Honestly, it would never have occurred to me that you were only 22 in TGWDLM, because you were such a stunningly mature performer - you blew everyone away from the very first note you sang. I’m so glad that you’ve been able to come back for more Starkid shows, and that you’re finding ways to do creative work that you are passionate about, on stage and off!
Honestly think we claimed you as soon as TGWDLM started, let’s face it as a fandom we do like new people. Jeff calling you a “talented soul” is adorable. Should be getting over to LA to see NPMD, so freakin’ excited, the music demos sound absolutely amazing!
Coming into your first big theatre gig at 22 must be rough. Not just in a StarKid show as Ensemble Member #3 but as a featured actor with their own big solo to sing. I can't imagine the pressure you had. You knocked it out of the park then and I can't wait to see you in Nerdy Prunes Must Die.
You fit so perfectly into The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals that it truly feels like you've always been a part of Starkid! And this is coming from someone who's been a fan since the Very Potter days. How inspiring that you came in as a fan and absolutely nailed it, cementing yourself as an iconic member of the company. Get ready for all the more love that will be coming your way!
i always shortened the guy who didn’t like musicals to tgwdlm online and realized i hadn’t spoken it aloud that way but when u abbreviated it to just “guy” i was like “does she mean tigwidelum?” 🤦♀️
Mariah, I originally saw your performance in TGWDLM, but after that I was instantly drawn to your authenticity on social media and deeply appreciated your openness about mental health. It was something that I really needed to see at that point in my life too. It makes me really really happy to hear that you’re feeling confident and getting the opportunity to pursue the creative projects that bring you joy. I’m looking forward to seeing you be you in the future :)
Mariah we love to see you on stage not because of your body but because of your skills and talent, your body changing isn't going to change whether we love seeing you! You're stunning either way and you absolutely killed it in NPMD
Like you, AVPM was huge and I’ve been amazed by StarKid ever since. Every new show brings new faces, new voices, new personalities to the group. But man, I’m not sure if a new StarKid has ever exploded onto the scene like you did in La Dee Da. Absolutely blown away from minute one. Then following that up with Not Your Seed just wasn’t even fair. So happy to have you “back” in StarKid.
(in a respectful parasocial way) i love you so much mariah!!!! i feel so lucky to have seen you perform and been a part of the community supporting you! i am soooo looking forward to the next steps and ESPECIALLY nerdy prudes must die!!!! i admire you, i respect you, and i can’t wait for what’s coming up for you 😌💛
Dear Mariah, I've seen NPMD and what you said about finding and loving yourself really does show on tape! You were always perfect on stage anyway, but you seem so much more confident, secure, totally immersed in your character, and well, happy. I really loved watching you and Steph is one of my favorites.
Thanks for the Newsies clip-it was perfect! As for the videos, we just love you being you and being real with us, vulnerabilities and all. Sharing your personal struggles can actually help many of your fans with their own. Love ya!
I don't exactly know the imposter syndrome you experience within Team Starkid, but I know I experience it in my college department. As a costume design major, there are other majors older (and younger) than me who are so damn talented, and I occasionally feel like I don't belong there. But, I look at people like you and see you all have grown in so many dramatic ways but are still experiencing imposter syndrome and that reassures me. It reminds me that it's okay to feel uncertain, you just need to trust that this is where you belong. Everything is a learning opportunity! Sincerely, a costume design major who is learning to draw.
I just watched TGWDLM twice and I was BLOWN AWAY by Mariah's voice and performance so much I assumed she'd gone straight on to doing Broadway shows directly after this and started furiously googling to see where she was performing next... Which is how I found this video. Honestly, if the world doesn't get to see her performing on stage with her glorious voice then it's a straight up tragedy!
We will ALWAYS love you more and more, Mariah! Team Starkid has always been a magical community, but you have definitely enhanced it just by being your wonderful talented self ❤
Yes a new starkid show/tour is amazing but can we take a moment and realize Mariah and Angela is doing it TOGETHER! IRL! It should be celebrated tbh!!!
Loved seeing this video! TGWDLM cemented my introduction into Starkid, and I loved seeing you in it. Then Angela was amazing in Black Friday and even more I adored your guys' dynamic in Abstinence Camp and can't wait to see it again! NPMD is the first Starkid show I'll be able to see live. Over the last year, I've been slowly introducing my friend to the Hatchetfield universe and she's joining me to go see it. I've also never been to LA before so that'll be cool. But your voice is just so amazing and you really lit up the stage in TGWDLM and I bet you'll do even more as a leading role in nerdy prudes. Break a leg!
We love you more ♥️ can't wait to watch you on nerdy prudes! You're an amazing singer, actor and a beautiful person. Hope we get to check out your writing in the future!
I was so prepared to write a heart felt message about how incredible you are but the thing that really stood out that I wanna comment on is YES PLEASE, "NOT YOUR SEED" IS LITERALLY A 100% NECESSITY TO MY LIFE... btw you're awesome!
When during the TGWDLM kickstarter it was announced that the team will be welcoming two new actors, I was very excited but also a bit apprehensive to be honest (as you said, the team does set quite a high bar). I needn't have worried: both you and Jon only needed to speak like 2 lines and I was sold. You were just so natural on that stage, it immediately pulled me in. Loved your performance, can't wait to see NPMD.
I'm super glad you did audition for Starkid. While I don't know you as well as the others (which isn't saying much), you are one of my fave peeps. ^_^ While I love Angela, she's an amazing Lex, I think you'd have done well, but you're right. That role was made for her and you do extremely well as Angel and any other character you play. Also, God does amazing things and he's got his hands on you. I'm glad you know that. ^_^
I first found you from starkid and I've been following you every since then :) Your journey is amazing and I loved seeing you in starry, mean girls tour, and now NPMD!! I hope to see you in more starkid projects or just other projects you enjoy as well!!
i'm SO proud of you! i can really relate to a lot of what you've said here and it's honestly really comforting, thank you. have been here from the beginning as you said & i can't wait to see what's next, i'm so happy and so proud of you! 💗💗
It's so fun to get to hear these behind the scenes stories - thank you for sharing! And I for one am really excited to see you in Nerdy Prudes Must Die! Unfortunately I live too far away to see the show in person, but I'll for sure be tuning in with a digital ticket, or on youtube after the fact. I'm sure you'll have loads of fun with it, and I'm also sure the fandom will embrace the "new you"!!
loved you back then and love you now :D you are such a joy to watch perform and hearing you open up about your journey with starkid and theatre in general was really inspiring! keep doing what you love and we'll be here to support you no matter what!
i was just yesterday getting back into my starkid obsession and recommending tgwdlm to all my friends 😭😭 so happy to see your face in my recommendations again !!
I definitely felt like I was meeting a superstar when I met you at Homecoming. I'll be sure to give you another even better Luigi drawing at Nerdy Prudes! I feel so honored to have been here from the start with TGWDLM, and I look forward to watching you grow even more as time goes on, thanks for sharing your story with us!
Following you since TGWDLM has been so much fun! 22 year old Mariah was super nice and easy to talk to. Don't be too hard on her. I can't wait to see you in more Starkid goodness! Keep up the great work!
I actually first got into Starkid via your channel, even though I only discovered you in 2020 during my post-Hamilton-getting-back-into-musical-theatre-again-after-18-years phase. I admired your “What Baking Can Do” cover a lot, dug through your other videos and discovered TGWDLM. Thank you very much for giving me that opportunity.
Mariah, you are absolutely incredible and I am so glad you are apart of Starkid. I wish I could come see Jangle Ball or Nerdy Prudes Must Die live but I live in Australia and can't afford plane tickets so I will buy digital tickets to both. I love you, you are so amazing!!!!💖🌈🫶
Would be happy to see your talent live again. Me and my Sister thought you were the best part of TGWDLM (yes, even better the Show Stopping Number, or Join us and Die)
i loved you then, and i love you even more now!!! i'm super glad to hear that it sounds like you are doing better mentally. being thrust into any amount of fame/influence life at such a young age is tough as hell and there is no guidebook on it. i'm stoked for more content from you! a cover (is it technically a cover???? like it's your song lmaooo) of Not Your Seed would be incredible!!!
Mariah, I love u, thank u for being honest with ur struggles, thank u for making this video, I hope nothing but more love and self love for u, im glad u are more confident and comfortable in theater and urself, I can't wait to see u shine even more every time
so happy for your returnnnn! You said you're nervous about how people will receive you now that t's been 5 years and you feel you've changed. but it's been 5 years, we've all changed and certainly should have! I just rewatched nightmare time last week and I can't WAIT to see you on the stage again~!
it's hard to believe sometimes, but we'll always love you the same. Changing and growing up is a part of life and I believe it only makes us more interesting. And even if you aren't the same Mariah as you were in TGWDLM, the natural charm and talent that makes you such a great performer / person will still be there. Because those things don't leave us, they evolve alongside us. I'm so excited to see the Mariah of now on that stage!
hey sorry if this is random as hell but watching you talk about being in film school but wanting to do some more theatre because it's something you love reminded me so much of how I went to school for comic arts and right now work a lot in art education but being on stage is something I always truely loved and never really got to pursue since I moved to a country where I don't speak the dominant language well enough to act in it. I'm 24 myself and honestly you make me want to get off my ass and start performing again even if it's just going to some workshops. I've really adored your work with starkid, your voice and acting are both so good and you always look like you're having so much fun, I'm so excited to see you in NPMD and for whatever projects you might be working on filmwise in the future!
We all love you Mariah ❤ I wish I could be able to see nerdy prudes must die live (i can't because the plane ticket from Greece to America isn't really affordable) but I'm sure you and everyone else will be incredible ❤
Oh my dearest Mariah, it must have been such a whirlwind joining the Starkid company at 22 when you'd been watching them their entire history. I have no doubt the imposter syndrome was nearly impossible to navigate, but let me assure you that you were nothing but professional and carried an air of "belonging" with you when TGWDLM first dropped online. I remember watching you and thinking, "Ooh new girl, who is this?" then being absolutely FLOORED by your voice and your talent. It's been a, absolute joy to follow your journey since then, and I'm so excited to see you back for NPMD! I wish I could be there in person for either that or Jangle Ball, but since I can't attend either, I'll just say break legs! I can't wait to see NPMD when it joins the RU-vid archive! :)
Your story is helping me more than you know. I took being laid off during the quarantine as an opportunity to go for the dream of performing, something I've wanted to do since I was a wee baby. I remember during that time, I took a virtual class with you and it was one of the first moments that felt like "I'm actually doing this. I'm going for it." At 31, it feels like I let time slip away from me and it's been really hard to reconcile the fact that I am still young (and very luckily look young) with the fact that I feel like I'm the oldest in a class of 20 year olds. I've gone through some seriously terrible days of self-doubt and crawled my way out of them. My idea of success has changed drastically over the years- Broadway isn't the ~be all end all~ that it seemed when I was a teenager; It's just another option. Albeit, a really difficult option lol. Hearing about how you have changed your perspective and how you intend to find your true happiness in the industry is inspiring. I will keep going to find mine as well. I will be at Jangle Ball in NYC and I can't wait! Seeing other people perform always motivates me to push forward. And I'll keep checking Actors Access 👀 I only just renewed it when I got a little bit of money again because the fees are killer, so I missed the Nerdy Prudes post. Thanks for the hot tip 😉 You're going to absolutely kill it in Nerdy Prudes and I cannot wait to watch. Thank you for being you. Your willingness to be vulnerable here will inspire so many of us trying to be authentically ourselves in an industry that is not always encouraging. 💖
Miss Mariah, you are A-MAZING - believe that and don't forget it. You ARE a StarKid. If people don't like you because you have changed in any way (physically, emotionally, spiritual) then that's their problem. That said, I have a suspicion that it won't be an issue. You are a lovely person with a beautiful spirit and will always be accepted by those who really count. Can't wait to see what the future holds for you - a new shooting star that will burn brightly for years to come.
wahh, can't believe you're my age! You seem so much more mature, experienced and successful than me😭 I just think what you do is cool, and I am envious!:P And a big fan💜
I’ve been a fan of Starkid since the first hp musical and me and my dick. You were such an amazing addition to the group when you were introduced and I’m so happy you’ll be back for nerdy prudes! Not sure if you will be at the Philly show this week but so excited for jangle ball!
Aleight. Its time to become a member of starkid. Thanks for the tutorial. Also, gotta say that you are a lovely actress and musical artist. Also, you killed Watch what happens
I wish I’d watched this video before Nerdy Prudes, just because I find change confusing and I spend a lot of time wondering why people “suddenly” (or four years later) look different. If I’d known it was just “I look different because I do”, not some specific cause or whatever. Sorry if this is babbly, I mean no offence whatsoever. You looked great, you look great, and if you’re happy then that’s 100% all that matters
Tmi but my cat was sleeping on my lap thoughout the video and as soon as she started singing my cat stood up and watched the clip. Mariah secretly a Disney Princess confirmed??
