Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name (which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly). The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances, earning an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Best Book and Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Book.
Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount 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.
Year | Category | |
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2008 | Best Musical |
Videos
VAVibe Music Festival
The Prizery (6/22 - 6/22) | ||
KISSNATION SEX SYMBOL, BILLY MAY, BARES ALL - KISSNATION: READY TO ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE AT EMBER MUSIC HALL IN RICHMOND, VA
Ember Music Hall (6/8 - 6/8)
PHOTOS
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Barter Theatre (5/26 - 8/18) | ||
The Outsider
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach (5/17 - 6/9) | ||
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
ROŪGE:Theater Reinvented (5/30 - 6/9) | ||
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Little Theatre of Norfolk (5/31 - 6/23) | ||
Little Shop of Horros
The Hurrah Players (7/26 - 7/28) | ||
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Barter Theatre (6/15 - 8/17) | ||
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