Xanadu
Film and Musical
Xanadu...- Max von Essen Calliope/Aphrodite - Joanna Glushak The silly, slaphappy 2007 tuner "Xanadu" is a delicious dessert inspired by a sour stew, the 1980 stinkeroo of the same name. Disco-era jukebox of Jeff Lynne/John Farrar/Electric Light... In this article: Warner Bros., Xanadu, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Cruise, Heisman Trophy, Matthew Perry, Clio, Calliope, and World War II |
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Wikipedia | October 23, 2009
Xanadu (musical)
Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth ''.
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www.washingtonpost.com | June 13, 2007
`Xanadu' Postpones Broadway Opening
...dissatisfied with his career, the role played by Carpinello. "Xanadu" has a book by Douglas Carter Beane and features songs from the movie by John Farrar and Jeff Lynne. They include such pop hits as "Magic," "Party All Over the World,"...
In this article: James Carpinello, Broadway, I'm Alive, Jeff Lynne, Kerry Butler, Olivia Newton-John, John Farrar, and Magic
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Well-Endowed 'Gypsy' in New York
...is roller disco. Having a good time does not require familiarity with the movie or, for that matter, the score by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, which includes such pop hits of the time as "Magic," "Suddenly" and "Xanadu." The premise of the...
In this article: Gypsy, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, Arthur Laurents, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kerry Butler, Broadway, and NEW YORK
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Electric Light Orchestra
...Farrar and performed by the film's star Olivia Newton-John. The movie performed poorly at the box office, but the soundtrack did exceptionally well, eventually going double platinum . The album spawned hit singles from both Newton-John...
In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Out of the Blue, Hugh McDowell, Mik Kaminski, United Kingdom, Kelly Groucutt, and Louis Clark
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Jeff Lynne
...box-set Flashback. In 2007, the film was loosely adapted into a successful Broadway musical, incorporating almost all of the songs from the original film, and also using two other ELO hits: Strange Magic and Evil Woman. In 1981, Lynne took...
In this article: Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra, George Harrison, Richard Tandy, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, and Grammy Award
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Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth. The title is a reference to the poem, Kubla Khan, or A Vision in a Dream. A Fragment, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province where Khan establishes his pleasure garden in the poem.
The story of the musical focuses on a Greek muse, Clio, who descends from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest creation of his life - a roller disco. But, when Clio, disguised as an Australian roller girl named Kira, falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and Clio risks eternal banishment to the underworld.
The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances. It earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book. It was also nominated for Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book. A Korean production has opened, and a national tour and several foreign productions are planned.
- Name:
- Xanadu
- Music By:
- Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
- Productions:
- 2007 Workshop
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