Songs

Starlight Express been rewritten a lot since it was first performed. Songs have been altered, added and deleted for different productions. You'll find every song at the bottom of the page.

Most productions use these songs:

Act 1

Entry of the National Engines
Rolling Stock
Crazy
Call Me Rusty
A song to introduce the Coaches: I Got Me, Whole Lotta Locomotion or A Lotta Locomotion
Freight
AC/DC
Pumping Iron
Make Up My Heart
The Blues
Starlight Express

Act 2

The Rap
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.
Wide Smile, High Style
Right Place, Right Time
Starlight Sequence
One Rock 'n' Roll Too Many
A love duet for Rusty and Pearl – I Do, Next Time You Fall in Love or a version of Only He
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Megamix

Songs by Production

London

Original London production, 1984

Act 1	Featured Characters	Act 2	Featured Characters
Overture	(Instrumental)	The Rap: Hey You!	The Company
Rolling Stock	Greaseball and the Gang	Pearl Twirl	Greaseball, Pearl, Dinah, Buffy, Ashley
Taunting Rusty	Rusty, Greaseball, Gang	U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.	Dinah
Call Me Rusty	Rusty, Pearl, Dinah, Buffy and Ashley	Rolling Stock (Reprise)	Dinah, Belle, Ashley and Buffy
Rusty, You Can't Be Serious	Rusty, Pearl, Dinah, Buffy and Ashley	C.B.	C.B, Electra, Krupp, Wrench, Purse, Joule, Volta
A Lotta Locomotion	Dinah, Ashley, Buffy and Pearl	Race: Uphill Final	Electra and Dinah, Rusty and C.B., Greaseball and Pearl
Pumping Iron	Greaseball, Pearl, Ashley, Dinah, Buffy, 2nd and 3rd class Sleepers	I Was Robbed	C.B., Rusty, Greaseball, Electra, Pearl, Gang
Freight	Pearl, Ashley, Dinah, Buffy, Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky III, C.B., Dustin, Flat-Top	Right Place, Right Time	Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky III
Entry of the National Engines	National Engines and Marshals	I Am The Starlight	Rusty, Starlight Express
AC/DC	Electra, Krupp, Wrench, Purse, Joule, Volta and Company	Rusty and Dustin	Rusty, Dustin
Coda Freight	The Company	He Whistled at Me (Reprise)	Dinah, Electra, Krupp, Wrench, Purse, Volta, Joule, C.B.
Hitching and Switching	The Company	Race: Downhill Final	Rusty and Dustin, Electra and C.B, Greaseball and Pearl
Pearl, You've Been Honoured	Purse, Pearl, Rusty	No Comeback	Electra, Krupp, Wrench, Purse, Joule, Volta
He Whistled at Me	Pearl	One Rock & Roll Too Many	Greaseball, C.B.
Race: Heat One	Greaseball and Dinah, Espresso and Buffy, Hashamoto and C.B.	Only He (Has The Power to Move Me)	Pearl, (Rusty)
That was Unfair	Dinah, Greaseball, C.B.	Only You	Pearl, Rusty
There's Me	C.B.	Light at the End of the Tunnel	The Company
Poppa's Blues	Poppa, Rocky I, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rusty	Light at the End of the Tunnel Finale	The Company
Belle the Sleeping Car	Belle
Starlight Express Introduction	Poppa, Rusty, Belle
Race: Heat Two	Electra and Pearl, Weltschaft and Joule, Rusty and Belle
Boy, Boy, Boy	Poppa, Rusty, Belle, Trucks
Race: Heat Three	Poppa and Dustin, Turnov and Wrench, Bobo and Ashley
Laughing Stock	The Company
Starlight Express	Rusty

Later Revisions

The London show imported changes from the Broadway production in 1988, and then in 1992 was re-written as "The New Starlight Express" in which Belle and CB were cut. "He'll Whistle At Me" was then cut in 1996.

Broadway (1987)

The Broadway production was a complete re-write and re-structuring from the original London production, with many changes to streamline the story and angle it towards the American audience.

Japan/ Australia Tour (1987)

The Japan/Australia Tour was heavily based on the Broadway show, but with certain aspects like the "Silver Dollar" plot removed. Belle the Sleeping Car was also cut.

Act 1
Overture	The Company
Rolling Stock	Greaseball Greaseball's Gang Engines
Engine of Love	Rusty Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy
A Lotta Locomotion	Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy
Freight	The Company
AC/DC	Electra Krupp 1 and 2 Wrench Joule 1 and 2 Volta Purse The Company
Pumping Iron	Greaseball Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy Joule 1 and 2 Volta Wrench
Freight Reprise	The Company
Make Up My Heart	Pearl
Race - Heat 1	Flying Hamburger & Joule 1 Bobo & Flat-Top Espresso & Buffy Turnov & The Red Caboose Nakamura & Rocky 1 Electra & Pearl
There's Me	The Red Caboose Dinah
Poppa's Blues	Poppa Rockies 1,2,3,4 Flat-Top Dustin
Race - Heat 2	Hashimoto & Volta Vladimir & Wrench Weltschaft & Joule 2 Coco & Ashley Pendelino & Rocky 2 Poppa & Dustin
Laughing Stock	The Company
Starlight Express	Rusty

Act 2
Entr'acte	The Company
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.	Dinah Ashley Buffy
Coaches' Rolling Stock	Dinah Ashley Buffy
Wide Smile	The Red Caboose Electra Krupp 1 and 2 Wrench Joule 1 and 2 Volta Purse
Final Race	Greaseball & Pearl Hashimoto & Volta Nakamura & Rocky 1 Rusty & The Red Caboose Weltschaft & Joule 2
Right Place, Right Time	Rockies 1,2,3,4
I am The Starlight	Rusty Poppa
Re-Run	Greaseball & Pearl Electra & The Red Caboose Hashimoto & Volta Rusty & Dustin
One Rock 'n Roll Too Many	Greaseball Electra The Red Caboose
Only You	Pearl Rusty
Light at the End of the Tunnel	The Company

US Tour (1989)

Much like the Japan/Australia tour, the US tour was a streamlined version of the Broadway show.

Bochum

Bochum 1988

The original German production was very closely related to the Japan/Australia Tour, except translated into German. The show was first updated around 1992, then in 2003, 2007, 2013, and 2018.

Bochum 2015

Act 1	Featured Characters	Act 2	Featured Characters
Ouvertüre	(Instrumental)	Rap	Company
Rolling Stock	Greaseball and the Gang	Wir haben Rhythmus	Greaseball, Pearl and Dinah
Nennt mich rostig	Rusty with Coaches	G.E.K.U.P.P.E.L.T.	Dinah with Buffy and Ashley
Nie genug	Coaches	Girls' Rolling Stock	Buffy, Ashley and Dinah
Dann pfeift er mir zu	Pearl	Mein Spiel	Red Caboose
Fracht	Freight and Coaches	Nicht der rechte Zeitpunkt, nicht der rechte Ort	Hoppers
AC/DC	Electra and Components	Starlight Sequenz	Rusty with Dustin
Pumping Iron	Greaseball, Coaches, Volta, Joule and Wrench	Dinahs Trennung	Dinah and Electra
Fracht Reprise	Company	Ein Rock'n'Roll zu viel	Greaseball, Electra and Red Caboose
Crazy	Rusty and Coaches	Für Immer	Pearl and Rusty
Hilf mir versteh'n	Pearl	Licht am Ende des Tunnels	Company
Papas Blues	Poppa and Hoppers	Megamix	Company
Bummellok	Company
Starlight Express	Rusty

Bochum 2018

US / UK / International Tours

The 2003 US Tour saw major overhauls of the older material, featuring contributions by David Yazbek. A lot of this material was stripped out of the show for the 2004 UK tour, replaced with some material from the late London production. The 2012 UK Tour saw more new material, particularly in modern orchestrations, to keep the show sounding contemporary.

Las Vegas (1993-1997)

Rolling Stock	Greaseball Greaseball's Gang
Call Me Rusty	Rusty Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy
A Lotta Locomotion	Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy
Freight	Rusty Rockies 1,2,3 Dustin Flat-Top Red Caboose Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy National Engines
AC/DC	Electra Krupp Wrench Joule Volta Purse
Pumping Iron	Greaseball Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy The Components
Crazy	Rusty Pearl Dinah Ashley Buffy
Poppa's Blues	Poppa Rusty Rockies 1,2,3 Flat-Top Dustin
Laughing Stock	The Company
Starlight Express	Poppa Rusty
The Rap	The Company
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.	Dinah
I am The Starlight	Rusty The Starlight Express
One Rock 'n Roll Too Many	Greaseball Electra The Red Caboose
Next Time You Fall In Love	Pearl Rusty
Light at the End of the Tunnel	The Company