XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
MAY 4 – 13
At once a hilarious send-up of the cult film of the same name, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, and a feel-good romp through 1980s culture, Xanadu blends satire, parody and drama to create a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun! A magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, descends from 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! This roller-skating, musical adventure about following your dreams, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, including the songs “Have You Never Been Mellow?,” “Evil Woman,” and, of course the title song, “Xanadu.”
CAST
KIRA (CLIO) — EMILY COKELEY
SONNY MALONE — AUSTIN ALFORD
DANNY MAGUIRE (ZEUS) — CHRISTOPHER POLSON
CALLIOPE (APHRODITE) — TISH HICKS
MELPOMENE (MEDUSA) — CATHY COX LEE
THALIA (SIREN, TUBES SINGER, CYCLOPS) — KENNETH PRICE
EUTERPE (SIREN, ANDREWS SISTER, THETIS) — LEAH GREEN
ERATO (SIREN, ANDREWS SISTER, EROS, HERA) — CLAIRE REYNAUD
TERPSICORE (SIREN, TUBES SINGER, HERMES, CENTAUR) — JOSEPH WALLER
GREEK CHORUS/DANCE CAPTAIN — LAILA AL-DUBAIS
GREEK CHORUS (AND SO MUCH MORE)
LINDSEY ANGLIN
JUSTIN COX
DANIELA FLORES
ABIGAIL HOLIHAN
MAKENNA KELLEY
CULEN MCELHANNON
TYLER MORGAN
TIFFANY SPANGLER
HANNAH TRAHAN
