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Lyndsay Kaldor's avatar

OMG I loved reading this, it took me right back to the late 90s and a trip to see Starlight Express, quite possibly alongside a meal at the Capital Radio Cafe Leicester Square (such a treat). I only remember the total madness and wanting to be Pearl. I think my sister and I often duetted as Rusty and Pearl on long car journeys 😆 feeling very inspired to listen to the soundtrack right now and to indeed go and relive this show in 2024! xx

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Zoe Paskett's avatar

So glad it brought back happy memories! This sounds like my sister and I with Cats, prancing around on the furniture like Mungojerry and Rumpleteaser 😃 I can't recommend going enough, a real treat

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Lyndsay Kaldor's avatar

Haha brilliant, we loved Cats, Macavity was my speciality! xx

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Annexes's avatar

I saw it as a kid and I LOVED it. We played the cd so much I can still recite most of the songs. I went through a nasty breakup nearly 25 years after seeing this musical and my brain went 'I've been U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.Deeeeeee'. Starlight Express forever - whatever it is, who cares! Now I'm wondering whether I should or should not go and see it a seoncd time

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Zoe Paskett's avatar

I really recommend going! I reckon you'll enjoy it even more if you liked it the first time. And from what I understand they've updated a lot of things so plenty new stuff to enjoy

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Liv Rowe's avatar

This piece was such a wild and fun ride. I've never heard of this campy musical but it sounds like a trip! I have myself always held a grudge against ALW but simply because the fictional Broadway producer in The Nanny - one of my all time favorite shows - has a grudge against him!

Thanks for the shout-out ❤️

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Zoe Paskett's avatar

My main grudge is him flying from NY to London to vote to cut tax credit for low-paid workers. But I also think his music is basic, so any level of grudge against him is fine by me!

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Zoe Paskett's avatar

(that said, this show is bonkers in such a great way)

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