Productions

Starlight Express is currently running in Bochum, Germany and Wembley, London. In many countries, the show is also available for amateur performance.

Since its premiere in London's West End in 1984, Starlight Express has been produced across the world, from Broadway to Australia. Most productions have been staged by the original creative team or their apprentices. The material has been revised many times, with no two productions being identical.

Timeline

• 1974 to 1983
• Various projects, concerts and workshops leading up to the first production

• 1984
• March - Starlight Express opens in London

• 1987
• March – Broadway production opens
• November – Japan/Australia tour opens

• 1988
• May - Japan/Australia tour closes
• June - Bochum production opens

• 1989
• January - Broadway production closes
• November - 1st US tour opens

• 1990
• March – Japan/Australia tour reopens
• July – Japan/Australia tour closes

• 1991
• April - US tour closes

• 1992
• November - London production reopens with major revisions as The New Starlight Express

• 1993
• September - Las Vegas production opens

• 1994
• March - London production celebrates its 10th anniversary

• 1997
• September - Starlight Express on Ice opens on tour in the US
• November - Las Vegas production and Starlight Express on Ice close, and Mexico City production opens

• 1998
• April – Mexico City production closes
• June - Bochum production celebrates its 10th anniversary

• 2002
• January – London production closes

• 2003
• April - 2nd US tour opens

• 2004
• June - US tour closes
• November - 1st UK tour opens

• 2008
• March - UK tour closes
• June - Bochum production celebrates its 20th anniversary

• 2009
• July - New Zealand tour opens
• August - New Zealand tour closes

• 2012
• May - 2nd UK tour opens

• 2013
• February - UK tour closes
• June - Bochum production celebrates its 25th anniversary
• July - first professional 'non-replica' production opens in Johannesburg
• October - UK tour is remounted in Asia
• November - Asia tour closes

• 2017
• September - Original creative team workshop new material in London

• 2018
• June - Bochum production celebrates 30th anniversary with major revisions to the show

• 2024
• June - Troubadour Theatre Revival opens in Wembley, London.