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The Painful Spectacle of Starlight Express (WitW S2E3)

The Painful Spectacle of Starlight Express (WitW S2E3)

Update: 2021-06-21

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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!

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The Painful Spectacle of Starlight Express (WitW S2E3)

The Painful Spectacle of Starlight Express (WitW S2E3)

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