License Our Shows!
We have a selection of our show available for licensing, and are adding more as often as we can! Submit your request now, or explore more details below!
How does it work?
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We ask for a flat fee of $220 USD per performance* for our shows. Add to that $75 USD per performance for Backing Tracks, if requested. No profit splits or royalties. Hopefully that ends up being more affordable for you and easier accounting for us.
We will invoice you through Stripe, so it’s possible that you may incur some fees through that platform depending on how you choose to pay, and what part of the world you are from.
*the exception is VHS Christmas Carols, which costs $100 USD because it is currently only available as a One-Act show.
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Each of our shows has a School-Friendly, or all-ages, version of the show available for licensing. The exceptions being Twisted and Nerdy Prudes Must Die. However, we allow licensees to edit those to shows to fit their audience’s needs!
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All of our licensing material is delivered digitally via Box.com. Materials include:
Script
Score
Promotional Materials
Backing Tracks (for an additional fee).
Live performance in today’s world is more important than ever! It’s our goal to make the process of licensing a StarKid show as straight forward, affordable, and efficient as possible. Read on below for more details…
More Questions?
Available for licensing
Summary: Something supernatural is stalking the halls of Hatchetfield High, and it's got a grudge against nerdy prudes! When the school's biggest losers start dropping like flies, Grace Chasity, Steph Lauter, and Peter Spankoffski must band together to survive the onslaught.
Nerdy Prudes Must Die
Original Cast Size: 10 (5M, 5F)
2 Acts
Duration: 2 hrs 26 mins
Time Period/Setting: Modern Day, Tiny Town of Hatchetfield
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: Horror Pop
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 4 musicians: Keyboard 1, Bass, Drums, Guitar/Keyboard 2
Cast List: Peter Spankoffski (Tenor), Max Jagerman (Tenor), Stephanie Lauter (Mezzo), Grace Chasity (Mezzo), Ruth Fleming (Soprano), Richie Lipschitz (Tenor), Solomon Lauter (Baritone), Detective Shapiro (Soprano), Officer Bailey / Mark Chasity, Karen Chasity / Miss Tessburger
Rating: R for language, suggestive sexual content
School Friendly Version: No, but you can edit for your audience
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Summary: A synth-filled retelling of Charles Dickens's classic tale, set in the 1800s but with 1980s aesthetics (don't think too hard about it). Join miserly tycoon Ebeneezer Scrooge on a journey through the past, present, and future, and see if he has the capacity to change before it's too late.
VHS Christmas Carol
Original Cast Size: 12 (6M, 6F)
Duration: 45 minutes
1 Act
Time Period / Setting: Long ago in London, 1800-somethin'
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: 80's synth pop
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 5/6 musicians: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Synth1, Synth2 / Percussion
Genre: Holiday Comedy
Cast List: Scrooge (Tenor), Narrator (Tenor), Jacob Marley (Mezzo), Christmas Past (Mezzo), Christmas Present (Baritone), Christmas Future (Soprano), Belle (Mezzo), Young Scrooge (Baritone), Bob Cratchit (Tenor), Emily Cratchit (Soprano), Turkey Boy (Soprano), Fred / Tiny Tim (Tenor)
Rating: PG, some language
School-Friendly Available: Yes
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Summary: Paul is an average guy. He likes movies, and pizza, and average guy things. He does not like... musicals. But Paul's small world is about to come crashing down under the weight of unspeakable terror! Now he must run, run for his life, as something sinister spreads, and grows, and sings, and dances!
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Original Cast Size: 8 (5M, 3F)
2 Acts
Duration: 1 hour, 52 minutes
Time Period/Setting: Modern Day, Tiny Town of Hatchetfield
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: Musical Theater Nightmare
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 4 musicians: Keyboard 1, Bass, Drums, Guitar/Keyboard 2
Cast List: Paul Matthews (Tenor), Emma Perkins (Soprano), Ted Spankoffski (Tenor), Charlotte Sweetly (Mezzo), Bill Woodward (Baritone), Professor Hidgens (Baritone), Alice Woodward (Mezzo), Mr. Davidson/General MacNamara (Tenor)
Rating: R for language, suggestive sexual content
School Friendly Version: Yes
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Summary: Meet Jemilla and her tribe of stone-age pals. Every day, they work hard collecting nuts and berries. Every night, they take cover in their cave, hiding from the most fearsome predator alive... Snarl. When the tribe troublemaker, Zazzalil, goes out during a storm to test her latest invention, she stumbles upon the most important discovery in human history. It's one that will take her on a whirlwind journey from omega to alpha, as she becomes... the Firebringer!
Firebringer
Original Cast Size: 12 (4M, 8F)
Duration: 2 hrs 14 mins
2 Act
Time Period / Setting: Pre-historic
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: Tribal Cave Pop
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 5 musicians: Key1, Key2/Glockenspiel, Bass/Guitar, Drumset/Percussion, Marimba/Percussion
Genre: Comedy
Cast List: Jemilla (Mezzo), Zazzalil (Soprano), Keeri, Molag, Emberly (Mezzo), Grunt (Tenor), Schwoopsie (Mezzo), Ducker (Baritone), Tiblyn (Soprano), Smelly-Balls (Baritone), Chorn (Mezzo), Clark
Rating: R for language
School-Friendly Available: Yes
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Summary: In the most historically accurate portrayal of the Oregon Trail to date, join The Family as they venture west for a better life! The journey is full of broken wagons, forded rivers, grotesquely maimed buffalo, and even…The Bandit King…
The Trail To Oregon
Original Cast Size: 6 (3M, 3F)
2 Acts
Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes
Time Period/Setting: Mid 19th century, journeying across America
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: Wild West Pop
Genre: Comedy/Parody
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 5/6 musicians: Keyboard, Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Drums, Optional Keyboard 2 part
Cast List: Father (Tenor), Mother (Mezzo), Daughter (Mezzo), Son (Soprano), Grandpa (Baritone), McDoon and everyone else (Baritone)
Rating: R for language
School Friendly Version: Yes
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Summary: Hop on your flying carpet, because this musical parody retells the classic tale of Aladdin... from the villain's point of view! Long ago in a Magic Kingdom, one misunderstood Royal Vizier will go on a quest to save his city from its bumbling sultan, an invading prince, and the most notorious thief to ever live! With the help of the Kingdom's free-spirited, teenage Princess, the Vizier must find a magical lamp containing a wish-granting Djinn (who's really funny, by the way) and defeat the city's most-wanted criminal... Aladdin! This musical adventure celebrates and lovingly pokes fun at everyone's favorite series of hand-drawn, animated films.
Twisted: The Untold story of a royal vizier
Original Cast Size: 12 (6M, 6F)
Duration: 2 hrs 14 mins
2 Act
Time Period / Setting: Ancient Magic Kingdom
Vocal Demands: Moderate
Dance Requirements: Easy
Music Style: Disney-esque Musical Theater
Band / Orchestra Info: Scored for 7 musicians: Keyboard 1, Keyboard 2, Cello, Violin, Reed, Guitar/Bass, Drums/Percussion
Genre: Comedy/Parody
Cast List: Ja'far (Tenor), Princess (Mezzo), Aladdin (Tenor), Achmed/Vizier (Baritone), Sultan/Djinn (Baritone), Sherrezade (Mezzo)
Rating: R for language
School-Friendly Available: No, but you can edit for your audience
Translations: Allowed, but not offered
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply, or request a perusal.
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Yes! We currently have backing tracks for all shows that we license. Backing tracks are availale for $75 per performance for every show with the exception of VHS Christmas Carol, whose tracks are available for $50 per performance.
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Once you submit your licensing request (below) you will receive a contract via Docusign. Once the contract is signed by both you (the Licensee) and StarKid, you will be invoiced via Stripe. Once the invoice is paid, the licensed materials will be delivered digitally via Box.com.
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Some underscoring sheet music is available, but we are still working on getting underscoring backing tracks. We hope to have more options available soon!
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We currently invoice every licensee through Stripe, which provides a number of ways to pay. If you still need a different payment accommodation, you can reach out to us during the licensing process.
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Expanding ensembles or splitting up character tracks that were originally played by one actor is almost always ok! And changing gender representation to fit your group is almost always ok as well, however, we do want to be sure that we preserve the intention of the authors when it comes to the representation of some of our characters. If you have questions about changing the size/make-up of your cast, please reach out to your StarKid representative!
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Yes! There have already been many international productions of StarKid shows, and we hope to have many more. Our only wish is that we could see them all!
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Yes! While we don't have any official translations of our material available, you are welcome to translate and perform the material yourself in your native language.
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Yes! Please reach out via the link below!
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NO! We will not proceed with any licensing request where the production details are not set in stone. This allows us to have an accurate picture of where and when our productions are occuring.