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Xanadu

Book by Douglas Carter Beane

Music & Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar

Based on the Universal Pictures Film

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July 11, 12*, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, Aug. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 @ 7:30pm

July 13, 20**, 27†† Aug. 3, 10  @ 2pm

*denotes PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH performance

†denotes scheduled U/S performance

**denotes talk back performance 

†† denotes captioned performance

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Directed by Jessica Johnson

Choreographed by Keely Cobb & Eric Ventura

Music Direction by Branden McKinnon

Vocal Direction by Vance Corum

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This Tony-Award-nominated, 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 & John Farrar.


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! But when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.

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CAST

Ilyana Nightingale as KIRA
Hunter Healy as SONNY
Chad Sweet as DANNY
Amy Gianos as CALLIOPE
Cindy Sabatini as MELPOMENE
Hannah Sage Sloan as EUTERPE
Serena Dantzler as ERATO
Lincoln Rocchi as THALIA
Christopher Ross as TERPSICORE

Marco Bisio III as SWING

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ELECTRIC ELYSIUM- The Xanadu Band

- where synths shimmer forever and disco never dies - 

Born from the glittering depths of Mount Olympus’ VIP lounge, Electric Elysium is the house band of the gods. When Zeus wants a groove and Orpheus wants a solo, this is who they call. Resurrected for one night only to power the roller-skating magic of Xanadu, these celestial rockers are here to light up your afterlife—one wheel at a time.

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Featuring:

Brandon McKinnon- conductor/bass

Patricia Brewer Keyboard/Synth I
Brandon Harnish- Keyboard/Synth II
Dylan Faulkner- Guitar “Bob”
Brandon Dodge- Drums/Percussion
Nathaniel Hamer- Bass sub
Sue Whitehouse- Keyboard 2 sub

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CREW

Stage Manager: Riley Kveton

Asst. Stage Managers: Marco Bisio III & Dylan Flynn

Scenic, Lighting & Sound Designer: Chad Sweet

Props Design: Jessica Johnson

Accent & Dialect Coach: Rosie Brownlow-Calkin

Intimacy Director: Thomas Rao

Costume Design: Suzi Harvey & Sadie Belle Shore

Hair & Make-Up: Morgan Nott

Dramaturg: Luis Galvez

 

Why "Xanadu?"- a statement from the Artistic Leadership Committee

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"Full of fun and recognizable music, this surprising choice has not been produced locally in recent memory. We believe people will welcome this ode to the roller-skating, disco-dancing 80s! And we’re incredibly excited to see what our tech team will do with this show - because at least one of them has been asking to do this show for years! Now add in the creative and fun ideas our team already has for audience engagement - roller skating nights, partnerships with a local Greek temple, a disco dance party- and we’re going to have a fantastic summer!"

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​"Xanadu" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

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