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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 -
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 -
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 -
Wide Smile
"Wide Smile, High Style" (originally known as "C.B.") is Caboose's big reveal of his plans to sabotage the final race. Moments before the race, Caboose seeks out Greaseball to assure him that -
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 -
One Rock & Roll Too Many
"One Rock'n' Roll Too Many" is a downtempo rock shuffle in Act 2 of Starlight Express. It comes immediately after the final race, in which Greaseball, Electra, and Caboose lose to Rusty and -
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 -
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/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 -
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 -
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 -
Make Up My Heart
"Make Up My Heart" is a ballad sung by Pearl as she agonises over her choice of race partner: Rusty, the little steam engine or Electra, the flashy'engine of the future'. Having not -
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 -
1988 Bochum production
Starlight Express opened in Bochum, Germany on 12 June 1988 at a specially built venue, the Starlight Express Theater. It is currently the only permanent production of Starlight Express. By 2017, the production had been -
1987 Japan/Australia Tour
From 15 November 1987 to 29 May 1988, a large-scale, "in-the-round " production of Starlight Express toured sports arenas across Japan and Australia. The production was revived in 1990, touring Japan from 24 -
Pearl/Appearance
As the principal female role in Starlight Express, Pearl gets a lot of attention. Her costume always puts her centre-stage, standing out as the brightest, shiniest coach. Various attempts have been made to pull -
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 -
Light at the End of the Tunnel
"Light at the End of the Tunnel" is the big, gospel-flavoured finale to Starlight Express. After the big 11th hour duet between Rusty and Pearl, Poppa and the ensemble are led to their -
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 -
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 -
Bochum Casts 2008 2017
Starlight Express has been playing continuously in Bochum, Germany, since 1988. First Decade - 1988 - 1997 -
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 -
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
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