created and performed while still in school (in fact, I believe it was created and performed as a school project). These performers created something so fun and formed such a bond with each other that they bought their own studio and continue to create and perform various musical parodies. And though some of them have gone on to other jobs (the young man playing Harry Potter is none other than Glee's Blaine, and if your as much of a fan of Ron as I am, you'd know that the young man who plays him in the musicals is... on the Disney channel... yeah don't judge! I love Joey Richter!), most of them managed to come back for the final Very Potter Musical. These guys are living the message that J.K. Rowling wrote in the Harry Potter series - with your friends and some hard work, you're able to accomplish great things.
So my CHALLENGE to you: Have A Very Potter Musical Marathon with your friends (with your friends is the key part - it makes it that much more fun)! Or, if you don't have time to watch all three (because it WILL take you all day), then at least watch the first one.
And my question to you: What did you think of the musicals?
Bonus Challenge!
If you're a true Harry Potter fan and have already watched all three musicals, have another marathon with your friends and make a drinking game out of it! But be safe! Everyone spends the night, no one drives unless they haven't drank, if your under 21 don't drink alcohol (Kool-Aid with a crap ton of sugar can work just as well). Below are the rules (remember, you've got to start out slow - you've got three musicals to get through).
- A Very Potter Musical
- Whenever Ron has food - drink!
- Whenever Ron has a drink - drink!
- When Ron's eating his Hershey bar - drink!
- A Very Potter Sequel
- Whenever Red Vines are mentioned - drink!
- A Very Potter Senior Year
- Whenever they reference this being the last musical - drink!
- During the three songs about endings - chug!
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