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Starlight Express the Musical Wiki
It's race night! Take your seats for the world championship railroad race. Who will win? Will it be diesel? Will it be electric? Or will it be steam? Starlight Express is a musical unlike -
Wide Smile
"Wide Smile, High Style" (originally known as "C.B.") is Caboose's big reveal of his plans to wreak havoc on the final race. This is the major plot twist in the story. Initially -
AC/DC
AC/DC is Electra the Electric Engine's show-stopping introduction number. The number starts with a'technical problem' causing a power cut, resulting in the Engines and Carriages powering down. From the gloom and -
1984 London production/Cast Lists
Starlight Express ran in London for 17 years. Full accurate cast archives are not publicly available, and published cast lists did not include dates. Booth Singers: Pauline Burr, Mary Carewe, Derek Chessor, Barbara Courteney-King -
Freight
"Freight" is a musical number in Act 1. It introduces the Freight train. Rusty is told by Control to fetch the Freight train, in order to assemble all the characters so the racing engines -
I Was Robbed
"I Was Robbed" is the scene immediately following the Uphill Final, in which Rusty is strongly discouraged from thinking of racing again. Later versions of the show use a musical cue entitled "Terrorising Rusty -
1984 London production
The West End production, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Arlene Phillips opened on 27 March 1984 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it ran for over 17 years and 7,406 performances. The -
1988 Bochum production/2018 Bochum Revisions
The 30th anniversary of the German production saw major revisions, similar in scale to the 1992 "'New' Starlight Express" in London. These revisions were developed from in the 2017 workshop. Having kept his distance from -
Poppa
The wise older engine, Poppa/Mama was a champion in their day. Sadly, their day is long gone, and now they hang around the freight yard, singing The Blues and preaching of the Starlight Express -
Pearl
Pearl is the newest of the coaches, the female lead of Starlight Express and best friends with Dinah the Dining Car, Buffy the Buffet Car and Ashley the Smoking Car. She is an observation car -
Caboose
Caboose is the brake van at the back of the freight train. He is also one of Starlight Expres s's main villains: he sabotages engines in the race, either by putting on his brakes -
Bochum Casts 1988 1997
Starlight Express has been playing continuously in Bochum, Germany, since 1988. First Decade - 1988 - 1997 -
Call Me Rusty
"Call Me Rusty" is a song in Act 1 in which Rusty responds to being mocked by Greaseball and his Gang. Its length, its lyrics and its position in the show have changed many -
Coda Freight
Coda Freight is a reprise of "Freight ", sung by the entire ensemble. An argument breaks out between Greaseball (and Coaches) and Electra (and Components), bragging about who will win the race. Gradually the National Engines -
Right Place, Right Time
"Right Place, Right Time" is an acrobatic breakdance number performed by the Rockies/Hip Hoppers. It is their attempt to buoy up Rusty's spirits, in saying "Hey, sh*t happens." Rusty, having just -
Crazy
"Crazy" as an upbeat number in which Rusty tries to convince the coaches to see him as a credible race contender. Control has commanded that all engines find their race partners in Hitching and -
1987 New York production
The Broadway production of Starlight Express opened on 15 March 1987 at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 761 performances, closing in January 1989. This version featured extensive revisions to the plot and the -
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.
"U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D." is Dinah the Dining Car's big solo, in which she laments having been dumped by Greaseball for Pearl. So far, poor Dinah has had -
Electra
"The Engine of the Future", wild and startlingly different from everyone else, Electra brings the excitement and danger of the unknown, a star presence with his entourage of Components. Electra is arrogant, supremely self -
Rusty
Rusty is a young steam engine and the main protagonist of Starlight Express. He has big dreams of winning the championship railroad race and the heart of the beautiful Pearl. Rusty is a steam shunter -
There's Me
"There's Me" is a brief, sweet interlude from the action as Caboose tries to assure Dinah that, although her boyfriend Greaseball has left her, she's not alone. It was performed in various -
Flat-Top
Flat-Top is the brick truck in Starlight Express. Cheeky and irreverent, Flat-Top treats the race night as an entertaining diversion from working in the Freight train. "Flat-Top. He's the punk of -
Rockies
The Rockies are boxcars, part of the freight train in Starlight Express. They were replaced in some productions between 2003 and 2018 by the Hip Hoppers. -
I Do
I Do was added in 2012 to fill the eleventh hour of Starlight Express. It is sung by Pearl and Rusty as their love song of realisation and forgiveness. It replaces "Only He ", "Only You -
Dinah
A sweet and affectionate dining car who is best friends with Pearl. Her love interest in the show is Greaseball, the reigning champion. Dinah begins the show in an established relationship with Greaseball, friends with
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