Starlight Express has been playing continuously in Bochum, Germany, since 1988.
2018 Onwards
2018 - 2019 - 30th Anniversary Cast[]
| Role | Performer | Role | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty | Blake Patrick Anderson | Pearl | Georgina Hagen |
| Greaseball | Ben Carruthers | Dinah | Rose Ouellette |
| Mama | Reva Rice | Belle the Bar Car | Rochelle Sherona |
| Electra | Sjoerd van der Meer | Carrie | Veronika Hammer |
| Rocky 1 | Dewayne Adams | Coco | Clare Maynard |
| Rocky 2 | Garry Kessing | Espresso | Anthony Hughes |
| Rocky 3 | Lucy Glover | Ruhrgold | Will Luckett |
| Flat-Top | Darius James | Turnov | Luke Dowling |
| Dustin | Daniel Holley | Manga | Gary Sheridan |
| Caboose | Daniel Ellison | Brexit | Anthony Cragg |
| Killerwatt | Huon Mackley | Trax | Joey Egan |
| Wrench | Aisha Numah | Trax | Etienne Vogel |
| Joule | Amy Barker | Trax | Jeremy Suarez Jimenez |
| Volta | Anthony Starr | ||
| Swing | Gemma Archer | Swing | Bianca Atalaya |
| Swing | Lacy Jordinson | Swing | Danielle Lockwood |
| Swing | Carla Pullen | Swing | Sian Jones |
| Swing | David Brown | Swing | Daniel Joey |
| Swing | Marc McFadyen | Swing | Andrew Millar |
| Swing | Tom Nihill | Swing | George Olney |
| Swing | Stuart Rouse | Swing | Paul Shipp |
| Swing | Dennis Spee | Greaseball/
Electra Cover |
Richard Woodford |
Additional cast February 2019:
- Jeffrey Socia as Greaseball / Electra cover (due to Richard Woodford medical absence)
- Paddy Joe Martin
2019 Cast[]
The cast list was announced as the new cast began rehearsals in February 2019.
( * indicates new cast members)
2019 musicians
- Musical director - Matt Ramplin
- 1st assistant musical director - Christopher Duffy
- 2nd assistant musical director - Tim Davies
- Keyboard 1 - Michael Weiß
- Keyboard 2 - Bastian von der Linde
- Guitar 1 - Felix Theiss
- Guitar 2 - Bruno Blättler
- Bass - Ian Stewart
- Drums - Ralf Neuhaus
2019 creatives
- Associate Director/Choreographer - Mykal Rand[1]
2020 Cast[]
The cast list was announced as the new peformers began rehearsals in February 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the show was put on hiatus before performances began. This cast never performed.
2021 Cast[]
Following a shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Starlight Express resumed performances with a new cast in October 2021. The cast list was published in July 2021 as rehearsals began.
2022 Cast[]
Due to COVID, auditions were unable to be held. Most of the cast stayed in and the brought replacements from previous years. Because of this, skate school did not take place and rehearsals began at the beginning of May 2022. The cast list was published in May 2022 before the new cast began.
2023 Cast[]
The cast list was announced as the new cast began rehearsals in February 2023.
The first performance of this cast was 31st May 2023.
2024 Cast[]
Rehearsals began on 2nd February 2024
The first performance of this cast was on 29th May 2024.
2018 Onwards