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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 -
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. Reference, official site -
Bochum Casts 2008 2017
Starlight Express has been playing continuously in Bochum, Germany, since 1988. First Decade - 1988 - 1997 -
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 -
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 -
1993 Las Vegas production
An abridged production of Starlight Express played at The Hilton Theatre at the Las Vegas Hilton (now known as the Westgate Las Vegas) from 14 September 1993 to 30 November 1997. The production was contracted -
A Lotta Locomotion
"A Lotta Locomotion" is a song performed in various productions of Starlight Express between 1984 and 2013. This is the original song that introduces the Coaches to the audience. Control sends Rusty to fetch -
1988 Bochum production
Starlight Express opened in Bochum, Germany on 12 June 1988 at a specially-built venue, the Starlight Express Theater (formerly the Starlighthalle). It is currently the only permanent production of Starlight Express. By 2017, the -
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 -
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 -
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 -
1987 Japan/Australia Tour
The Japan/Australia Tour ran from 15 November 1987 to 29 May 1988, a large-scale, "in-the-round " production that toured sports arenas. The production was so popular in Japan that it was revived -
Starlight Express (song)
"Starlight Express" is the final song of Act 1 of Starlight Express. Rusty expresses his doubt in the Starlight Express – the god-like force that inspires Poppa – while imploring the Starlight to reveal itself -
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 -
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 -
Entry of the National Engines
The Entry of the National Engines introduces the engines who are competing in the Championship Race. Each engine enters in turn, either solo or accompanied by a Marshal who carries their national flag and hands -
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 -
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 -
Volta
Volta is Electra's freezer truck in Starlight Express. As part of the superstar's entourage, Volta is the Personal Assistant, closest to the boss, planned as his race partner in the original show. As -
Pumping Iron
"Pumping Iron" is a rock'n' roll song in which Greaseball boasts about how attractive and powerful he is. Greaseball arrives onstage and the various female characters flock to him. He dances with each -
Starlight Express Theater
The Starlight Express Theater is a theatre in Bochum, Germany. It was built to house the German production of Starlight Express, which opened in 1988 and is still running. The theatre holds the Guinness World -
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 -
Greaseball
Greaseball is the diesel engine from Starlight Express. He is the top dog of the train-yard, the reigning champion of the races, he is confident, suave, and a heart-breaker. Being the desirable engine
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