Starlight Express cast has been announced

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical will open at the Wembley Park Theatre on 8 June 2024

Leading the cast are Jeevan Braich as Rusty, Kayna Montecillo as Pearl, Jade Marvin as Momma McCoy, Al Knott as Greaseball, Eve Humphrey as Dinah, and Tom Pigram as Electra.

Cast also includes Ollie Augustin, Charles Butcher, Renz Cardenas, Catherine Cornwall, Jamie Cruttenden, Kelly Downing, Asher Forth, Sam Gallacher, Lucy Glover, Pablo Gómez Jones, Scott Hayward, Lilianna Hendy, Lewis Kidd, Hannah Kiss, Oscar Kong, Emily Martinez, Deearna Mclean, Marianthe Panas, David Peter-Brown, RED, Bethany Rose-Lythgoe, Ashley Rowe, Gary Sheridan, Elly Shaw, Jessica Vaux, Jaydon Vijn, Lara Vina Uzcatia, Sharon Wattis, and Ashlyn Weekes.

As a child’s train set magically comes to life and the engines race to become the fastest in the world, Rusty the steam train has little hope of winning until he is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’.

Seen around the world by over 20 million people, Starlight Express is an electrifying experience for all ages.

Starlight Express has music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. The musical is directed by Luke Sheppard, with set design by Tim Hatley, video design by Andrzej Goulding, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, sound design by Gareth Owen, new orchestrations by Matthew Brind, musical supervision by Matthew Brind and David Wilson, and musical direction by Laura Bangay. Casting by Pearson Casting.

The musical will have new choreography by Ashley Nottingham, and Arlene Phillips returns as creative dramaturg.

Further casting is yet to be announced.