Cult-favourite theatre company StarKid is set to return to London in 2027 with Nerdy Prudes Must Die, bringing the entire original company to the Apollo Theatre for a strictly limited run. The production follows StarKid’s sell-out West End run of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
StarKid, the cult-favourite theatre company behind hits like A Very Potter Musical and The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, returns to London in 2027 with Nerdy Prudes Must Die, for a strictly limited run featuring the entire original cast. Written by Nick and Matt Lang, the new musical features music and lyrics by Jeff Blim and is directed and choreographed by Lauren Lopez.
The show follows events at Hatchetfield High, when the school’s biggest losers accidentally unleash an ancient evil: a murderous spirit with a deadly vendetta against nerds. Now Grace Chasity and a gloriously chaotic gang of social outcasts must face a bully from beyond the grave before Hatchetfield becomes his latest victim. Packed with killer songs, razor-sharp comedy and shocking twists, Nerdy Prudes Must Die is a thrilling rollercoaster of laughs and screams.
The London run will see the original cast return, including Will Branner as Max Jägerman, Mariah Rose Faith Casillas as Steph Lauter, Bryce Charles as Detective Shapiro, Corey Dorris as Mayor Lauter, Angela Giarratana as Grace Chasity, Lauren Lopez as Ruth Fleming, Jon Matteson as Richie Lipschitz, Curt Mega as Officer Bailey, Joey Richter as Peter Spankoffski and Kim Whalen as Miss Mulberry.
A global phenomenon
StarKid first burst onto the scene in the mid 2000s with A Very Potter Musical, a comedic parody of the Harry Potter books. The musical was filmed and uploaded to YouTube and became an internet phenomenon. Founded in 2009 by Darren Criss, Brian Holden, and brothers Nick and Matt Lang, while they were students at the University of Michigan, StarKid has since built an extensive catalogue of original musical comedies, distributed largely for free on YouTube and funded through crowdfunding and ticket sales.
A Very Potter Musical spawned two sequels, A Very Potter Sequel (2010) and A Very Potter Senior Year (2012), completing what fans call the “Very Potter” trilogy. The company has produced 14+ stage musicals, three national tours, and charted 13 albums in the Billboard top 10. Their YouTube channel has amassed over 360 million views, and they’ve built an intensely devoted, cult-like global fanbase largely through word-of-mouth and internet fandom, long before they ever staged a professional London run.
StarKid made its UK debut at the London Palladium in May 2024 with the sell-out It’s StarKid Innit, and returned to the venue in April 2025 with the also sold-out I Can’t Believe It’s Been a Little Less Than a Year.
Nerdy Prudes Must Die runs at the Apollo Theatre in London from 6 February until Sunday 7 March 2027
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