Me and My Dick

Me and My Dick
MAMD soundtrack art
MusicA.J. Holmes
Carlos Valdes
Darren Criss
LyricsA.J. Holmes
Carlos Valdes
Darren Criss
BookMatt Lang
Nick Lang
Brian Holden
Eric Kahn Gale
Productions2009 University of Michigan

Me and My Dick is a musical with music and lyrics by A.J. Holmes,[1] Carlos Valdes,[1] and Darren Criss,[2][3] and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, Brian Holden and Eric Kahn Gale.[4][5][6][7]

Me and My Dick is a coming of age tale about a "boy with a very special relationship with his very best friend ... his Dick! Together they face the trials of growing up, love, sex and high school, but these two best pals are in for the adventure of a lifetime."[4]

The musical was performed October[3] 29–31, 2009, on the University of Michigan campus.[4][5] It was produced by StarKid Productions[1][2][7][8] and the University of Michigan's Basement Arts,[5][7] and was directed by Matt Lang.[4][5][6] The musical stars an ensemble cast featuring Joey Richter as a fictionalized version of himself,[4] Joe Walker as his dick named Dick,[4] Jaime Lyn Beatty as Sally, and Devin Lytle as Sally's vagina, Miss Cooter.[5] The group put the entire musical up on YouTube[4] November 13, 2009.

The musical's cast recording became the first ever student musical to place on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at No. 11 for Billboard's Top Cast Albums.[2][4][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on July 22, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Donahue, Ann (13 November 2010). "'Glee' Newcomer Darren Criss Reflects on His 'Dream' Week". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Grady (30 July 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on July 22, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Michigan Univ.'s ME & MY DICK Becomes Billboard Charting Student Musical". broadwayworld.com. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b Team StarKid's Home Page for "Me and My Dick" Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b c d Klarecki, Carolyn (20 March 2011). "Basement Arts's 'Me and My Dick' gets Billboard chart recognition". Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  8. ^ a b Milam, Whitney. "A Very Potter Musical’s Team StarKid Premieres Sequel, Tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, and Talks Future Projects" Hollywoodnews.com, July 24, 2010. Retrieved on July 22, 2011.