#poppa

I suppose I'll just get right into it. First the list of characters, then the songs (excluding little bits/non-songs like Taunting Rusty and the races), then the rest.

Cast:

Rusty

Pearl

Greaseball

Dinah

Electra

CB

Ashley

Buffy

Poppa

Belle, the Sleeping Car (called Memphis Belle)

Dustin

Flat-Top

The Rockies

Volta, Joule, Wrench, Purse, and Krupp

The original National Engines

Duvay and the Sleepers

Control

Setlist (* = will be addressed below):

Entry Of National Trains

Rolling Stock

Call Me Rusty

A Lotta Locomotion ('83 Workship version, but with Buffy added.)

He Whistled At Me (Minus the Rusty/Pearl conversation.)

*Dinah/Greaseball duet

Freight (With the girls bullying the boys.)

AC/DC

Pumping Iron ("Trying to build my body, trying to lose my mind" and "Stretching my bullworker, heaving on my weights" switch spots because I feel that it'd sound better that way.)

Sleepers moment

*Dinah solo

Hitching and Switching (probably original)

Crazy

*That was Unfair (extended)

That's Me/There's Me (duet)

Poppa's Blues

Belle's Song (Combo of OG & Broadway — especially "sniffing the coke.")

Starlight Express

The Rap: Hey You

*Make Up My Heart

Pearl Twirl

U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.

Girls' Rolling Stock

Wide Smile (Mostly the Broadway version, except he says the OG "...C.B." in the chorus instead of Broadway's "...the Red Caboose," until the ending after Electra & co leave.)

I Was Robbed

Right Place, Right Time

I Am The Starlight

Rusty and Dustin

*Dinah's Disco (extended)

No Comeback

One Rock & Roll Too Many

I Do and/or Only You (I really want "I Do," and it feels redundant to do both in a row, but I feel like "Only You" is important?)

*GreaseDinah reunion (extended)

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Starlight Express Megamix (of course)

Notes:

This is about 60% the 1984 original, so keep that in mind.

We are leaning hard into the 80's here! None of that trying to modernize StEx they've been doing since the 90's. It doesn't work, and the hyper-80's...ness is one of the best things about StEx!

Dinah & Greaseball look most like the original Dinah and Greaseball. (Though Dinah's hair looks like this. I'll get to her costumes below.) Greaseball looks completely like Jeff Shankley's GB.

Most of the costumes look like the Broadway versions.

However, Pearl gets 3 costumes: Her pants outfit from the '84 previews (but with white pants), followed by her sleek Broadway dress outfit (w/ Electra), and then the fluffy dress outfit (w/ GB).

Dinah has 2 costumes. The first is more Broadway (but I dislike the leggings, so different ones), and then, when she pairs with Electra, she changes to an outfit that is similar to her OG outfit.

C.B.'s look is very similar to the original, except his pants are black, and he has his later hat.

I want some of the choreography from the '83 workshop. ( x x x x )

Dinah & Greaseball banter a bit because "Incapable of feeding yourself, Greaseball?" Ohhh *chef's kiss* 2017 London Workshop did something right!

*Dinah & Greaseball get a couple's duet. It's a fun, cute, rock/80's pop mix song that touches on their love for each other and how they don't care about others' bullshit. ("Our Lips Are Sealed" kind of vibes, I suppose.)

Ashley and Duvay are sisters.

Greaseball pulls the girls during "Freight," like he originally did.

*Dinah gets a solo after "Pumping Iron" after the Sleepers talk their bullshit. It'd be about 3½ minutes long. If you've read my Dinah rants, you can get an idea of what it's about.

Greaseball, Bobo, and Espresso are part of the choreography during "Crazy" toward the end, racing around with Dinah, Ashley, and Buffy. (I promise this is FIRE in my head. Have faith. 🥺)

*Grease & Dinah have a longer argument before their breakup, incorporating the melody of their breakup from the '83 workshop.

Dinah and C.B. have a duet. It's the Broadway version of There's Me combined with That's Me. (Dinah sings her solo part first.)

*Pearl sings "Make Up My Heart" about Rusty, Electra, and Greaseball. (Explanation here.)

*"U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D." is slower, sadder, and has more lyrics, like it was in the '83 workshop.

Buffy & Ashley are finally canon. It's Complicated™️, but they get it together by the end.

*"Dinah's Disco" is a bit longer, as is *Dinah & Greaseball's reunion/makeup.

Pearl is absolutely like original Pearl in this: A selfish bitch (who learns and gets better by the end); she is not "naive." ("Further from my vision" over "Sadder but no wiser.")

We actually acknowledge that Pearl is an asshole. But, like Greaseball, she learns and is working on herself by the end! 🙌🏽

Pearl apologizes to Dinah at the end. FINALLY. (During a break in LATEOTT.)

Control loves the engines/coaches/freight, and they love him. He's just a bossy little kid, but they're also actin' up. (I'm open to Control being a girl.)

Electra and the Components do come back.

I... think that's it. I hope didn't forget anything.

(Spoilers for the Broadway 'Rag Dolly')

@sk3tchyy42 hehe

Before Momma and Poppa started to drift away from eachother, Momma got Poppa a gift!! She bought him a beautiful French doll named Babette, this doll was given to her from her own grandmother but Momma wanted Poppa to have it because Poppa likes dolls/collects them or toys.. in return Poppa makes Momma a rag doll, named Raggedy Ann (this event takes place before the events of Rag Dolly) , while Momma and Poppa are away from home going on dates or traveling, Ann and Babette explore the house together the two become very good friends but very soon become lovers!!! (the two mostly sit on a shelf holding hands blushing hehe) Sadly though Momma left him and has Marcella at this time, she threw away Ann and ran off to find some joy in life.. Poppa finds Ann in the trash and takes her back inside and fixes her up... Poppa gives Ann away to Marcella as a gift for her birthday once she turned 6.. Marcella loves Ann a ton after her birthday and keeps her safe every single day.. so what happen to Babette? Well Babette is up on a shelf sitting alone in Poppa's room, collecting dust.. one day on a quiet morning in May (this takes place after the events to Rag Dolly) Marcella was exploring the house and found the French doll!! Marcella begins to show Ann and tell her all the news, Ann just stares at Babette admiring her again and Babette is staring at Ann with rosy cheeks and heartfelt memories.. two hug and began to cry, cry, and cry happy warm tears of joy.. tears of bittersweet memories they both have, times they wouldn't forget even if they pushed eachother out of their mind they couldn't

The two dolls hug.. Marcella looks at the two with a huge grin happy the two girls are reunited again..

Poppa, who's scared out of his skin of rats: yes

Dustin: Excellent! Momma?