'Starlight Express' extends performances through June 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about a train set that comes to life has new choreography by Ashley Nottingham in a production directed by & Juliet's Luke Sheppard.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express has extended performances until June 2025, after opening at the newly reconfigured Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre last weekend.

Lloyd Webber's musical about a train set that comes to life has new choreography by Ashley Nottingham in a production directed by Luke Sheppard, with Arlene Phillips returning as creative dramaturg.

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, Sharon Wattis, Ashlyn Weekes, Shaniyah Abrahams, Cristian Buttaci, Alexander Brooks, Barnaby Halliwell, Mimi Soetan, and Arabella Stanton complete the cast.

Producer Michael Harrison said: “Following the sensational response to Sunday’s opening night, and the huge critical acclaim for the show, I am thrilled to already be extending our run at Troubadour for a third time.

"Starlight Express has always brought a new generation into the theatre. From our very first performance, it’s been brilliant to see young and old come together to delight in Andrew and Richard’s iconic songs and the spectacular new setting in Wembley. There is overwhelming public demand for Starlight, and we are now releasing almost 150,000 new seats for sale. The race is on to get your tickets!”

Starlight Express has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, with set design by Tim Hatley, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, video design by Andrzej Goulding, new orchestrations by Matthew Brind with Andrew Lloyd Webber, musical supervision by Matthew Brind and David Wilson, and musical direction by Laura Bangay.

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