Belle The Sleeping Car

Belle The Sleeping Car

Belle, the Sleeping Car is a character from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Starlight Express. She is an old sleeping car, who once raced with Poppa, and, like her former partner, has fallen on hard times in her age. She races with Rusty in heat 2, however they are beaten by Electra and Pearl. Belle goes on to argue Rusty's right to replace Poppa (who won heat 3) and she comforts Dinah and persuades her to fight back in "Rolling Stock (Reprise)".

Belle's role was minimised in the Broadway production, to her singing her solo then only reappearing for the finale. In all subsequent productions Belle was omitted from the show altogether, with the intent to streamline and shorten the productions.

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