Their relationship is where the comics really come to life on the stage. But my favourite thing in this entire musical is Batman and Nick Lang's Robin. The return of Chris Allen was another wonderful thing, although I'm still convinced Allen is actually secretly Michael Caine. Brian Holden as Superman is just as perfect. He's spot-on and hilarious, and so is his Batman-voice. Joe (Joseph?) Walker was the perfect choice for the lead role of Batman. He was breathtakingly brilliant in his role, best described as a combination of Heath Ledger's Joker and Jim Carrey's Mask. The other one, of course, was Starkid newcomer Jeff Blim as Batman's sugarcoated arch enemy Sweet Tooth. Jaime Lyn, who played two relatively minor characters, was one of the two show-stealers to me. Musically, the entire cast is very impressive, with Dylan Saunders and Jaime Lyn Beatty as the best vocalists in my opinion. But it's the characters, and the actors portraying them, that really give this show its warm heart. Stylistically, the show looks professional and works really well. The songs are catchy and fit the theme perfectly. If you didn't like puns before, you will now - trust me, these jokes will make you snicker. It's a brilliant homage to the quirky world of comic book heroes. In short, perfectly combines humour, singing, dancing, friendship and superheroes. With Holy Musical the Starkids show us that they are obviously the masters of this genre. This success allowed Team Starkid to evolve into Starkid Productions, a successful media company with soundtrack albums, dvds, a concert tour, and of course more geekily-themed internet musicals. Holy Musical is the 5th internet musical from Starkid, a talented team of young actors, writers and other rising stars, who became famous after their "A Very Potter Musical" unexpectedly went viral in 2009. And if you're not, well, I still recommend it. I wholeheartedly recommend anyone who's a comic book fan to go and see this Youtube-musical.
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