The production is set to begin performances at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley on the 8th June.
Casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1984 musical.
Directed by Luke Sheppard (The Big Little Things), the cast will be led by 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.
They will be joined in the production by 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. Further casting has yet to be announced.
As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.
Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, Starlight Express originally opened at the Apollo Theatre in 1984, closing in 2002 with the choreography being originally provided by Arlene Phillips.
This revival of the musical will include new orchestrations and musical supervision by Matthew Brind as well as new choreography by Ashley Nottingham (Pacific Overtures).
Meanwhile, the creative team behind this revival includes: Tim Hatley (Back to the Future) who will be designing the sets, with Gabriella Slade (Six) on costume design and Phillips part of the creative team, alongside video designer Andrzej Goulding (Life of Pi), lighting designer Howard Hudson (& Juliet) and sound designer Gareth Owen (MJ the Musical).
To find out more about the show visit: https://www.starlightexpresslondon.com/ . You can also book tickets by visiting: London Theatre Direct, London Box Office or LW Theatres.