Internet sensation Team StarKid proudly presents its first-ever national tour: The SPACE Tour (StarKid Precarious Auditory Concert Experience), featuring a cast of StarKid veterans performing hits from the company's acclaimed original comedy musicals A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, Me and My Dick, and Starship. The fourteen-city tour will kick-off in Ann Arbor at The Michigan Theater on Friday, November 4, and culminate in New York City on Saturday, November 26.
Appearing on The SPACE Tour will be fan favorites Jaime Lyn Beatty, Brian Holden, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, Dylan Saunders, Meredith Stepien, and Joseph Walker. The tour is directed by Julia Albain and features a live band of Charlene Kaye (guitar), Clark Baxtresser (keyboard), Mark Swiderski (drums), and Carlos Valdes (bass).
Darren Criss, star of the FOX hit series "Glee," will join his fellow StarKids for two performances only, at New York's Irving Plaza, Saturday, November 26 at 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Opening for Team StarKid is singer-songwriter Charlene Kaye who brings her unique mix of soul, dancehall pop, and rock and roll to the tour.
Originally hailing from the University of Michigan, and now based in Chicago, Team StarKid is a true Cinderella story for the modern age. To date, StarKid has garnered over 97 million views and 185,000 subscribers on YouTube, 160,000 Facebook fans, and 74,000 Twitter followers worldwide, and captured the attention of national media such as Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, "Access Hollywood," "Entertainment Tonight," NPR, and MTV.
Tickets, priced from $25 to $35, will be available for purchase via Ticketmaster.com or LiveNation.com* on Saturday, October 8 at 10 a.m. (EST). A small number of VIP tickets, priced from $50 to $70, include a pre-show meet and greet with the cast, and limited edition tour poster, lanyard, and laminate. An exclusive pre-sale will be available to StarKidPotter Facebook fans and @TeamStarKid Twitter followers on Friday, October 7 at 5 p.m. (EST). Tickets are general admission and priced based on individual venue. This is an "all ages" tour. *Please note that tickets for the Chicago engagement are only available via Ticketfly.com , and Austin via www.frontgatetickets.com.The schedule for The SPACE Tour is as follows: November 4 at 8:00 p.m.: Ann Arbor, Michigan (The Michigan Theater) November 5 at 8:00 p.m.: London, Ontario (London Music Hall) November 6 at 8:00 p.m.: Toronto, Ontario (The Mod Club) November 7 at 8:00 p.m.: Cleveland, Ohio (House of Blues) November 8 at 8:00 p.m.: Chicago, Illinois (The Bottom Lounge) November 10 at 7:00 p.m.: New Orleans, Louisiana (House of Blues) November 12 at 2:30 p.m.: Austin, Texas (Antone's) November 13 at 8:00 p.m.: Dallas, Texas (House of Blues) November 15 at 8:00 p.m.: Atlanta, Georgia (Center Stage Theater) November 19 at 8:00 p.m.: Charlotte, North Carolina (The Fillmore Charlotte) November 20 at 8:00 p.m.: Silver Springs, Maryland (The Fillmore Silver Spring) November 22 at 8:00 p.m.: Cincinnati, Ohio (Bogart's) November 25 at 8:00 p.m.: Boston, Massachusetts (House of Blues) November 26 at 12:00 p.m.: New York, New York (Irving Plaza) November 26 at 5:00 p.m.: New York, New York (Irving Plaza)
For more information about Team StarKid or The SPACE Tour please visit www.teamstarkid.com.
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