XANADU BRINGS WORLD RENOWNED GRAPHIC DESIGN ARTISTS TO BROADWAY FOR
XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY!
...AND YOU HAVE 4 MORE CHANCES TO WIN ONE!
The Producers of Broadway's critically acclaimed surprise hit, XANADU, and the show's Director of Merchandise Karen Davidov, are pleased to announce the XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY! Sneak Peek and contest presented by BroadwayWorld.com, which will lead to the upcoming release of XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY! The showbook was conceived by world renowned graphic designers and collaborators Mark Melnick and Chip Kidd, who USA TODAY called "the closest thing to a rock star in graphic design today", with Xanadu's own Karen Davidov as Creative Director. The book also includes a Foreword by Chip Kidd.
On Friday evening, April 4th, XANADU'S "show" book will be available for purchase at the Helen Hayes Theatre and online at www.xanaduonbroadway.com
Over the next ten days, XANADU and Broadwayworld.com will sneak peek pages from XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY! as well as share stories of the book's creative process. Each sneak peek will be accompanied by a chance to win a copy of the book! The grand prize at the end of the 10-day period is a copy of the book PLUS 2 fantastic tickets to see Xanadu on Broadway.
XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY! came out of discussions between the producers and Davidov about how to do a showbook that was different from what consumers usually find on Broadway. Traditionally, two kinds of "souvenir" books exist: more mainstream production photo driven "programs" and the hard cover table books like Wicked's Grimmerie. XANADU THE BOOK! SERIOUSLY! offers a kind of rebel hybrid book to both of these options by combining the artistry of two of the world's leading book designers with a high-end, oversized art-mag format.
Producer Tara Smith offered, "We wanted this book to be less traditional - something that combines the joyful, irreverent fun of the show's experience with the themes of what the show is really about: creative inspiration, universal freedom of expression, the dreams of underdogs – all that good stuff that makes the fun worthwhile. Since Xanadu is about muses of inspiration, the book explores the muses that inspired Xanadu's creative team."
Creative Director Karen Davidov added, "It was important to everyone that we take people behind the scenes to give them a more intimate look at the creative process; a personal experience."
