Xanadu
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne &
John Farrar
July 12 - 28, 2013
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.
This hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, and includes, "Magic", "All Over The World", "Suddenly", "I'm Alive", "Evil Woman", "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Xanadu", to name a few, and is based on the Universal Pictures' cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly
Cast
Clio/Kira
Christine de Chavez
Sonny Malone
Michael Drake
Danny Maguire
Brian Scott
Melpomene
Gillen Brey
Calliope
Penni Paskett
Euterpe
Edith Wiggins
Erato
Kim Glover
Thalia
Ryan Balint
Terpsicore
Jon Strickland
Production Staff
Director
Walter Niejadlik
Musical Director
Toby McEvoy
Choreographer
Walter Niejadlik & Edith Wiggins
Set Design
Ron Lindblom
Lighting Design
Ginny Adams
Costume Design
Penni Paskett