"Melbourne run ended on 12 December 2011 the production moved to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney where it played from January to April 2012. The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. Richard Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber wrote the musical's book together. Stilgoe also provided additional lyrics. Based on the eponymous French novel by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath"
"The Starlight Express The Starlight Express is a children's play by Violet Pearn, based on the imaginative novel ""A Prisoner in Fairyland"" by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1915. On 9 November 1915 Sir Edward Elgar was invited by Robin Legge, music critic of ""The Daily Telegraph"", to write the music for a children's fantasy play to be produced at the Kingsway Theatre that Christmas. The play was ""The Starlight Express"", an adaptation of a novel by Algernon Blackwood called ""A Prisoner in Fairyland"", by Blackwood and Violet Pearn."
"Express Starlight Express (song) ""Starlight Express"" is the 'showstopper' number from the musical ""Starlight Express"". In the show, it is performed by Rusty, the show's protagonist. Before the song, he has been told by the old steam engine Poppa of a magical locomotive, named the Starlight Express, who will aid him in need. The song has been rewritten in many languages, but has always kept the same title, apart from when the production opened in Mexico, when both the show and the song were renamed ""Expreso Astral"". The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in the key of E"
"Starlight Express (song) ""Starlight Express"" is the 'showstopper' number from the musical ""Starlight Express"". In the show, it is performed by Rusty, the show's protagonist. Before the song, he has been told by the old steam engine Poppa of a magical locomotive, named the Starlight Express, who will aid him in need. The song has been rewritten in many languages, but has always kept the same title, apart from when the production opened in Mexico, when both the show and the song were renamed ""Expreso Astral"". The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, in the key of E flat"
"""R.E.V.E.N.G.E."" on Greaseball, who she now sees as a complete ""B.A.S.T.A.R.D."" (In the Las Vegas production, she sees him as a ""S.C.U.M.B.A.G."") Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the song in the key of B flat major. It is played in a country and western style. The song is reprised when Greaseball can't find the word to apologise to Dinah. She recommends he spell it instead, so (being a bit of a dunce) he tells her he is ""S.O.R.R.R.Y."" Starlight Express has had many revisions made to the costumes, make-up, choreography, wigs, set, characters and musical numbers. Of all the notable musical"
"used to sign himself ""T"". Curiously, Clytie Hine, 'The Laugher', gets no mention. ""The Musical Times"" thought well of her. The Starlight Express Daddy ... O. B. Clarence Mother ... Ruth Maitland Grannie ... Una O'Connor Jimbo ... Ronald Hammond Monkey ... Elsie Hall Jane Anne ... Mercia Cameron Cousin Henry ... Owen Roughwood Mme Jequier ... Juliette Mylo Miss Waghorn ... Mary Barton Tramp ... Charles Mott The Starlight Express The Starlight Express is a children's play by Violet Pearn, based on the imaginative novel ""A Prisoner in Fairyland"" by Algernon Blackwood, with songs and incidental music written by"
"to Andrew Lloyd Webber, ""Starlight Express"" has its roots in three abandoned projects: an animated TV series based on Thomas the Tank Engine, a novelty pop single, and an animated film based on Cinderella. In 1974, Lloyd Webber approached author Reverend W. Awdry about adapting Awdry's Thomas the Tank Engine stories as an animated TV series. Following the meeting, Lloyd Webber starting composing, with actor and children's TV writer Peter Reeves contributing lyrics. They pitched their material to Granada TV, who commissioned a pilot episode. The episode was completed in early 1976, but Grenada ultimately decided not to produce a"
"composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and is in the key of E major. It is a highly thematic number, starting with Rusty alone. The tune to Rusty's number, Starlight Express plays. Then, as the Starlight Express, joins, he sings the tune of Only You, a theme not yet heard at this point. He gives Rusty his message through the verse. Rusty then comes back with the Starlight Express theme, to say he doesn't understand. The Starlight Express continues the theme Rusty is singing to explain. Rusty, realising what he is being told, joins the Starlight in the Only You theme,"
"Express ran for 7,409 performances in the West End, making it the eighth longest-running musical in history. The Broadway production of ""Starlight Express"" opened on 15 March 1987 at the Gershwin Theatre. It ran for 761 performances, closing on 8 January 1989. Created by the original team of Trevor Nunn (direction), Arlene Phillips (choreography) and John Napier (design), Starlight Express on Broadway was extensively revised from the original West End production. The story was localised, with the trains now racing across America for a trophy called the ‘silver dollar’. The plot was streamlined, with one fewer race compared to the"
"Starlight (Matt Cardle song) ""Starlight"" is a song by British singer-songwriter Matt Cardle. It was written by Matt Cardle, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard and Seton Daunt. It was released in the UK as the second single from his debut studio album, ""Letters"" on 4 December 2011. The song was co-written between Matt Cardle, Ash Howes, producer Richard Stannard and mixer Seton Daunt. It was one of the first songs that Cardle wrote for the album. Despite expressing his wishes at releasing ""Starlight"" as the album's single, its release was postponed in favour of ""Run for Your Life"". The single eventually"
"of the Tunnel""). The voice-over characters The Engines The Coaches The Freight Trucks Electra's Components Ensemble The musical numbers in ""Starlight Express"" have changed many times since the first production opened in 1984. Each new production is ‘re-invented…rewritten, rearranged, restaged and brought up to date… rather than just [being] a copy of the original.’ This is because the show was envisaged as an introduction to live theatre for young audiences, particularly audiences ‘for whom theatre was a no-go zone’. The score is grounded in popular music, which changes with each generation. Therefore, as Lloyd Webber has said, ‘""Starlight Express"" by"
"its nature has to change’. This list shows the musical numbers in the original West End production, then which numbers have been added or removed over the years. † denotes songs no longer used in any production of ""Starlight Express"". Additional songs These songs have been added to various incarnations of the show: The original production (1984-1992) The first production of Starlight Express opened on 27 March 1984 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre. It was directed by Trevor Nunn. Arlene Phillips created the roller-skating choreography. John Napier designed by the set, which featured race tracks extending from the stage into"
"re-use that music, and he wove many reminiscences of it into the score. He worked on it enthusiastically, and in just over a month had produced over 300 pages of score – songs and incidental music – in time for the rehearsals. On 6 December the two chosen singers, the Australian-born soprano Clytie Hine and baritone Charles Mott, rehearsed with Elgar. ""The Starlight Express"" was produced by Lena Ashwell at the Kingsway Theatre in London, as one of her high-quality wartime entertainments. The production was announced in ""The Times"", mentioning that the small orchestra pit of the theatre would be"
"West End production. Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also made many changes to the music and lyrics, notably adding a ballad for Pearl, ‘Make Up My Heart’, which has been included in every production since, and a reworked version of ‘Engine of Love’, the novelty pop song Lloyd Webber wrote in 1977 for Earl Jordan. On 12 June 1988, ""Starlight Express"" opened at a purpose-built theatre in Bochum, Germany. As of 2018, the production is still running and has been seen by more than 16 million people. The creative team included the choreographer and designer from the West End and Broadway"
"1980s. In 1984, the interior was extensively modified by the introduction of a 'race track' that ran through the audience, for the show ""Starlight Express"" with performers on roller skates. The show premièred on 27 March, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and directed by Trevor Nunn and ran for 7,406 performances, over 18 years. With the removal of the 'tracks', the interior was extensively restored by architects Jaques Muir and Partners. This included the removal of 3,500 incandescent lamps that had become difficult to maintain and consumed a considerable amount of power. These were replaced by 88,000 low power LEDs"
"suggested staging the show on roller skates. In 1983 the first act of ""Starlight Express"" was workshopped by Nunn and Phillips with a cast that included the comedienne Tracey Ullman. Based on workshop's success, ""Starlight Express"" went into full-scale production with an opening date of March 1984. ""Starlight Express"" has been revised many times since it was first produced. Each professional production has differed from the last. These differences range from tweaks to lyrics, to the omission or inclusion of entire songs, characters and sub-plots. Throughout ""Starlight Express""’s history, however, the fundamental story has stayed the same: a young but"
"He would call out the words 'Starlight Express'. The Starlight Express, would sing as an OV, rather than appearing onstage. This time, however, ""Rusty"" can see the Starlight, rather than the audience, and looks directly above them, to a light shining down on him, with 'stars' shining all around. When they both sing the 'Only You' theme, Rusty is lifted into the air amongst the stars, coming down to pick up his helmet at the end. Starlight Sequence The Starlight Sequence is a showstopper from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express. It is performed by Rusty, a young, naive Steam Locomotive"
"to the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ""Cats"" (1981) was to become the longest running musical in London, where it ran for 21 years before closing. On Broadway, ""Cats"" ran for 18 years, a record which would ultimately be broken by another Lloyd Webber musical, ""The Phantom of the Opera"". ""Starlight Express"" (1984) was a commercial hit, but received negative reviews from the critics. It enjoyed a record run in the West End, but ran for less than two years on Broadway. The show has also seen two tours of the US, as well as an Australian/Japanese production, a three-year"
"Starlight (Taeyeon song) ""Starlight"" is a song recorded by South Korean singers Taeyeon and Dean for the former's second extended play ""Why"" (2016). The song was released on June 25, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as the EP's lead single. The song's lyrics were penned by Jam Factory's Lee Seu-ran, while its music was composed by Jamil ""Digi"" Chammas, Taylor Mckall, Tay Jasper, Adrian McKinnon, Leven Kali, Sara Forsberg, and MZMC. ""Starlight"" is a pop and R&B song that features synthesizers in its instrumentation. Its lyrics detail a romantic relationship. The single received generally positive reviews from music critics, who were"
"article). It is probably meant to show a point where there is a strong development in Rusty's character. The Starlight Express Introduction was performed on Broadway and in London by Poppa and Belle. In later revisions, it is performed only by Poppa and has been shortened significantly. The number uses the first verse and chorus tunes from the London Production, and is used for the moment when Rusty first hears of the Starlight Express. In the first Bochum version this part was sung by Poppa and Control. All versions of the song can be found on the following recordings; Starlight"
"Only You (Pearl and Rusty) ""Only You"" is the love duet from Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Starlight Express"". It is performed by the protagonist, Rusty, a young steam locomotive and his true love, the observation car, Pearl. ""Only You"" is the second version of the show-stopping love song at the key moment in ""Starlight Express"". In the Original London production, Pearl sang a solo ""Only He"", a passionate power ballad originally performed by Stephanie Lawrence. At the end of this solo Rusty came to find Pearl, and together they sang a very short reprise of the song, ""Only You"". ""Only He"""
"17, January 1994. ""Taylor's score has several attractive songs . . . They're all sung as if they are the hottest songs to come from the West End."" - Show Music, USA, autumn 1993 edition. Success! Success! is a musical by Bernard J. Taylor that was first recorded in 1993 as a studio concept album featuring various West End performers including Lon Satton (who created the role of Poppa in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express), Claire Moore, Kathryn Evans, Jessica Martin and Maurice Clarke. It had its world premiere stage production in Rotherham, Yorkshire, in 1995. Following are extracts of"
"Around the same time as writing ""Engine of Love"", an American TV station invited Lloyd Webber to compose songs for an animated film of Cinderella. In this version of the story, the Prince would hold a competition to decide which engine would pull the royal train across the United States of America. Cinderella would be a steam engine and the ugly sisters would be a diesel engine and an electric engine. The project went into development hell, but Lloyd Webber remained interested in the idea of telling a story with trains. ""Starlight Express"" proper began in early 1981. Lloyd Webber"
"also replaced her previous power ballad 'Only He', which occurred before the duet; Only You. The German equivalent is 'Hilf mir versteh'n', which means 'Help Me Understand'. The Spanish equivalent is 'No Resiste Mi Corazón', meaning 'My Heart Does Not Resist'. The music is by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics are the work of Richard Stilgoe. The song is in E flat major in most productions, with the exception of Broadway, where it was in F major. The English language lyrics always start with; The German version being far from a translation; Starlight Express Make Up My Heart Make Up"
"Express (Christina Aguilera song) ""Express"" is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for to her film ""Burlesque"" (2010). Written by Aguilera, C. ""Tricky"" Stewart and Claude Kelly and was produced by Stewart, ""Express"" is an uptempo electropop number. The track premiered on November 3, 2010 on ""On Air with Ryan Seacrest"" to promote the soundtrack. It was also released to Australian radio as a single on December 6, 2010. ""Express"" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised its both old-school–and–contemporary sound. It attained moderate chart success, peaking at number two on the US Bubbling Under Hot"
"Starlight Sequence The Starlight Sequence is a showstopper from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express. It is performed by Rusty, a young, naive Steam Locomotive and the Starlight Express, a magical Steam Locomotive that comes at midnight to help Steam Locomotioves in need. Rusty, who wants to compete in the world championship railway races, has lost self belief because Greaseball and Electra have been taunting him, and his coach, Pearl has dumped him for faster locomotives. In this number, the Starlight Express, sent by Rusty's father, Poppa, has come to tell Rusty that true power comes from within. The music was"
"Andrea Friedrichs took over the roller skate musical ""Starlight Express"" at Bochum and boosted its success with artistic innovations and creative marketing measures. In 2008, ""Starlight Express"" celebrated its 20 birthday and it is deemed to be the most successful musical in the world, even with its own entry to the Guinness Book of Records. Over 12 million viewers had seen the show at the time – today the number is over 16 million. In 2005, the Starlight Express producer and artists were granted a special award and received a Platinum CD by Universal Music for achieving sales of over"
"Success! Success! is a musical by Bernard J. Taylor that was first recorded in 1993 as a studio concept album featuring various West End performers including Lon Satton (who created the role of Poppa in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express), Claire Moore, Kathryn Evans, Jessica Martin and Maurice Clarke. It had its world premiere stage production in Rotherham, Yorkshire, in 1995. Following are extracts of some of the reviews: ""Great writers of stage music have always proved themselves to be versatile. In the light of the favourable reaction it received it would have been more than easy for Taylor to"
"English translation by Edward J. Dent was used for the first time. He then sang in a considerable number of other operas. In 1911 Carey started collecting English folk songs in Sussex with Dorothy Marshall, and later in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. World War I interrupted most of Carey's musical activities; he was a ward orderly in the Medical Corps in France, among other duties, although he did publish ""Ten English Folk Songs"" in 1915. Also in 1915, he began setting ""The Starlight Express"", but Sir Edward Elgar was given the commission. After the war, he took part in Rutland Boughton's"
"The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The key is dependent on the production;, in London it was D major (Only he was in C Major); Germany, A major, later B major; Broadway, C Major; Australia/Japan, A major; and in the UK tour B Major. It later transposes up a tone twice in all versions but London. The tune is also used in the 'Starlight Sequence', along with the Starlight Express theme. The ""Only You"" theme represents discovery; of Rusty's self belief, of Pearl's love. Underneath the tune is a very simple chord sequence. Variations on the sequence have"
"full series as they feared that Awdry's stories were not then popular enough outside the UK to justify investing the time and money needed to make the series. After withdrawing from the project, Lloyd Webber heard a recording of an American soul singer, Earl Jordan, who could sing three notes at once in the style of a steam whistle. Lloyd Webber and Peter Reeves wrote a novelty pop song for Jordan called ""Engine of Love"", which was released in 1977. The song failed to chart, but ""Engine of Love"" would go on to feature in some productions of ""Starlight Express""."
"Weekend festival in summer 2006. ""Starlight"" was written by Muse lead vocalist Matt Bellamy and produced by Rich Costey. Bellamy commented that he first wrote the song on a boat in bad weather. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme commented that it is ""a love song about missing someone, friends, family, someone you love"". According to the music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, ""Starlight"" is an alternative rock song. It is set in the time signature of common time and composed in a moderate tempo of 121.5 beats per minute with the bridge sped up to 122.5 beats per minute."
"the show is based around a concept rather than a linear plot, author Andrew Lloyd Webber had intended to create a show that was not meant to ""reflect [or] comment on the world, even in an oblique, metaphorical way."" This was a drastic difference from the metaphors that defined the concept musical. Thus, the concept musical branched out into the megamusical, which utilizes spectacle and increased technology to ""radicalize the imagistic potential of musical theatre."" ""Starlight Express"", an ""experiment"" by Lloyd Webber, debuted on the West End in 1984 and on Broadway in 1987. Like ""Cats"", the show focuses on"