I'm missing Xanadu
I'm missing Xanadu
#1I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 9:13pmThe weather is getting colder, it's getting darker earlier and I have been missing Kerry, Mary, Cheyenne, Andre, Jackie, Kenita, and Curtis. It's too bad Xanadu couldn't have been moved off-Broadway like Avenue Q. It was the one show that was total escapism for me. I'm really missing it lately. Seeing some clips on a certain site only make me miss it more. I even worry that the tour I will be seeing will only make me miss the hysterical Broadway cast all the more. Is there anyone else missing the muses? I love Xanadu.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#2re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 9:25pmActually, I never saw Patti...but yes I love Patti too...sorry for any oversights. I miss Annie, Tony, Marty too.....XOXO
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#4re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 9:36pm
Betty, I made a post similar to this earlier this summer - I know what you mean.
I was just lounging around one Wednesday thinking how nice it would be to catch the matinee. 
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#5re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 10:11pm
OH HOW I MISS THE 'DU.
It comes on my iPhone and suddenly I feel very happy then I realize that it's no where near me and I miss the Broadway production so much.
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
#6re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 10:20pmmillie, I totally understand. Several times in NYC I would duck into a Xanadu matinee. Once when it was raining, I just bought a last minute seat and it totally transformed my mood. Another trip, I actually left a boring conference and went to Xanadu. It was such a magical show.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#7re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 10:21pmBut hey on the bright side Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson are both back on Broadway.
#8re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 10:30pm
Miss it like crazy !!! Actually went by the theatre last night to see some of the ushers. It was a great time each time I saw the show.
Saw Kerry last night as well--- and dont forget, Andre and James are in "ROA" as well---- Its like a little "Xanadu" reunion.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#9re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 10:41pmMost entertaining show I've seen during the last ten years -- saw it 15 times (no record setter, I know), but I really miss it and feel sad every time I pass the Helen Hayes.
BroadwayEd
#10re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 11:37pmI miss Xanadu too. I went with three people who aren't really into theater and they had a blast. Sitting on stage was one of the most fun experiences at a show I've ever had.
#11re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 11:37pmsorry - double post! Updated On: 9/18/09 at 11:37 PM
#12re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/18/09 at 11:54pmI know it's not entirely the same but I miss Xanadu in Chicago! I know the tour is going out soon but I wish it could have stayed here longer. I also wish our weekend trip in '08 could have included a 2nd viewing of the Broadway production. Alas.
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#13re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 12:05am
I loved every minute of this show. I saw it once on Broadway, and about six times here in Chicago. It's a pity the show didn't last longer here.
::Moment of silence for Xanadu::
Rant, Wickud, Rant, Wickud, Rant! We're not gonna pay Rant! 'Cause everythink is Wickud!
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"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
#14re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 10:57amTesting..I know what you mean, I still chat with some of the ushers on Myspace. What a fun bunch of people both the actors and ushers alike! That show was just silly happiness for 90 mins. I miss it dearly.I'm happy that we still get to see all of them in other shows, but it's not the same.
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#15re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 12:01pm
Yep... saw John, Margaret, and Bird the other day--- miss them SOOO much !!! It was right after I saw Kerry, so was only fitting that had to drop by the Hayes.
There was nothing like sitting on stage at "Xanadu" !!!!
Parks
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
#16re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 12:44pmCount me in!
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
#17re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 12:57pm
Missing the "DU as well!
Always remember Sisters rejoice!
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
#19re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 1:13pmI too miss the 'Du. I wish the tour was hitting VT!
"I've never encountered such religiously, you know, loyal fans as Broadway musical theater fans. It's amazing."
--Allison Janney
#20re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 1:14pmWORD!
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
sally1112
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
#21re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 1:15pmI only was able to see this show once but it was the most fun I have ever had in the theater. I miss this show.
bryan
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
#22re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 2:04pmhi just think you can lisen to xanadu cast cd anytime cry baby i cannot listen to because they have no cast cd made.
#23re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 7:51pm
"Hi. Just think, you can *listen to *the Xanadu cd anytime." I couldn't make out the rest.
MISSING THE DU!!!
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Shows in the 2010 Season for me. 101 Dalmations tour - Jan 24th, Xanadu Tour - Mar 9th and 10th, Wicked - May 14th, Legally Blonde - June 12th:::::::Upcoming - South Pacific, Young Frankinstein (Two Cities) Rock of Ages (Two Cities) Shrek (3 Cities) Les Mis, DreamGirls, Spring Awakening, Color Purple, and 9 to 5!
#24re: I'm missing Xanadu
Posted: 9/19/09 at 8:33pmActually, to be honest, I never felt the Xanadu OCR captured the electric energy of the show and to me the band sounds flat on the disc, not as thrilling as it was during the performance.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
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