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OK LONDON CAST ANNOUNCED SO I HAVE THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUGHTS

Butch Lesbian Greaseball?

AMAZING 100% CAN'T WAIT IM SCREAMING IM IN LOVE I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HER SLAY

Return of Tassita? I'm excited. Before now, Tassita hasn't seen the light of day, only appearing in the 2017 Workshop before the 2018 rewrites. We'll see what this character looks and acts like. Hopefully, they'll have an actual personality but we'll see.

About the casting of a male identifying actor as Tassita, I'm not sure how I feel about it. The coaches have always been ladies. When Volta and Wrench were covered by guys, the coaches and Joule were the only girls in the show pre-2018. I bet that Benz (First Cast Tassita) and all of the other Tassita covers will definitely do an awesome job and totally slay on stage, but I don't know how to feel about the genderswapped!Tassita. This may be just me and my tism brain but idk. I wish all the Tassita's an amazing run and to break all of the legs once it opens! (ofc not literally)

A Rusty and Pearl of color? Amazing. It's awesome that we're back to having a black Rusty since the role was originated by a black actor in London. Ray Shell, the original Rusty, has said multiple times that he's very thankful for getting to lead a West End show as a black performer and I love that this brings Rusty to his roots. Similarly with Pearl. There have been first cast Pearls of Color and covers of color before but they've been a tragic rarity. Ofc the queen Reva Rice originating the role on Broadway is continuing to do an awesome job on the Bochum stage. I cannot wait for these two to step into the skates of these iconic characters!

Overall, I'm cautiously excited. In general, I feel like the show is mixing the 2018 changes and some of the changes introduced in the 2017 Workshop. As for the new characters, we'll see more about them closer to opening night.

Now, to speculate. I feel like characters like Orange Flash and Grey Wolf may be racers or new Nationals of some kind. It's not new to add new Nationals so those names sound more flashy while characters like Porter and Lumber may be additional freight. Seeing context clues, Lumber might be some kind of wood transportation car ( i dont know the official name for it)

Well, what do you think? Do you like these changes? Do you not? Do you like the cast?

#starlight express

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Hello! Uh, gender bent Greaseball cause it was discussed and made my eyes go awooga

From Danny Zuko to Betty Rizzo, what a sight

#hummunahummunahumnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #this is beautiful #starlight express #greaseball the diesel

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CEE BEE <3

First one is from an expression challenge sent by a friend of mine and the second is from a whiteboard

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the girls ever..... 2

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More of my little trains 😊 (they can talk too)

#starlight express #all of these voices fit so well omg

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the girls ever

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(1997 Cast)

💓🍽🍔🚬

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Pearl redesign (GreenGhostlyJekyll on DeviantArt) Do not remove source/edit/ trace/repost!

just going to lean heavy into the shells/pearls design.

#starlight express #pearl the observation car

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Rusty: *meeting Pearl for the first time* Holy whoa! I just talked to a girl!

#starlight express #stex rusty #rusty the steam engine #source: my hero academia

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#look at him! #he's such a little guy! #HE'S SO CUTE! #starlight express

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Question

#starlight express #stex dinah #dinah the dining car #stex ashley #stex greaseball #stex ruhrgold #stex turnov #stex krupp #stex flat top #stex joule

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The cat of the railway train is here to make sure nothing goes wrong! (And to accept scritches.)

#look at him #he’s doing great #starlight express #stex pearl #stex rusty

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Christmas already? Mannnnn

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shock. horror. awe. i drew prusty again. totally out of character for me

photo that this is based on under the cut :3

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SHES ROLLIN STOCK, ROLLING STOCK!

Dinah deserves more love she gets the short end of the stick like every song

Plus I love when a girl steals a guys song in a much catchier Reprise

#starlight express #dinah the dining car #stex dinah #THIS IS SO GOOD OP! #girls rolling stock really needs more love

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She's so cute! I love her!

JOKES ON YOU GUYS I’ve lured you into a false sense of security it’s OC POSTING TIME

this is Perri the Green Caboose! Sweeter then sugar and just as shy, this little caboose is always ready to assist!

Despite her shyness, sometimes she can been seen staring into space, or flinching at loud bangs….wonder what happened to this poor caboose?

#starlight express

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Them🤸‍♂️