The Painful History of Lloyd Webber's WILD Train Musical

All aboard! As we continue forward on our journey of theater history, today we'll be making a stop to look into the painful spectacle of Starlight Express. Fresh off the success of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber would follow it up with a musical about anamorphic trains. What could go wrong?

Special thanks to Robert Torti and Josie Campbell for helping me learn the story more!

Executive Producers ? ($10+ on Patreon):
Defunctland
Riley McMakin
Brent Black
NoxieZeBat
Nate Gardner
Ethan
Julian Dene
LAZTM Productions
Tommy Kindall
Abigail Verzella
John Fogg

Best in the Biz ? ($5+ on Patreon) :
Sarah Hammer
Max Rohtbart
Anon
Clarissa Wee

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Great Research Sources:

"Starlight Express Alumni Podcast" with Peter Liciaga
https://starlightexpress-club.mountlaurelmartialarts.com/

"Skating the Starlight Express" by Michael Fraley
https://www.amazon.com/Skating-Starlight-Express-Michal-Fraley/dp/1458374327

"The Megamusical" by Jessica Sternfeld
https://www.amazon.com/Megamusical-Profiles-Popular-Music/dp/0253347939/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+megamusical&qid=1592986346&s=books&sr=1-1

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