ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS - LIVE ON STAGE to be screened to cinemas
Photo credit: Pamela Raith
Trafalgar Releasing has revealed the theatrical release date for ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS - LIVE ON STAGE, which will be in cinemas internationally including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia and Canada on 26 November for a limited time only.
From Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man behind some of musical theatre’s most iconic works, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS - LIVE ON STAGE is a high-octane filmed theatrical event, fully immersing audiences of all ages inside a world of speed, song and storytelling. Filmed during the musical’s triumphant 2024 revival, which was produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, this worldwide phenomenon invites audiences everywhere to cheer Rusty the Steam Train on to victory.
STARLIGHT EXPRESS made its thrilling return to London when the production opened to widespread critical acclaim in June 2024 at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, including the brand-new song ‘Hydrogen’ composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and original lyricist, Richard Stilgoe. Since then, it has gone on to win multiple awards, including an Oliver Award and a record-breaking seven WhatsonStage Awards. It is London’s longest running revival of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in 20 years. The production is now embarking on a world tour in 2027.
The stage show is directed by Luke Sheppard, with set design by Tim Hatley, costumes by Gabriella Slade, lighting by Howard Hudson, sound by Gareth Owen, video design by Andrzej Goulding, wig design by Campbell Young, make-up design by Jackie Saundercock, casting by Pearson Casting, new orchestrations by Matthew Brind with Andrew Lloyd Webber, musical direction by Denise Crowley, musical supervision by Matthew Brind and David Wilson, choreography by Ashley Nottingham, and creative dramaturgy by Arlene Phillips. The stage production was filmed in London by director Brett Sullivan of Steam Motion and Sound.
The film stars Jeevan Braich as Rusty, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Olivia Ringrose as Greaseball, Asher Forth as Electra, Sophie Naglik as Pearl, Georgia Pemberton as Dinah, and Jaydon Vijn as Hydra.
The cast is completed by Amber Weston, Amiyah Goodall, Ashley Rowe, Bethany Rose Lythgoe, Charles Butcher, Charlie Russell, Christopher Azzopardi, Cletus Chan, Dante Hutchinson, Dieuwke Tonissen, Evan Taylor-Benyacar, Hannah Kiss, Hattie Leddington Wright, Isaac Edwards, Iwan James, Jake Mickleburgh, Jamie Addison, Jamie Cruttenden, Jessie Angell, Kelly Downing, Lara Vina Uzcatia, Lewis Kidd, Lucy Glover, Maddy Erzan-Essien, Mila Isaacs, Nicky Wong Rush, Nicole Louise-Lewis, Ollie Augustin, RED, Sam Gallacher, Scott Hayward, Sheridan, Tamara Verhoven Clyde, and Temi Olawole.