you are 1000% correct idk what they were thinking! especially C.B.. C.B./wide smile is one of my favorite songs of the whole musical and he is so pivotal to the plot, belle has a gorgeous song, and the second heat is just really good!
True Dumdummies the same duo tim rice and Andrew Lloyd. L Loyd because he was with L liabilities. Greed my pal, that's it. Ah, yeah, and the swiss rule.
Please, bring Starlight Back home to London. I watched the show in London in 1996, was gonna go to Bochum n watch it, before this stupid pandemic, hopefully next year
I grew up watching and listening to this whenever it was the school holidays, I cried my eyes out the last time I saw it before they had to rip the stage out... it was absolutely brilliant. I loved James who played Rusty, he's such a lovely guy and very talented ❤
I saw Starlight Express ten years ago and yesterday and it is still amazing. Stop being so negative :) plus the song light at the end of the tunnel is still in the musical 🤷🏼♀️
It's with so many differences that there is gonna be conflict. But ya know there are parts That I love from every version. The reason that this is my all time favorite musical is because your left with wanting more with things left unsaid or unmentioned. Like what's the true reasoning behind "there's always me" or just in general the relations between the characters. Plus the hard work and innovation with using rollerskates. With the fact that it's all for love of being a child and living free. Anyways that's my opinion.
@Marriah I think Starlight Express should have been on film. In fact that musical should have been made into a movie in 1989, released by Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Jim Henson, one year earlier before his death in May 1990. What do you think it would be like if the musical was made into a movie? Please tell me.
@@1997calvert Well, this is something going into shows being made into proshots which is a icky thing to talk about if made into a blanket statement. But in terms of Starlight express I believe it would be awesome because the demands it calls for doesn't fit a Broadway stage well and only really works in a entire theatre build around for the show. With a medium such as film they have a opportunity to tell their story better in subtle ways to help balance the spectacular special effects that off put people seeing it as either a bland story or just a rollerskate arena show. If they did decide to work with it being proshot however it would be a missed opportunity if they just filmed the stage and not take advantage of what the new medium can do. I get with the loads of changes being made over the decades it would be somewhat troublesome, but really all that's needed is to fill in the blanks on narrative so it becomes a more compelling story for all ages instead of "shiny show to distract kids" or "(starlight express repeated over and over again)"
And as for the movie being made and cancelled, I believe at the time ALW wanted to keep it under his own jurisdictions as the core idea of Starlight express was to continue on with a idea despite being rejected (with his rejected Thomas the train episode pitches). Doing something and being able to do it without someone telling him no and not seeing eye to eye on his vision or even try to find understanding. He wanted to persevere in spite of what the world told him he could not do. With Disney I can see it being cancelled mainly because of the hand they have in things; if they have disagreements or differences in vision Disney is in a position where they either go with what they want or not at all. So I can see ALW shutting down or not doing business with them at all on something like this.
@@sondersighs I'm glad you agree and I agree with you too it would only work with a proper movie format. I can imagine a great collaboration between the Walt Disney Company, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson bringing Starlight Express to life on the motion picture screen, can't you?
0:31 - Rolling Stock 1:08 - A Lotta Locomotion 2:00 - AC/DC 3:03 - Pumping Iron 4:01 - Crazy 4:29 - Make Up My Heart 5:01 - The Starlight Sequence (I Am The Starlight) 6:00 - The Downhill Final 7:14 - Next Time You Fall In Love 8:10 - Light at the End of the Tunnel
That’s why the new London version (1992) has someone screaming “he’s got a gun” towards the beginning of AC/DC. I wonder if Killerwatt skates on with a pewpew in the new version?
I've always Loved it Since I saw it Yesrs ago .. we took our Friends up to see the show years ago ...But the Orcratra Pit was flooded XXX 😐 But we hot footed it across London to see Blood Brothers ....we had to stand ... we were aloud our drinks Bonus !! But Shame We all couldn't see Starlight Express XXX
I think Starlight Express should have been on film. In fact that musical should have been made into a movie in 1989, released by Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Jim Henson, one year earlier before his death in May 1990. Anybody think what it would be like to see the musical made into a movie?
@@marcusblackwell2372 I'm gad you think so. We do need a movie of Starlight after all.I imagine my choice of retro movies that should have been made. Can you imagine a collaboration between Walt Disney Studios, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson? Please tell me.
@@1997calvert I think if it were made in the 20th century, like to promote the original show or the "New" one, Amblin, George Lucas and Henson would be best because honestly, the soundtrack doesn't really sound like a Disney film from that era. If it were made nowadays, I think DreamWorks would be best, if they can get Andrew Lloyd Webber in as writer
One day I want to make an animated version of the film, using actual trains to perform the characters based on them. The only part I wonder about is how to make trains dance.
I've seen this production a few times and each time I noticed how Dinah's accent is pretty horrible, which is ironic consider the non-rhoticity of General Southern American English is a direct descendant of the non-rhotic forms of British English brought over with the original settlers. Considering this actor is British, she could've just used much of her own accent to give a little more reality to the character. Minor quibble of course.
Ok whoever made the decision to remove C.B., Belle, and the second heat, you have no place in this world
you are 1000% correct idk what they were thinking! especially C.B.. C.B./wide smile is one of my favorite songs of the whole musical and he is so pivotal to the plot, belle has a gorgeous song, and the second heat is just really good!
True Dumdummies the same duo tim rice and Andrew Lloyd. L Loyd because he was with L liabilities. Greed my pal, that's it. Ah, yeah, and the swiss rule.
Please, bring Starlight Back home to London. I watched the show in London in 1996, was gonna go to Bochum n watch it, before this stupid pandemic, hopefully next year
It’s coming back to London in 2024
I've been trying to find decent footage of Spencer as ACDC for years and here it is. He was always amazing in that role.
I grew up watching and listening to this whenever it was the school holidays, I cried my eyes out the last time I saw it before they had to rip the stage out... it was absolutely brilliant.
I loved James who played Rusty, he's such a lovely guy and very talented ❤
ALW should listen to what these people are saying and stop being ashamed of this musical. Watching this took me back in time to many happy evenings.
He has changed the whole German show into a desaster
Maybe he should give the rights over to someone who loves the show and stop him from killing it completely
Such amazing memories
Cornelia Braun I can’t believe he took out the most popular song too! Light at the End of the Tunnel
I saw Starlight Express ten years ago and yesterday and it is still amazing. Stop being so negative :) plus the song light at the end of the tunnel is still in the musical 🤷🏼♀️
It's with so many differences that there is gonna be conflict. But ya know there are parts That I love from every version. The reason that this is my all time favorite musical is because your left with wanting more with things left unsaid or unmentioned. Like what's the true reasoning behind "there's always me" or just in general the relations between the characters. Plus the hard work and innovation with using rollerskates. With the fact that it's all for love of being a child and living free. Anyways that's my opinion.
@Marriah I think Starlight Express should have been on film. In fact that musical should have been made into a movie in 1989, released by Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Jim Henson, one year earlier before his death in May 1990.
What do you think it would be like if the musical was made into a movie? Please tell me.
@@1997calvert Well, this is something going into shows being made into proshots which is a icky thing to talk about if made into a blanket statement. But in terms of Starlight express I believe it would be awesome because the demands it calls for doesn't fit a Broadway stage well and only really works in a entire theatre build around for the show. With a medium such as film they have a opportunity to tell their story better in subtle ways to help balance the spectacular special effects that off put people seeing it as either a bland story or just a rollerskate arena show. If they did decide to work with it being proshot however it would be a missed opportunity if they just filmed the stage and not take advantage of what the new medium can do. I get with the loads of changes being made over the decades it would be somewhat troublesome, but really all that's needed is to fill in the blanks on narrative so it becomes a more compelling story for all ages instead of "shiny show to distract kids" or "(starlight express repeated over and over again)"
And as for the movie being made and cancelled, I believe at the time ALW wanted to keep it under his own jurisdictions as the core idea of Starlight express was to continue on with a idea despite being rejected (with his rejected Thomas the train episode pitches). Doing something and being able to do it without someone telling him no and not seeing eye to eye on his vision or even try to find understanding. He wanted to persevere in spite of what the world told him he could not do. With Disney I can see it being cancelled mainly because of the hand they have in things; if they have disagreements or differences in vision Disney is in a position where they either go with what they want or not at all. So I can see ALW shutting down or not doing business with them at all on something like this.
@@sondersighs I'm glad you agree and I agree with you too it would only work with a proper movie format. I can imagine a great collaboration between the Walt Disney Company, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson bringing Starlight Express to life on the motion picture screen, can't you?
@@1997calvert As I expressed above, I can see it being a cash grab or an argument on where to put financing and decision differences in general
0:31 - Rolling Stock
1:08 - A Lotta Locomotion
2:00 - AC/DC
3:03 - Pumping Iron
4:01 - Crazy
4:29 - Make Up My Heart
5:01 - The Starlight Sequence (I Am The Starlight)
6:00 - The Downhill Final
7:14 - Next Time You Fall In Love
8:10 - Light at the End of the Tunnel
Everyone really glossin over how Krupp rocked up with a fuckin glock huh
And it's a banger, too
That’s why the new London version (1992) has someone screaming “he’s got a gun” towards the beginning of AC/DC. I wonder if Killerwatt skates on with a pewpew in the new version?
O this is great. I love this Rusty and Pearl.❤❤❤
I've always Loved it Since I saw it Yesrs ago .. we took our Friends up to see the show years ago ...But the Orcratra Pit was flooded XXX 😐
But we hot footed it across London to see Blood Brothers ....we had to stand ... we were aloud our drinks Bonus !!
But Shame We all couldn't see Starlight Express XXX
This means somewhere, there is a full version of this recording.
I wish, there's no full proshots for stex 😭😭
I hope so, most musicals get recorded in full to keep a recored, (at least what I heard) so hopefully one day we get to see a full version
@@crazycat2405 There are some full records of Starlight Express, however they're not in great quality
I think Starlight Express should have been on film. In fact that musical should have been made into a movie in 1989, released by Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Jim Henson, one year earlier before his death in May 1990.
Anybody think what it would be like to see the musical made into a movie?
And here I was thinking I was all alone.
I think we need a movie like this in the modern Hollywood landscape
@@marcusblackwell2372 I'm gad you think so. We do need a movie of Starlight after all.I imagine my choice of retro movies that should have been made. Can you imagine a collaboration between Walt Disney Studios, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson? Please tell me.
@@1997calvert I think if it were made in the 20th century, like to promote the original show or the "New" one, Amblin, George Lucas and Henson would be best because honestly, the soundtrack doesn't really sound like a Disney film from that era.
If it were made nowadays, I think DreamWorks would be best, if they can get Andrew Lloyd Webber in as writer
One day I want to make an animated version of the film, using actual trains to perform the characters based on them. The only part I wonder about is how to make trains dance.
thank you for this video!!!!Stex is so amazing!
4:18 woah!
I've seen this production a few times and each time I noticed how Dinah's accent is pretty horrible, which is ironic consider the non-rhoticity of General Southern American English is a direct descendant of the non-rhotic forms of British English brought over with the original settlers. Considering this actor is British, she could've just used much of her own accent to give a little more reality to the character. Minor quibble of course.
So you have a recording of this production?
Yeah, she straight up says "My name is Diner."
Joule looks different here 🧐
The later London designs are different than the Bochum ones and the original London design for Joule. Nice to see a Joule fan!
That's how her costume looked in the London production.
Someone knows who is Greaseball? I think it‘s Nigel Casey. Seems so.
Definitely Nigel.
Deffo Nigel! I saw him many, many times as G.B :-)