Team StarKid have just released the official trailer for their latest parody musical, Twisted, in which they announce the online premiere date for the show.
StarKid’s latest musical, Twisted, enjoyed a five-week run at Chicago’s Greenhouse Theatre this past July, and in a trailer released tonight, the group reveals that the show is finally ready to premiere on YouTube and DVD!
Twisted will be made available to viewers worldwide on November 28 – Thanksgiving Day. Watch Team StarKid’s trailer for the musical, featuring footage and songs, below:
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier is StarKid’s take on the legendary tale of Aladdin, with a bit of a Wicked-esqe twist – Ja’far, based on Disney’s villain, is this story’s protagonist as we take a sympathetic look through his eyes. Twisted was directed by Brian Holden, and written by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Eric Kahn Gale, with lyrics by Kaley McMahon and music by AJ Holmes.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Dylan Saunders – Ja’far
Jeff Blim – Aladdin
Rachael Soglin – The Princess
Joe Walker – Prince Achmed/Ensemble
Meredith Stepien – Sherrezade/Ensemble
Nick Gage – The Sultan/Ensemble
Jim Povolo – The Captain of the Guards/Ensemble
Lauren Lopez – Monkey/Ensemble
Robert Manion – Ensemble
Jaime Lyn Beatty – Ensemble
Alex Paul – Ensemble
Denise Donovan – Bird/Ensemble
Twisted was the first of StarKid’s projects to be funded via crowdsourcing. StarKid launched a Kickstarter for the musical in March, and their initial goal of $35,000 was surpassed in just two hours. A final balance of $142,564 was raised by backers worldwide.
The Twisted trailer that StarKid launched tonight features footage of several songs and scenes, and gives fans a look at all of the show’s main characters. It also opens with a voiceover by Jonathan Freeman – the voice of Disney’s original Jafar!
Can’t wait to see the show? In the meantime, you can read our spoiler-free live review of Twisted, or our interview about Twisted with creators Nick and Matt Lang!