Xanadu
Broadway Musical Previews
May 23 2007
Opened July 10 2007
Closed September 28 2008 Run
49 previews & 512 performances Producer
Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Sara Murchison, Dale
Smith, Tara Smith, B Swibel
Creative
Douglas Carter Beane book
Jeff Lynne & John Farrar music & lyrics
Christopher Ashley director
Dan Knechtges choreographer
David Zinn costume design
Howell Binkley lighting design
David Gallo scenic design
T Richard Fitzgerald & Carl Casella sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Kerry Butler |
Clio
Kira |
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Cheyenne Jackson |
Sonny |
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Tony Roberts |
Danny Maguire
Zeus |
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Jackie Hoffman |
Calliope
Aphrodite |
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Mary Testa |
Melpomene
Medusa |
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Curtis Holbrook |
Thalia
Siren
Young Danny
'80s Singer
Cyclops |
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Anika Larsen |
Euterpe
Siren
'40s Singer
Thetis |
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Kenita R Miller |
Erato
Siren
'40s Singer
Eros
Hera |
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Marty Thomas |
Featured Skater |
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Andre Ward |
Terpsicore
Siren
'80s Singer
Hermes
Centaur |
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Synopsis
From the producers:
"Xanadu follows the journey of
a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the
heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a
quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest
artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO…hey, it's
1980! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal
Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos
abounds"
The Road to Broadway
Not a long nor hard road. A couple of
readings in Summer 2006, workshop in January 2007, open on Broadway
four months later. Jane Krakowski and Cheyenne Jackson were slated
to star but other commitments got in the way. Jackson would later
return to replace James Carpinello
In the Movies
The 1947 film Down to Earth,
starring Rita Hayworth as Terpsicore, was the inspiration for 1980's
Xanadu, the film that inspired the stage musical. Olivia
Newton-John played Kira, Michael Beck played Sonny and Gene Kelly
played Danny McGuire
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