#1The Official "fANADUs " love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/25/07 at 10:50pm
A place where nobody dares to go.....
The love that we came to know.....
They call us..."fANADUs"
And now..open your eyes and see...
What we have made is real...
They call us..."fANADUs"
fANADUs as f(ans of X)ANADU- coined by singingbackup
Official XANADU on Broadway website : for tickets,news and cool stuf !
https://www.xanaduonbroadway.com/index2.html
Updated On: 7/24/07 at 10:50 PM
#2re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 2:34am
I love fANADUs. That's a cute little title.
I still miss Carpinello. Can't wait to read some Cheyenne reviews though!
#2re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 2:44amOh, Paris.
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#3re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 2:49am"fANADUs, fANADUs, now we are here, for XANADU!"
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#4re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 3:08amOH, SAM.
#5re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 8:10amfANADUs!!!
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-Felicia Finley-
#6re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 8:18am
Very creative title for fans of XANADU, haha
I can't call myself a fANADU yet, though, because I have yet to see the show
But I support the show...thats why I have tickets, haha :)
My 2007/2008 Season:
Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
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#7re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:25am
I'm a fondue.
i've only been there twice....
how many times do you need to go to be a fanadu?
#8re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 9:46amI've seen it once from the onstage seating. Loved it!
millie_dillmount
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#8re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 10:27amI'm going to try to get onstage seats.
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#9re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 10:35am
I am going to do that too-next time I see the show- I will be sitting onstage -- so I'll get a chance to dance at the finale number... But I promised my wife that I wont see the show again ATLEAST till it opens on 7/10 or when James Carpinello comes back as "Sunnie Malloyne !!!"
J*
Updated On: 6/26/07 at 10:35 AM
#10re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 10:36amWell, I think I found my fANADU.
One time, Patti LuPone punched me in the face...
It was awesome. - theaterkid1015
It was awesome. - theaterkid1015
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#11re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 10:47amI'll see what I think on July 2. But I definitely think I'd like to try the onstage seating. (Don't know where I am on the 2nd, but I highly doubt tdf has on-stage seating.) And this would be the better show for me probably. I don't think I could stomach Spring Awakening again.
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#12re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 10:51amSeeing the show for my 5th time on Sat, (so, I am obviously obsessed), but that "Fanadu" name scares me !!
#13re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 11:02am
Testing1234- Hey!- youve seen the show more than anyone of us here -so youre more of a 'fANADU" than us. -besides---C'mon ... fANADUs is a cute name ! its like this.. hahaha
J*
Updated On: 6/26/07 at 11:02 AM
Unlimited Time
Swing Joined: 6/26/07
#14re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 11:04am
fANADUs....heehee, that's cute 
Go Xanadu!
#15re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 11:28am
<< Testing1234- Hey!- youve seen the show more than anyone of us here -so youre more of a 'fANADU" than us. -besides---C'mon ... fANADUs is a cute name ! its like this.. hahaha
>>
Cant I be a "Kerry-du" instead ?? :))
#16re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 12:28pm
I tried to do a search for this, but the search feature is either too picky or too broad and I can't find what I want.
For those who have sat onstage: Would you consider the seats obstructed? If I'm coming to NYC and have one shot at seeing the show, should I go for the onstage seats or not? If you miss a lot of the facial expressions and don't get a particularly good view overall, then I'll skip it. If the show is ultimately more fun from the stage, then I'll give it a try.
I definitely don't care about sitting on stage for Spring Awakening, but Xanadu is the show I want to see most, so I'd like to have a really good time. And haters of the show can save their breath right now. No amount of negativity will stop me from seeing the show, so shut it.
Thoughts?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#17re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 12:31pm
If you miss a lot of the facial expressions and don't get a particularly good view overall, then I'll skip it.
I would say see it from the orchestra as you will miss quite a bit of the facial expressions, etc. For the most part, they do play to the audience.
#18re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 12:43pm
Hi Mister Matt-
If you will only see this 1 time .. I would recommend not sitting onstage bec.
you will miss "some" facial reactions which is very very funny.
For onstage seatings:
You will still see the Birth of the Muses at the beggining bec. you will be sitting across it and the mural is on the ground. (according to Mr. Aquaman who sat onstage last Saturday) it has its plus side:
1. youll get to stand up (on your spot )and dance the finale number "XANADU" with neon lights necklace or whatever theyre holding.
2. youll get a good view of Cheyenne's
3. who knows ? Jackie Hoffman might make fun of you onstage.
Those were the advantages... Besides sitting on the audience is not bad bec. the audience is a part of the whole show.. Cheyenne came down several times to the audience and Tony Roberts went up to the mezzanine.
Dont worry about detractors of the show- im sure youll enjoy XANADU ! Its a FUN SHOW !!!
Hope this help
J*
Updated On: 6/26/07 at 12:43 PM
ChecksintheMayo
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#19re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 12:49pmI sat onstage the first time I saw it, and saw a lot of sides and backs. On the plus side, the people on stage don't sound as hollow and overmiked. If you sit stage left, Mary Testa will scream into your ear near the end; center front, Curtis and Andre will sit on either side of you and Jackie Hoffman may talk to you later on; center rear, Jackie and Mary will sit on your right.
#20re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 12:53pm
Decisions...decisions...
I may just have to see it twice! 
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#21re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 1:09pm
Definitely ! Ive seen the show twice already in its previews.
J*
Updated On: 6/26/07 at 01:09 PM
Up In Lost
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#22re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 3:14pmWhy the lowercase 'f', though?
Well, I'm glad he got away with it.
TheVerticalHour
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#23re: The Official 'fANADUs ' love thread to Xanadu the musical on Broadway !
Posted: 6/26/07 at 3:20pmI would say see it from the orchestra for full-view - although I sat on-stage my first time and I loved it all the same.
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