Ouch!!! Xanadu....again!

Well, you're alone.

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It takes all kinds. The other day I talked to someone who fell asleep during South Pacific and missed the entire second act. Then I overheard two women talking about how awful Gypsy was. Hey, we don't all like the same things.

I think anyone who types (sp?) is immediately disqualified. Couldn't look at your damn program? Or virtually every page of this site?

No.

so Cheyenne Jackson is rehearsing Damn Yankees whilst still starring in Xanadu? i thought he was out of the show right now and that's why i didn't get my friend to go see it when he was in NYC this weekend (he wanted to see Cheyenne).

good for Cheyenne that he's that hard of a worker!

I'm sure Luvin has a sense of humor, but Xanadu is one of those shows that either strikes you funny or it doesn't. Very little middle ground.

That said, Luvin's definitely in the minority.

I saw Xanadu for the first time last Sunday, and I enjoyed it. I was apprehensive about seeing it, since, after all, it is Xanadu, but it was really good, and a lot better than I was expecting. I'm now on the bandwagon with the people who say it was one of the best new musicals of the season.

I think the show is ok, but I know plenty of people who dislike it. He/she is not alone.

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I didn't enjoy the movie but I REALLY enjoyed the show it's self.. Great talent and just takes you to another place to get rid of all your worries for 90 mins.. What else could be better??? LOVED IT!

The OP is hardly alone. Why would anyone think that EVERYBODY who sees Xanadu likes it? No show can proclaim that. I know people who have loved Xanadu, others found it silly and mildly entertaining but would never see it again, and others who absolutely loathed it.

I never understand people who don't think the show is hysterically funny; however two of my best friends who do have wonderful senses of humor did not care for Xanadu nor thought it was funny in the least. So, what can you do?

I, on the other hand, think that Kerry Butler is hands down the funniest person on Broadway currently and think that every line delivery and gesture is comic genius.

Updated On: 6/26/08 at 12:58 PM

I'm beginning to feel that not winning the Tony won't be hurting ticket sales in this case. Xanadu made just too much of a good impression on the Tony Awards -- its presentation and Gypsy's were actually the only ones that did full justice to their respective shows. To cite one of my favorite examples, Sunset Boulevard and Smokey Joe's Cafe were up against each other in 1995. SB took a good sweep of the Tonys and SJC took nothing. HOWEVER, SJC made such a good showing of itself on the show that sales perked up immediately and the show ended up running the better part of four years. SB's sales, unfortunately, started to tank once Glenn Close left the show three weeks after the Tony and was never able to recoup. It limped along for less than two years, had no audiences on the road, and ended up in the red. I am NOT wishing this on In the Heights which is a worthy endeavor, but am trying to point out that a good showing on the Tonys CAN save a show's neck.

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