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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/15- STARLIGHT EXPRESS

By: Mar. 15, 2014
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Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!

Today in 1987, Starlight Express opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 761 performances. Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) and Arlene Phillips (choreography), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour). The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates.

In celebration of this day, we bring you '"Starlight Express" and "Light at the End of the Tunnel" as performed at the 1987 Tony Awards. Click below to check it out!





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