November 10th-15th, 2023 at Randall Theater.
Get ready to roll into a mystical world of glitter, glitz, glamour, and roller disco magic! XANADU was nominated for multiple Tony and Drama Desk awards in its premiere season in 2008, including Best Musical and Outstanding Choreography, and ended up winning Outstanding Book of a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards. A jukebox musical of the highest caliber, XANADU has been called "irresistible" by the New York Times and "probably the most fun you'll have" in The New Yorker.
XANADU, with a book written by Douglas Carter Beane with Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar is directed and choreographed by Temple MFA student Dylan Cole, and performed by local Temple Theaters actors. Temple's show runs November 10th-15th 2023 in Randall Theater, 2020 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA *but has already sold out!
The show broke a one-day box office record the day after reviews came out for its Broadway production, and Temple is keeping with this tradition: Temple's XANADU's sold weeks before opening night! Patrons without reserved tickets can arrive up to an hour before any performance to be put on a waitlist.
XANADU is a wild and hilarious campy disco musical comedy takes the audience to a land where love and dreams collide on wheels. When Kira, a muse from Ancient Greece, is sent to 1980's Venice Beach she sets out to inspire struggling artist, Sonny Malone. However, a curse from her jealous sisters, make her fall in love with him. I know, with a mortal?
Madcap comedy and Disco goodness ensue in a show that is full of twists and turns certain to have you rolling. Prepare to be blown away and believing in the magic of XANADU.
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XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Directed and Choreographed by Dylan Cole
November 10th-15th, 2023 (10th, 12th & 15th at 7:30pm and 12th at 2:00pm)
Artistic Team
Director/ Choreographer - Dylan Cole
Asst. Director - Bari Rose Secondino
Music Director - George Hemcher
Asst. Choreographer - Yana Vilchynskaya
Scenic Designer - Fred Duer
Costume Designer - Becky Wetzel
Lighting Designer - Jason Norris
Sound Designer - Darren West
Projections Designer - Liam Shaffer
Production Stage Manager - Sam Cashion
Stage Manager - Sam Stoffel
Cast
Sonny- Adeleke Goring (u/s Thomas DalCeredo)
Kira/ Clio- Dierdre Tobin (u/s Taryn Murphy)
Danny Maguire/Zeus- Michael Kozloski (u/s James Maloney)
Melpomene- Curtis Harris (u/s Maria Mohajir)
Calliope- Ben Carino (u/s Capri Hill)
Erato/Siren/80/s Singer/Hera- Alexis Goode
Thalia/Siren/80's Singer/ Cyclops/Young Danny- Thomas DalCeredo
Euterpe/Siren/40's Singer/Thetis- Jasmine Villaroel
Terpsicore/Siren/ 40s Singer/ Hermes- Taryn Murphy
Swing- Sydney Davis
Swing- James Maloney
Swing- Maria Mohajir
Swing- Yana Vilchynskaya
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