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The novelty of this show is that it uses cast members on roller skates to represent railway trains. The plot turns on the rivalry between steam trains and electric or diesel engines.

In 1988 Starlight Express began a run in German in Bochum, Germany. From 1988 till 2003 it has sold nearly 10 million tickets, making it the third highest selling musical of all time, behind Cats and The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera is a novel by Gaston Leroux, inspired by George du Maurier's Trilby''. Published in 1910, it has since been adapted many times as films and stage productions. Adaptations Stage The Phantom of the Opera ( 1984): Musical by Ken Hill, both running on Broadway.

Musical Numbers

Act I.

• Rolling Stock
• Whole Lotta Locomotion
• He'll Whistle at Me
• Freight
• AC/DC
• Pumping Iron
• Crazy
• Make Up My Heart
• Poppa's Blues
• Laughing Stock
• Starlight Express

Act II.

• The Rap
• U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D
• Coaches Rolling Stock
• Wide Smile
• Right Place Right Time
• Starlight Sequence
• One Rock and Roll Too Many
• Only He
• Light at the End of the Tunnel
• Starlight Megamix