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'Starlight Express' will return to London in 2024 (www.londontheatre.co.uk)

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express has been seen by over twenty million people worldwide, and will make its return to London in a specially designed auditorium.

The musical originally opened in London at the Apollo Victoria in 1984 where it ran for over 7,400 performances. One of the most successful productions has been in Germany at the specially constructed Starlighthalle where it has been running since 1988.

"I am thrilled that Starlight Express will be powering down the tracks again," Andrew Lloyd Webber said in a statement. "The world's first truly immersive musical will this time be an experience like no other. Watch out for the big new plot twist and you will discover why steam power is the future of the railway."

Starlight Express is a high-energy musical that centres around a child's train set which magically springs to life. As engines race to be the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train finds hope and inspiration in the legend of the Starlight Express.

Director Luke Sheppard (&Juliet, The Little Big Things) leads the creative team for this new production, which features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Roller-skating stage musicals are practically a subgenre. There's the OG (?) of course: The Rink. I've never seen a production but I assume it features roller skating as it's about a roller skating rink. Then there's Starlight Express, Xanadu, The Little Mermaid and (technically not roller skating but I'm gonna include it anyway as roller skating was their fallback solution if they couldn't get the ice rink to work) Kimbery Akimbo.

A quick google also reveals a show called Skates the Musical, and this article lists a number of film musicals that featured roller skating.