Nerdy Prudes Must Die
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Name: | Nerdy Prudes Must Die |
Abbreviation(s): | NPMD |
Creator: | Starkid Productions |
Date(s): | Premiered: February 16, 2023 Uploaded to Youtube: October 13, 2023 |
Medium: | Theater |
Country of Origin: | USA |
External Links: | Full Show |
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Nerdy Prudes Must Die is an original horror-comedy musical created by Team Starkid. The live production ran from February 16 to February 25, 2023 at El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, CA.[1] The musical follows a group of geeks and their ghostly tormentor. It is the third musical in Starkid's Hatchetfield Trilogy, preceded by Black Friday in 2019 and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals in 2018, as well as the web series Nightmare Time.[2]
The show's book was written by Matt and Nick Lang, with the music and lyrics by Jeff Blim.[3] It is the thirteenth staged show produced by Starkid Productions. Funding for the show was done through Starkid Productions' Starkid Returns BackerKits project, which raised a total of $386,350.[4]
Fandom
Similarly to Starkid Productions' other Hatchetfield musicals and web series, the fandom for Nerdy Prudes Must Die writes a lot of fan theories and meta. Many of the fanfiction for Nerdy Prudes Must Die are crossovers with other Hatchetfield musicals and web series, as they all take place in the same town.
Some notable ships from Nerdy Prudes Must Die include Stephanie Lauter/Peter Spankoffski (Lautski), Max Jagerman/Richie Lipschitz (Michie), and Max Jagerman/Grace Chastity (Holy Ghost). Lautski is canon and relatively popular among Hatchetfield fans, Michie is purely fanon, and Holy Ghost is semi-canon due to the complex relationship between Max and Grace in the story of the musical.
Fannish Resources
References
- ^ Nerdy Prudes Must Die, by Starkid Productions.
- ^ Team Starkid’s new high-spirited musical, “Nerdy Prudes Must Die”, by Sierra Thornton for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Oct 25, 2023.
- ^ Nerdy Prudes Must Die, by Starkid Productions.
- ^ StarKid Returns, by Starkid Productions.