Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
#0Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 10:09am
You have to believe we are magic, nothing can stand in our way.
This has truly made me happy today. I cannot wait.
They better have the "roller ballet" at the end and a plethora of leg warmers!
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
Updated On: 3/27/06 at 10:09 AM
#1re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 3:44pm
so, do you think this is a sign of things to come? i mean if Xanadu can become a musical from a pretty campy, cheeseball 80's flick then what other titles would you like to see come to the Bway (or off-Bway stage)?
my picks:
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman
(Galaxy Glue, Galaxy Glue, what would we do without Galaxy Glue? AND Oh I wish I was little bar of soap...)
- The Pirate Movie
- Supergirl
- Breakin' & Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Teen Wolf
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
Updated On: 3/27/06 at 03:44 PM
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#3re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 4:24pm"Can't Stop The Music"!!!
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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from "Can't Stop The Music"
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bare_nakedlady
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#4re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 4:30pmWhat about SING! Edie Falco can reprise her role!
"It's like children's theatre for 40-year old gay people!" - XANADU THE MUSICAL
#5re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 4:30pmTHE APPLE? That movie is SO weird, maybe too weird for the stage!
Stewart
Swing Joined: 2/21/06
#6re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 4:44pm
ET: The Musical
Space Pirates: The Musical
Time Bandits: The Musical
Star Trek: The Musical
American Werewolf in London: The Musical
Batman: The Musical
[Someone stop me!]
Fate is just an excuse used by men who have no destiny.
#7re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 4:55pm
I got it!
The Goonies the Musical!
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
#8re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 5:10pmAm I the only one who didn't like the flim version of Xanadu?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#9re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 5:30pmyup!
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
#10re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 5:32pmI thought so.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#11re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 5:54pm
Xanadu is a pretty good gauge of how much tackiness you can stomach. Don't feel bad if you hate it. You're not alone.
And frankly, I'm surprised Grease 2 hasn't made it to the stage yet. If Idina Menzel was looking for a "Cool Rider" it would sell.
"Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock n' roll. Hey, come on, let's get this show on the road....We're gonna sco-o-ore tonight!"
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#12re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 8:10pm
Do they really think that they can put together a musical that will capture the magic of Livvy in her dewy prime? That odd, uncapturable "the eighties are gonna be AMAZING" vibe of the film?
This is a disastrous idea.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
PitPro2004
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/04
#13re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 10:40pm
Speaking as a RABID Olivia fan, who has been one since 1975, and seen her many times in concert, I have to admit that watching this film is a guilty pleasure. I think it's tacky, cheesy, and stupid, but then again...so were the 80's!! At least the soundtrack was a hit if nothing else.
And legwarmers are a Broadway dancers' staple item, regardless of what era they were popular in. Saw them in A Chorus Line, which we all know existed eons before the film. :)
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium!"
#14re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/27/06 at 11:29pm"grease 2" was done in LA a while ago - i remember a special on E! a couple of years ago about plastic surgery in LA and this girl was playing Delores and she was getting a nose job cuz she had a honkin' hook. anyways, it showed clips of the show - kind of like that "Brady Bunch" that was done a while back.
Don't f*ck with me fellas. This ain't my first time at the rodeo.
TheEnchantedHunter
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
#15re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/28/06 at 12:05am
After XANADU, there's only one step left till you hit rock bottom:
Stallone's STAYIN' ALIVE.
At which point, Broadway gives up the ghost and becomes the lunatic parody of itself prophecied in that film.
Man the lifeboats!!!!!
Tootie "The Most Horrible" Smith
St Louis, MO
Updated On: 3/28/06 at 12:05 AM
musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#16re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/28/06 at 12:40amXanadu featuring Paris Hilton?
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
#17re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/28/06 at 10:53am
Haters!! The lot of you!
Xanadu is candy-coated bliss on a stick.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#18re: Xanadu the musical, paving the way?
Posted: 3/28/06 at 11:34am
I have to admit that I'm morbidly intrigued by the idea of seeing Xanadu as a live musical. The movie's been a guilty pleasure almost as far back as I can remember.
BUT, a huge part of the fascination is seeing Gene Kelly singing and dancing on film again. There's no way to recapture the significance of that with another actor.
Wow...that sounded so serious and scholarly that I can barely believe we're talking about Xanadu!
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