'Starlight Express' extends performances through October 2025

The musical about a train set that comes to life features a cast of 40 on rollerblades performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express has extended for a fourth time at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London. Performances will now continue until 26 October 2025.

The musical about a train set that comes to life features a cast of 40 on rollerblades performing some of musical theatre’s most beloved songs, including "AC/DC," "Make Up My Heart," "Light at the End of the Tunnel," and "Starlight Express."

The cast includes 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.

Jamie Addison, Jessie Angell, Ollie Augustin, Charles Butcher, Renz Cardenas, Catherine Cornwall, Jamie Cruttenden, Kelly Downing, Isaac Edwards, Asher Forth, Sam Gallacher, Lucy Glover, Pablo Gómez Jones, Scott Hayward, Lilianna Hendy, Dante Hutchinson, Lewis Kidd, Hannah Kiss, Oscar Kong, Emily Martinez, Deearna Mclean, Marianthe Panas, David Peter-Brown, Harrison Peterkin, RED, Bethany Rose-Lythgoe, Charlie Russell, Gary Sheridan, Jessica Vaux, Jaydon Vijn, Lara Vina Uzcatia, and Ashlyn Weekes complete the cast.

The young actors are Shaniyah Abrahams, Cristian Buttaci, Barnaby Halliwell, and Mimi Soetan.

Producer Michael Harrison said: “Andrew and I and everyone associated with Starlight are absolutely thrilled with the way the public have embraced our new production and the standing ovations and rapturous applause the cast receive every night. It’s wonderful to already be announcing our fourth extension and we look forward to welcoming many more audiences into the Starlight auditorium.”

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Photo credit: Starlight Express cast. (Photo courtesy of production)