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[strandinthewind]

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO going to see this!!!!

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Christopher Ashley to Direct Xanadu Musical Off-Broadway

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98702.html

Here's a more recent story that I saw on a blog:

EVERY other movie is being turned into a musical these days, so why not that tacky touchstone of the disco era - "Xanadu"?
A musical version of the much-maligned 1980 Olivia Newton-John vehicle was unveiled to potential investors last week at New World Stages.

The producers are trying to raise $2 million to bring the show to an off-Broadway theater in the fall.

For their backers' audition, they managed to line up a first-rate cast, including Jane Krakowski and Broadway heartthrob Cheyenne Jackson ("All Shook Up").

It's hard to imagine that a show based on a movie one critic called "the most dreadful, tasteless movie of the decade - indeed, of all time" could be much good.

But I've got to report that the buzz isn't terrible.

"You've got to like camp, but if you do, it's fun," said a person who attended the workshop.

The best thing going for it, apparently, is a funny script by Douglas Carter Beane, who also wrote last season's critically acclaimed off-Broadway play "The Little Dog Laughed," which is moving to Broadway in the fall.

"He embraced the inherent tackiness of the whole thing," my spy says.

Directed by Chris Ashley, "Xanadu" features many of the, um, memorable songs from the film - "Suddenly," "Magic," "All Over the World."

"It was like going back to the 'Solid Gold' era," my spy adds.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO going to see this!!!!

Me too, it's a must!

[RavenOfRhiannon]

OMG!!!!

I also heard that Jai Rodriguez is in this, AS ONE OF THE MUSES!!! I kid you not