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Jeevan as Rusty 🚂

OMG!!!

I don’t know what to think tbh….

How about you guys??

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/andrew-lloyd-webber-starlight-express-return-interview/

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StEx Appreciation Month: Components 💅

Krupp: Christian de Varas, Wrench: Kati Heidebrecht, Volta: Dawn Leigh-Woods, Purse: Gary Albers, Joule: Kirsty Wone (Bochum 2000); Wrench: Louise Conte, Krupp 2: Bernie Blanks, Purse: Wayne Williams, Joule: Bonita Bryg?, Krupp 1: Wilton Anderson (Japan Australia Tour 1987)

Favourite Songs/Scenes: AC/DC, Wide Smile, Dinah‘s Disco, I actually love all the scenes they’re in ⚡️

Favourite Costumes: actually always Broadway (I just prefer early Bochum Make Up for Purse, I’m not really into that silver makeup he had)

Unpopular Opinion: I prefer five or more components over the four we currently have & I don’t think they should all be played by actors of only one gender and rather like Wrench is played

Favourite Component: Purse 💰 I miss him

Favourite Ships: Electra × Components

Favourite Actors: Keoma Aidhen (Joule), Danielle Burgio (Volta), Kai Cameron-Jay (s/w Killerwatt), Dean Coach (Krupp), Brad Corben (Wrench), Robert Dean (Krupp), Daniel Ellison (u/s Purse), Stacey Heinz (Wrench), Zoë Hershaw (s/w Joule), Dawn Leigh-Woods (Volta), Jayred Lempriere (Volta), Louanne Madorma (Joule), Jonathan Mawson (Purse), Gianni Salvucci (Purse), Dennis Spee (s/w Killerwatt), Anthony Starr (Purse), Jared Thompson (Krupp)

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 12: Poppa/Momma 🚂

Steve Fowler (Broadway 1987, first cast); Gregory McKinnon (Bochum 1988, understudy)

Favourite Actor: Steve Fowler, David E. Moore, Reginald Holden Jennings, Reva Rice, Rochelle Sherona

Favourite Songs/Scenes: The Blues, Light 💡

Favourite Costume: Broadway but I do enjoy the glasses he wore in Bochum

Favourite Ships: Poppa × Belle

Unpopular Opinions: imo Poppa/Momma should be played by both male and female performers

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 11: Belle 💤

Janet Williams-Adderley (Broadway 1987, first cast)

that’s my gal

Favourite Actor: Janet Williams-Adderley I guess

Favourite Songs/Scenes: I loveee Belle’s Song, but also Belle (Reprise), Hey You! (The Rap) and Light (omg it’s all so amazing aaa)

Favourite Costume: Broadway of course 🥀

Favourite Ships: Belle × Poppa I guess

Unpopular Opinions: sooo many - I would love to have her back. I imagine her singing I got me in Act 2. Also I would have loved to have her in the original Bochum production. Imagine her song in German aaaa - she would probably race with Poppa/Momma in Race 2

i don’t wanna stop talking about her :(

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 7: Ashley 🚬

Andrea McArdle (Broadway 1987, first cast); Roslyn Howell (Bochum 1988, first cast)

Favourite Actor: Erin Lordan, Stacia Goad, Emma Prosser

Favourite Songs/Scenes: A Lotta Locomotion, Girls’ Rolling Stock, I love it ✨ (that’s what I call the short scene before Light in the original London version)

Favourite Costume: a mix between Broadway and early 2010s Bochum I guess - it’s not that easy haha

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 6: Buffy 🍔

Lola Knox (Broadway 1987, swing); Renee Chambers-Liciaga (US Tour 1990, understudy)

Favourite Actor: Jamie Beth Chandler, Lola Knox, Ivy Fox, Serina Mathew

Favourite Songs/Scenes: A Lotta Locomotion & Girls’ Rolling Stock

Favourite Costume: Broadway ✨ (so much love for the wig - not the preview one though)

Unpopular Opinions: I don’t like the shortened verses for A Lotta Locomotion that much

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 5: Electra ⚡️

Ken Ard (Broadway 1987, first cast); Jaime Rojas (México City 1997, first cast)

Favourite Actor: Koffi Missah, Andreas Wolfram, Ken Ard (visually), Liam Tamne (vocally)

Favourite Songs/Scenes: AC/DC, Dinah’s Disco, No Comeback (epic) but also the Rap and actually every other appearance

Favourite Costume: Broadway (as always)

Favourite Ships: Electra × Components I guess

Unpopular Opinion: I want more actresses playing Electra & more of No Comeback (the original version ofc) :(

a little bonus Ken Ard - (pre-opening night) Make Up because of the delay :)

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 4: Dinah 🍽️

Jane Krakowski (Broadway 1987, first cast)

Favourite Actor: Jane Krakowski, Abigail Dever, Rose Ouellette

Favourite Songs/Scenes: A Lotta Locomotion, That was cheating, Dinah’s Disco 🪩

Favourite Costume: Broadway but with the early Bochum skirt

Unpopular Opinions: post 2018 Dinah doesn’t really work for me :|

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 3: Greaseball 🦾

Robert Torti (Broadway 1987, first cast); Troy A. Burgess (Japan Australia Tour 1987, first cast)

Favourite Actor: Rod Weber, Andreas Wolfram, Michael Quinn, Ben Carruthers and more

Favourite Songs/Scenes: Pumping Iron but I also enjoy the little moment GB and Dinah have during Hitching & Switching in the earlier versions of the show 🫶

Favourite Costume: Broadway just without that headband + wig and makeup from 2013 ish Bochum

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 2: Pearl 🎀

Nikki Belsher (Japan Australia Tour 1990, first cast); Angela Pupello (US Tour 1990, understudy)

Favourite Actor: Reva Rice I guess

Favourite Songs/Scenes: the original He whistled at me, Only He (UK Tour), Pearl, you’ve been honoured and Whistle for me

Favourite Costume: Broadway - I love that they had both pink/white and brown/black wigs for the actresses

Favourite Ship: Prusty 🎀

Headcanon: her actual hair colour is brown/black but she likes to dye it in pink, blonde or white

Unpopular Opinions: idk wether that’s unpopular but I actually like the idea of Pearl being introduced by Control in a separate scene (as in Bochum post 2018)

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StEx Appreciation Month Day 1: Rusty 🚂

Bobbie Collins (Japan Australia Tour 1987, first cast) & Colin Munro (Bochum 1991, swing)

Favourite Actor: Marcel Brauneis, Daniel Ellison, Jack Greaves and a little shout out goes to Sean Grant (understudy on Broadway) for serving the looks

Favourite Songs/Scenes: the original Call me Rusty ✨ - just perfection, but I also enjoy his parts in Coda of Freight, Only He (UK Tour) and This is gotta be the Day

Favourite Costume: Broadway (love the Make Up) and also Bochum (post 2018)

Favourite Ship: Prusty 🎀