Cupcake Wars 6x03 “Cupcake Champions: Glee” (HQ)
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Remember that time that Darren Criss called in to Side B Radio?
Remember that time that *I* was the first media source to get DARREN’S confirmation that he was going to be on Glee?
Yes, I know that MTV or Entertainment Weekly CLAIM to have gotten the exclusive from him, but, sorry, they’re wrong. It was me. Early October, 2010. He called in- I actually stopped a song halfway through because when I answered he told me he didn’t have much time, so I was like “well, who cares about this song…” and put him right on air. My chatroom went crazy. It was the best thing ever.
Maybe not ever. But it was one of my favorite moments on my show. and there were a lot of great moments. there were 76 shows. ;)
I was a theater kid before I was a journalist, and then for a time I was both, and you can all see which won out in the end, but my heart still knows and feels the pull of the theater life. It’s probably why I’m so intrigued by and enamored with Team StarKid. They’re fascinating, both in terms of how they create and collaborate, as well as how they have been able to forge this digital to physical connection with a fan base. It’s great when pop culture can be an inspiration, that’s a driving force in what I do and I love seeing others succeed at it.
The StarKids were kind enough to give me and my photographer incredible access to a day of their tour in Los Angeles, allowing me the space to be an ethnographer (ironically for their archeology-themed show!) but not a fly on the wall – the reason so many people love them is you can’t help but love them. It’s very easy to feel awkward or out of place when you’re “the journalist” and you’re spending so much time with “the subjects,” and on the flip side there’s a point where you can feel “too close.” I’m so glad they gave me the space to feel neither. I’m excited to share my story and Joseph’s beautiful photos (I know, really, that the photos are the liquid gold for fandom and you’ll reupload them to Tumblr, but click on Billboard please so I can prove you enjoyed it) of what a day in the life of Team Starkid is like with their fans. Thank you Pat, Samara, Brian H, Brian R, Joey, Joe, Dylan, Meredith, Lauren, Jim, Jaime, Charlene, Megan, Tomek, Dave, Clark, Darren, Corey, Sarah, June, Liam, Julia and whomever I’m forgetting because there are a million of you. You’re totally awesome.Ask is open as always. If you want to know what Joey Richter smelled like I can already tell you it was “pork bbq.”
A Day in the Life of Team StarKid and Darren Criss
See more exclusive behind-the-scenes photos in our Billboard.com gallery.
(Photos by Joseph Llanes)
The Actors Fund’s Auction of 1000 Stars is currently live for online bidding through June 9. The event serves as a fundraiser for the organization’s free programs and services that help people in the entertainment industry.
Memorabilia includes autographs by Bea Arthur, Darren Criss, Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, John Kander, Angela Lansbury, Seth Rudetsky, Stephen Schwartz, and Stephen Sondheim.
Experiences include a caricature hung at Sardi’s; meet and greets with Michael Feinstein, Brian d’Arcy James,Jackie Hoffman, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Olivia Newton-John; backstage opportunities at Cirque du Soleil, The Metropolitan Opera, The Lion King, Newsies,Peter and the Starcatcher, Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and War Horse; walk-on roles in Chicago, Memphis, The Phantom of the Opera, and Priscilla; tickets to tapings of The Daily Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Key & Peele, and 106 & Park; and travel opportunities including a Caesars Palace Dream Package.
“Extraordinary Merry Christmas:” Act Six
Charlene Kaye and Darren Criss
Skin and Bones (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x *) (x) (x) (x) (x) (mp3)Darren Criss
To Have A Home (x c) (x c) (x c,*) (x c) (x c) (x) (x) (x c,p) (x c,p) (x) (mp3)
Status Quo (x c,*) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x) (x) (x) (mp3)
The Dragon Song (x c,*) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x) (x) (x) (x p) (x p) (mp3)Starkid w. Darren
Not Alone (x c,*) (x c) (x c) (x c) (x) (x) (x) (x p) (mp3)
Days of Summer / Goin’ Back to Hogwarts / Finale (x c,p) (x c) (x *) (x) (x c,p) (x p) (mp3)
Super Friends (x c) (x c) (x *) (x) (x p) (x p) (mp3)C (close-up) P (partial) * (mp3 from here)
