starlight express — Page 2

Awww...this was the first musical I saw. :) I was 8. At the time I loved it, and it would be fun to see it again, but I definitely don't think that it reaches the high standards more modern musicals have set since its debut in the West End. All of the music in it isn't great, but there are a couple really great songs. And while I know some people find absolutely no redeeming worth in the musical, as in all ALW musicals, there is a valuable message at the end.

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Can anyone who's seen this tour and still has a program please email or PM me? THanks
~S

there is no program for this show.

which recording do you think is the best amneris4ever?? the new one or the orginal?? thanks

yeah i like that song to a lotta locamotion. but i think alw re-wrote the song for the tour because the version i heard on the tour is more pop like a britany sprears song. i heard a clip of the old version and it sounds a whole lot different from what i saw in the tour. i wish ther was a recording of the new version of that song!! and hat that call me rusty if you like is not on the new one

This was my first show as well! I don't know about you guys but I loved it. I still listen to the sound track (Greg Ellis as Rusty). Andrew Lloyd Webber's a favorite of mine only because no two of his shows are the same. More power to him.

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boxofficejon where can i get the japanese recording? thanks =)
wahts the song list on that one?

I cought mine on EBAY. It was in its original packaging.

i saw it WAY back when in London, but never Vegas or B'way or the first national tour. The tracks through the audience were very very very exciting. It was like the Cirque of the day. And compared to the current tour, the choreography was also better (though the same woman did it). This time they cast singers and taught skating, that time they looked for skaters for the chorus roles (the show is also smaller cast on tour). It was originally done in London at the end of the "roller-disco" craze, and the cast members did amazing leaps and lifts and tricks on the skates...nearly ice-show quality but rolling. The pop-rock score was appealing. They had some good ideas in the revised current tour, but didn't follow through on them very well. The problem is that children today can see better skateboarding and in-line skating tricks at the local parks and just on most big-city sidewalks. Otherwise i do think it's an okay kid's show to get them started in musical theatre.

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