Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name (which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly). The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances, earning an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Best Book and Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Book.
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! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
Year | Category | |
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2008 | Best Musical |
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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Martin Marietta Center for the Arts (4/4 - 4/6) | |
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The Trip to Bountiful
Theatre Raleigh (3/26 - 4/6) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
DPAC (4/29 - 5/4) | |
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Tuck Everlasting
Studio 1 (5/2 - 5/18) | |
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The Wiz
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center (8/5 - 8/10) | |
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TR In Concert: Oren and Krystin Bailey
Theatre Raleigh (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville (3/27 - 3/27) | |
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The Notebook
DPAC (7/14 - 7/19) | |
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Back to the Future: The Musical
Durham Performing Arts Center (5/20 - 5/25) | |
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