Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier at UCO

[@emmablanche9954]

glad to know that the line “this is all your fault jafar” is universally funny no matter who’s saying it

[@Emma-hk4eb]

Can't believe they forgot to include Achmed.

[@F.a.i.t.h-P.l.a.y.s]

No one remembers Achmed.. :,(

[@maraudersine_645]

All hail Achmed, the tiger fucker.

[@TiredMarz]

Achmed stans unite!

[@ksmthy369]

I wonder how many people in the audience know what starkid is

[@ApolloArpeggio]

The guy who played Jafar gave me chills. His vocals are just amazing 😍

[@ForeverDegenerate]

Have to admit... that was impressive.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

One Year Later and this is still damned impressive. The three main actors have great voices and harmonized well. As the Director, I assumed you had a hand in the choreography and script editing. Great job on both of those. The only complaint I have falls into the "this is a college production" category and that is the horrible sound. You would think a University would be able to afford half-way decent sound equipment for their Theatre Department. I mean, at least mic them up, sheesh! :p

[@thafeeneedstohush]

ForeverDegenerate if we could’ve we would’ve that’s for sure! the main difficulty with doing mics was that it was back to back 20 minute cuts from different musicals. it just would’ve been a crazy hassle trying to do that for 10 different groups. And thank you so much! We worked hard with the amount of time given and I have to say my actors loved the script so much that it was easy for them to just play and have fun which I think really shows.

[@whatcanidooo]

Okay but I lowkey kinda dig Jafar in a suit lol. And just the vibe of the whole thing. Like there's all these people comparing it to the original but I feel like it wouldn't be any fun to make or watch if it was just trying to be an exact copy of Starkid

[@wingdingdoes6687]

wow the guy who played jafar can really project!! And everybody else has a wonderful voice, I know its easy to compare this is the official production, but they are trained and paid actors. You guys nailed it and I hope you're all doing well now!!

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

I'm glad the guy playing Aladdin did some things different from the original.

[@sososaby2133]

No one remembered Achmed :(

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

He does have a tiny ass, my lord

[@bigyeet9740]

Why are there different production plays of starkid musicals suddenly appearing on my dashboard

[@carlysand7771]

I'm certainly not complaining! Glad I'm not the only one though!

[@sabineschaap167]

Omg same here! Yesterday I found some Trail To Oregon ones and today this one

[@emmaleegrauman2997]

Same. TTO by take the wheel first, niw this.

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

Because we have great taste

[@jm4954]

Six years late, but youtube recommendations are a funny thing. I have to comment just compliment Aladdin. I adore Jeff Blim, but absolutely love how he really made it his own thing. And his comedic timing was incredible! Also, every one of the main characters had lovely voices and I really enjoyed the modern costumes. It was your own take on a Starkid classic and that's awesome!

[@sophiisherman7463]

Omg Aladdin didn’t have to go that hard but he DID and i fucking LOVE it

[@itsNobodysGirl]

This is amazing! Your Aladdin was very different from Jeff Blim but I absolutely love this refreshing take on him. So original but still hit all of the punch lines!

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Quyne I’m glad you agree! He’s an awesome actor and was the best choice for my Aladdin ☺️

[@jeffblimisinahurry]

Quyne Aladdin was my favorite part of this!! His character and voice and physicality was all very good

[@versversa8083]

For what it is it's good. I just don't like the low energy in performance and the pace of the whole thing is too slow, with a faster pace you would've had the energy automatically. LOOOOOVED the take on the street style Aladdin. He was really funny and had balls to make it his own role after Jeff. I know I'm like four years late, but I'm so glad somebody went for a starkid musical. It's my dream to direct a starkid musical, especially Twisted and now The guy who didn't like musicals. How did you get the permission? Where did you contact Nick?

[@versversa8083]

Oh yeah and how dare you throw out Achmed like he's some silly side character here only to illustrate Jasmine's reluctance to get married?!!!

[@Sheabuttertend]

On their site, you can contact them about getting licensing!!

[@lamarlatrell5045]

it was nice to see someone do aladdin that wasn't jeff

[@KeAishaReads]

Looked up Starkid covers and found this. That final harmony gave me chills bruh.

[@ShelbyTaylorExists]

THRILLED that the guy playing Aladdin didn't copy Jeff Blim AT ALL. He really made it his own.

[@crow4284]

absolutely perfect ending harmony 😍😍

[@jjlim6631]

A rocky start but this is amazing for what it was. The Jafar here gave me literal chills and remind me of the original performer

[@juanignaciotricarico7349]

This deserve way more views

[@lola-j7n8j]

The guy who was playing Roberts part was really good! And to me he kinda looks like him too?

[@vividly_valeska5738]

JustYourAverageWannabe it’s the hair and beanie

[@banana-xj6yk]

THE ALADDIN WAS SO GOOD

[@dbyron3824]

I like the modern costumes that still play homage to the original

[@christineliew209]

i honestly thought the original cast went to uco to perform. also, i thought they havent given permission for this musical yet?

[@HecateYada]

You sound so much like Dylan, and this is all so fucking amazing!

[@ZimtPorridge]

Your Aladdin is hilarious!

[@imsilyeah]

This is great!

[@claremck2693]

Jafar was incredible! He sounded just like Dylan :0

[@mvs1122]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@fionacamm5386]

yo the guy who played aladdin fucking destroyed

[@catherinetso8928]

Hah! Only just caught that when the guy sings “Why are we dying in the street?” Ja’far responds with “Perhaps of dysentery” 😂

[@spillymcspillmore3426]

Nice. Jaffar's voice did Dylan proud.

[@emmamccarry4612]

This is amazing!

[@soppymae6630]

Is Is this allowed

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Sophiemaetheatre it actually was! by some grace of some god, Nick Lang actually approved my usage of the script for no profit! I was totally not expecting a response, but was very graciously allowed the chance to stage a tiny bit of the show for my directing class. I had also already purchased the vocal selections that AJ and Kaley had made available at the time.

[@cressliddell]

Sophie??? What the heck??? It’s currently 2:16 in the morning and out of all the weird videos I click on and you’ve commented on it? Wow, crazy! Miss you! Hope Little Women went well!!! Also, I’m playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker right now if you want info on that, I’ll text you!

[@imogenwalkden-mcgrady3665]

Illegal twisted

[@carlysand7771]

@@imogenwalkden-mcgrady3665 This is too good to be Illegal Twisted...

[@lillianmanuel4956]

Is this UCO as in University of Central Oklahoma or another UCO?

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Lilly Manuel It is! This was at the UCO Jazz Lab that’s next to Hideaway Pizza ☺️

[@isabelaskew6853]

this was amazing ahaha

[@hiroprotagonitis]

Really fucking good. Loved the miami vice/suits take on Jafar and the Guards. And that scarab xD!! Was there ever a full production version of this?

[@abidivino]

Did you have to get licensing for this 20min performance from starkid?

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Abi Divino Technically no. Since this was for a class and there was no revenue gained from this. I don’t think they have it licensed yet anyway, if they can. But I had already bought the vocal selections from the show that AJ Holmes released a while after the show was posted. I was considering doing it for my final in class but I wanted to try to contact Starkid and see if I could get some sort of a script. It took awhile but I finally heard back from their agent and Nick Lang was kind enough to pass along a draft of the script for my use! So I got permission to do a portion of the show but not necessarily rights if that makes sense ☺️

[@abidivino]

@@thafeeneedstohush i think i read in some of the comments here(not sure if in this particular video) that twisted is available for licensing but doesn't have a student version of it. What with the amount of swearing even on the opening i can see why haha

[@malfoyyoulittleshit6864]

I like the voices but is Jafar wearing a suit? In general the costumes...

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Malfoy you Little shit haha the costumes are more suggestive of the characters more so than the original production. I had a budget of like $50 (if that) so I had my actors pull from their own wardrobe.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

+Malfoy you Little shit Are you seriously complaining about the costumes? Did you not see A Very Potter Musical? Dylan Saunders, as Dumbledore, literally walked out wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and Birkenstocks. Voldemort was literally Joe Walker shirtless wearing black pants and tap dancing shoes. (facepalm)

[@thafeeneedstohush]

ForeverDegenerate #thatcollegebudgetman

[@XoIoRouge]

​@@thafeeneedstohush I'm not going to claim that 50$ is enough for good costumes, but as a costume person at my highschool and college, a passable Jafa and Princess costume would be the most expensive at 15$ both, while Aladdin's costume would be 10$ and everyone else's would be 5$ at most. All of this is expecting the actors pitch in cloths from their own wardrobe. HOWEVER, my estimates are simply price. The amount of time it would take to turn goodwill and dollarstore items into actual costumes would be EXTENSIVE. So this isn't a complaint, but simply something for ForeverDegenerate and others to stop underestimating low budgets. Actually, nvm, underestimate the low budgets. Otherwise people would expect more from me when they hand me 50$ NOTE: Also, did you have 50$ for just costumes, or for the whole thing? I realize that maybe you mean a 50$ budget for everything, and in that case, you're fine. :P

[@thafeeneedstohush]

Andy Malik oh yeah it was about $50 max for everything. I don’t remember how much I actually spent on everything, but remember, this was just a 20 minute cut down version of a show that barely anyone knew for a grade. We were all a part of multiple scenes and some of us were graduating not long after this. We were also all broke college students and everything was out of our own pockets; I made the Golden Scarab out of styrofoam, I bought accessories from thrift stores, etc. I also kind of thought the costumes were Disneybound-esque. Once the characters are established, the costumes could be more suggestive rather than exact replicas of the original production/movie.

[@yourgrammarisnotverygood1827]

11:15

[@F.a.i.t.h-P.l.a.y.s]

Parts are good, but off key most of the time. Entrances for solo parts seem to be the majority of the problem. I wonder what grade you got..

[@Phicksusmc]

What musicals have you been in? Which have been posted to KZbin?

[@alexisabot9924]

This just doesn't have the same energy or good costumes I mean in the opening I don't know what there playing because they Don't have costumes as well as the girl who had Laurens solos was of key but the whole show had very low energy than the original

[@cirquedukrabs97]

While the vocals are good, the stage presence isn’t the best. Lots of shifting weight when they should be standing still. If you are doing a piece, don’t directly steal from the source. The entire beginning was the exact same choreography as star kid. Be creative. Take risks. Be new.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

The guy playing Aladdin did some things different.

[@lopsideddog7925]

They didn't have time this was just a 20 minute performance on a $50 budget for a good grade