Initial casting has been announced for the big new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express in London.
In terms of principles, Starlight Express will introduce Jeevan Braich as Rusty, Kayna Montecillo as Pearl, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Al Knott as Greaseball, Eve Humphrey as Dinah and Tom Pigram as Electra.
The ensemble will include Ollie Augustin, Charles Butcher, Renz Cardenas, Catherine Cornwall, Jamie Cruttenden, Kelly Downing, Asher Forth, Sam Gallacher, Lucy Glover, Pablo Gómez Jones, Scott Hayward, Lilianna Hendy, Lewis Kidd, Hannah Kiss, Oscar Kong, Emily Martinez, Deearna Mclean, Marianthe Panas, David Peter-Brown, RED, Bethany Rose-Lythgoe, Ashley Rowe, Gary Sheridan, Elly Shaw, Jessica Vaux, Jaydon Vijn, Lara Vina Uzcatia, Sharon Wattis and Ashlyn Weekes.
Read biographies for the principles and ensemble cast of Starlight Express.
Yet to be announced are some of the other principle characters in Starlight Express including Poppa, Duvay, Ashley, Dustin, Belle, Flat Top, Wrench, Volta, and Ruhrgold.
The iconic musical is set to make a triumphant return to London from 8 June 2024 at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. The production recently extended its run due to overwhelming demand for tickets and is now booking through to February 2025.
The show promises to be an immersive theatrical event, with a cast of 40 whizzing around and above the audience on special tracks in the specially reconfigured auditorium.
Songs in the show, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, include AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the End of the Tunnel, and Starlight Express.
Starlight Express plays in London from 8 June 2024 to 16 February 2025.
Also announced today is that to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Starlight Express opening in London, a limited edition pressing of the original cast recording will be released on a special collector’s 1LP Zoetrope on 7 June. The recording will feature Stephanie Lawrence, Frances Ruffelle, Jess Shankley, Jeffrey Daniel and Ray Shell, plus a special bonus track from the 1992 re-launch of the show in London.
Book tickets to Starlight Express at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
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