Performance[]
Act 1[]
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock
Lotta Locomotion
Lotta Locomotion
Lotta Locomotion
Lotta Locomotion
Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron
Freight
Freight
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC
Coda Freight
Coda Freight
He Whistled At Me
Race: Heat 1
There's Me
There's Me
There's Me
CB tries to comfort Dinah, "There's Me"
Poppa's Blues
Poppa's Blues
Poppa's Blues
Belle's Song
Belle's Song
Belle's Song
Starlight Express (Introduction)
Race: Heat 2
Race: Heat 2
Race: Heat 2
Race: Heat 3
Race: Heat 3
Race: Heat 3
Race: Heat 3
Laughing Stock
Laughing Stock
Starlight Express
Act 2[]
The Rap
The Rap
The Rap
The Rap
UNCOUPLED
UNCOUPLED
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Rolling Stock (Reprise)
Wide Smile, High Style
Wide Smile, High Style
Wide Smile, High Style
Race: Uphill Final
Race: Uphill Final
Race: Uphill Final
Race: Uphill Final
Race: Uphill Final
Right Place, Right Time
Right Place, Right Time
Starlight Sequence
Starlight Sequence
Race: Downhill Final
Race: Downhill Final
Race: Downhill Final
Race: Downhill Final
No Comeback
No Comeback
One Rock'n'Roll Too Many
Only He
Only He
Only You
Only You
Only You
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Live Performance[]
Ray Shell, Nancy Wood as Pearl
Nancy Wood as Pearl
Nancy Wood as Pearl
Nancy Wood as Pearl
Nancy Wood as Pearl
Finale bows
Press Images[]
Opening Night
Opening Night advert, featuring Turnov racing with Wrench, and Bobo racing with Ashley
Andrew Lloyd Webber greets Queen Elizabeth
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman, with Stephanie Lawrence and Jeffrey Daniel, Opening Night (?)
From the wings
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman congratulate the cast
Daily Mail feature
Jane Newman, Voyd, Nancy Wood, Carole Amphlett, Frances Ruffelle, Chrissy Wickham, Debbie Wake, and P.P. Arnold
Girls out of costume
And onstage
On Wheels
Celebrity Visits
Stephanie Lawrence and the cast meet Princess Diana
Lon Satton meets Princess Diana
Michael Jackson meeting cast
Stevie Wonder backstage with cast
Michael Jackson backstage
Michael Jackson backstage
Stevie Wonder backstage
Diana Ross backstage
Ben Vereen backstage
Ben Vereen backstage
Character Photoshoots
Debbie Wake as Joule at a photoshoot
VOYD
Jeff Shankley
Stephanie Lawrence as Pearl in an early version of her costume
Creative Team Photoshoot
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe with PP Arnold as Belle and Frances Ruffelle as Dinah
Jeffrey Daniel as Electra
Jeffrey Daniel as Electra
Electra and Volta at a press call
Electra and Volta at a press call
Voyd as Volta at a press call
Carole Amphlett as Wrench at a press call
Krupp, Electra and Volta at a press call.
CB conspires with Electra, "Wide Smile, High Style"
CB conspires with Electra, "Wide Smile, High Style"
CB conspires with Electra, "Wide Smile, High Style"
Michael Staniforth as CB with cast and crew
Hashamoto leaps over Turnov
Hashamoto leaps over Turnov
Greaseball and Dinah at a press call
Scene from "Freight"
Jeff Shankley
Jeff Shankley
Jeff Shankley
Greaseball and Coaches
Greaseball and Coaches
Early rehearsals
Stephanie Lawrence, Frances Ruffelle, Nancy Wood and Chrissy Wickham
Dinah and Buffy, Lotta Locomotion
Nancy Wood as Buffy at a press call
Chrissy Wickham as Ashley at a press call
Stephanie Lawrence as Pearl in an early version of her costume
Stephanie Lawrence as Pearl in an early version of her costume
Poppa and Belle, Lon Satton and PP Arnold
Poppa and Belle, Lon Satton and PP Arnold
Lon Satton, PP Arnold and the Rockies
PP Arnold, Danny John Jules, Richard Bodkin and Attlee Baptiste
Backstage[]
Mark Davis
Pollyanna Buckingham as Ashley
Pollyanna Buckingham as Ashley
Eleanor Bertram, Pollyanna Buckingham, Michael Seraphim
Richard Bodkin, Danny John Jules, Attlee Baptiste
Michael Staniforth, Jeff Shankley
PP Arnold as Belle
Koffi Missah as Purse
Debbie Wake as Joule
Raymond Hatfield as Flat Top
Charlotte Avery as Pearl & Voyd as Ashley
PP Arnold as Belle & Paul Reeves as CB
Photos from Jackie, 1984-1986
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Lawrence
Charlotte Avery
Charlotte Avery
Kim Leeson
Kim Leeson
Charlotte Avery, VOYD
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle
Chrissie Wickham
Chrissie Wickham
Chrissie Wickham, Bobby Collins, Gary Love
VOYD
Carole Amphlett
Caron Cardelle
Charlotte Avery
Charlotte Avery
PP Arnold
PP Arnold
Chrissie Wickham
Chrissie Wickham
Nancy Wood
Ray Shell
Koffi Missah
Jeff Shankley
Jeff Shankley
Jeff Shankley and Jackie
Paul Reeves
Paul Reeves
Paul Reeves
Paul Reeves
Drue Williams
Drue Williams
Tom Jobe
Tom Jobe
Tom Jobe
Tom Jobe
Koffi Missah
Koffi Missah
Koffi Missah
Nancy Wood
Nancy Wood
Attlee Baptiste
Koffi Missah
Michael Seraphim
Richard Bodkin
Sebastian Craig
Paul Reeves
Gary Love
Gary Love
Drue Williams
Raymond Hatfield
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Paul Reeves
Michael Seraphim
Carole Amphlett
Charlotte Avery
Charlotte Avery as Volta, Carole Amphlett as Wrench
Charlotte Avery as Joule
Charlotte Avery as Volta
Charlotte Avery as Purse
Koffi Missah
Koffi Missah
Koffi Missah
Koffi Missah
Caron Cardelle
Sebastian Craig
Ruel George Campbell
Mark Davis as Weltschaft, Bobby Collins as Turnov
Bobby Collins as Turnov, Charlotte Avery as Volta
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Drue Williams
Ray Hatfield
Ray Hatfield
1984 Original Cast[]
- Assistant to the Director - Dion McHugh
- Associate Costume Designer - Liz Da Costa
- Assistant to the Choreographer - Jane Newman
- Musical Director - Tony Stenson
- Assistant MD - Philip Edwards
- Dance Captains - Mark Davis
| Role | Performer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty | Ray Shell | Pearl | Stephanie Lawrence |
| Poppa | Lon Satton | Dinah | Frances Ruffelle |
| Greaseball | Jeff Shankley | Ashley | Chrissy Wickham |
| Electra | Jeffrey Daniel |
Buffy | Nancy Wood |
| Rocky 1 / Gang | Danny John Jules | Flat-top / Gook | Paul Reeves |
| Rocky 2 / Gang | Attlee Baptiste | Dustin / Gang | Gary Love |
| Rocky 3 / Gang | Richard Bodkin | C.B. | Michael Staniforth |
| Belle | PP Arnold | ||
| Bobo / Lube | Tom Jobe |
Krupp / Gang | Eddie Kemp |
| Espresso | Ruel George Campbell | Wrench | Carole Amphlett |
| Weltschaft / Tank / "Dream Train" | Mark Davis | Purse / Gang | Koffi Missah |
| Turnov / Gang | Bobby Collins | Joule / 2nd Class Sleeper | Debbie Wake |
| Hashamoto / Gang | Drue Williams | Volta / 3rd Class Sleeper | Voyd |
| City of Milton Keynes | Raymond Hatfield | ||
| Cover Poppa | Abraham Osuagwu | Cover Belle | Samantha Foxx |
| Swing | Charlotte Avery | Swing | Eleanor Bertram |
| Swing | Uduak Ephraim | Swing | Pollyanna Buckingham |
| Swing | Sebastian Craig | Swing | Michael Seraphim |
At some point late in 1984, Jeffrey Daniel left as Electra to be replaced by Tom Jobe, his understudy. Tom Jobe was replaced as Bobo by Marcus D'Amico.