ACT ONE ******* The little boy plays with his trains until his mother orders him to go to bed. As the boy's dream unfolds, he introduces the champion engines of the world, including Greaseball, the diesel locomotive from the U.S.A. SONG: "Rolling Stock" * When Rusty the Steam Engine announces his intention to race, he is mocked by others-even Pearl, the observation car of his dreams. SONG: "Call me Rusty" * Pearl,Dinah the dining car,Buffy the Buffet car and Ashley the smoking car step forward and state thier romantic interests. SONG: "A Lotta Locamotion" * Pearl say's she'll know her dream train long before she sees him, because "He'll whistle at me". SONG: "He'll whistle at me" * Pearl's reverie is interrupted by the appearance of the frieght cars Flat Top, Dusting and the three Rocky's. SONG: "Frieght is great" * Suddenly, a strange Module appears, surrounded by the Components Krupp, Wrench, Purse, Volta and Joule. From the module, a super sleek Electra emerges. SONG: "AC/DC" * Greaseball the reighning champion, announces he will win the first race. SONG: "Pumping Iron" * Rusty, Greaseball, Electra and the other enginges each boast that they will win. Soon, all the characters sing of thier own strengths. SONG: "Coda of Frieght" * Control tells the engines they can't race without partners. When Pearl is invited to join Electra for heat one, Rusty feels rejected.
Alone, Pearl wishes that choosing between Rusty and Electra were somehow easier. When she choses Electra, control tells Rusty to scram. SONG: "Make up my heart" * Racing against Espresso, Nintendo, and Electra, Greaseball wins the first elimination heat. He and Electra have a place in the final. Afterward, Poppa an old steam engine, appears and urges Rusty not to lose faith in the power of steam. SONG: "Poppa's Blues" * Poppa says Rusty should try a new power-the power of the Starlight Express! When Control announces a last-minute opening in the race, Poppa and Dustin enter as a team. To everyone's astonishment, Poppa wins the second elimination race. Bobo places second. An exhausted Poppa convinces Rusty to take his place in the final. Greaseball, Electra and the others tell Rusty he hasn't got a chance. SONG: "Laughing Stock" * To win the race, Rusty knows he needs the power of the Starlight Express. Alone in the darkness, though, he wonders if the power is real. SONG: "Starlight Express" ______________ *INTERMISSION* -------------- As act two begins, Electra, Greaseball and thier followers rap about thier own powers. Greaseball dumps Dinah and angers Electra by stealing Pearl away from him. SONG: "The rap" * Dinah sings out her anger and heartbreak at losing Greaseball. SONG: "U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D" * Ashley and Buffy urge Dinah to make Greaseball jealous by racing with Electra. She agrees to do so...unless Greaseball changes his mind. Buffy hooks up with rusty. SONG: "Coaches rolling Stock"
In the final, Rusty wins well against Bobo, Electra and Greaseball, but a crash on the bridge stops the race. Greaseball, Electra and others blame Rusty for the wrech and beat him up. Pear Laments "This wasn't how I wanted it." Rusty tells the three Rocky's he was cheated out of winning the race. They say that winnings all a matter of timimg, and he's a loser like them. SONG: "Right place, Right time" * Rusty feels dejected until a familiar voice (poppa's) urges him to believe in himself. "The starlight express is no more nor less than you". Inspired Rusty reenters the race, with Dustin as his partner. During the rerun of the final race, Bobo is eliminated, Greaseball and Electra Crash, and Rusty saves Pearl. Against all odds Rusty wins. * Electra and Greaseball admit that all thier fast living has taken it's toll. SONG: "One rock and roll too many" * Pear realizes that her first love is her true love. She and Rusty make up. SONG: "Next time you fall in love" * Greaseball tells Dinah that he is S.O.R.R.R.Y. Poppa convinces him and Electra to convert to Steam. When control tries to interfere, the trains yell "Shut it" Together the trains celebrate thier newfound freedom of power. SONG: "Light at the end of the tunnel"
Starlight Fun Fact: Each of the four 1,500-pound, custom designed flatcars that bring audience members close to the action of Starlight Express contains 17 seats and can support 5,000 pounds. The cars are powered by electric motors and hydraulics. Studded tires and rear-wheel steering give the flatcars manuverability on the ice during races! Another Starlight Fun fact: The skater who performs as Rusty is engaged to the skater who performs Dinah! Character list: All characters except Red Caboose. New Character- Canuk (mexican railway train)