XANADU Song/Understudy List - For Anyone Wondering

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 5:20pm

Got my hands on a copy of the Playbill early this afternoon.

For anyone wondering, here's the song list:

I'm Alive - Muses and Clio/Kira
Magic - Sonny, Kira, Muses
Evil Woman - Melpomne, Calliope, Sirens
Suddenly - Sonny and Kira
Whenever You're Away From Me - Danny, Kira, Young Danny
Dancin' - 40s and 80s singers, Kira, Sonny, Danny
Strange Music - Sonny Kira, Malpomene, Calliope, Eros
All Over the World - Company
Don't Walk Away - Sonny, Kira, Muses
Fool - Kira, Melpomene, Calliope
The Fall - Sonny and Muses
Suspended in Time - Kira and Sonny
Have You Never Been Mellow - Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Thetis, Cyclops, Medusa, Centaur
Xanadu - Company

Curtis Holbrook plays Thalia, Siren, Young Danny, 80s singer, Cyclops
Anika Larsen plays Euterpe, Siren, 40s singer, Thetis
Kenita Miller plays Erato, Siren, 40s singer, Eros, Hera
Mary Testa plays Melpomene, Medusa
Jackie Hoffman plays Calliope and Aphrodite
Marty Thomas is the "Featured Skater"
All the other parts are already announced.

Anika Larsen, Kenita Miller and Patti Murin understudy Kerry Butler, Curtis Holbrook and Andre Ward understudy James Carpinello, Peter Samuel understudies Tony Roberts, Anika Larsen, Andre Ward, and Annie "Frank Mills" Golden understudy Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa.

Rush tickets are $26 when the box office opens, subject to availability. Show runs 90 minutes, no intermission. Updated On: 5/23/07 at 05:20 PM

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 5:22pm

how long is the show??

andre ward as testa/hoffman's part would be amazing.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 5:36pm

Thank you so much fot the list ! Somehow I cannot find "Fool" and " Have You Never Been Mellow" on iTunes for ELO-J*

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 5:50pm

thanks so much for the list. a few questions though. Did you mean to have 80s singers for all of them and what parts does Andre Ward play? Also, are Marty, Patti, and Annie all swings?

Edit: and who plays Zeus? Updated On: 5/23/07 at 05:50 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:07pm

Zeus is played by Tony Roberts.

Andre Ward plays Terpsicore, Siren, 80s singer, Hermes, Centaur

Marty Thomas and Patti Murin are the swings.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:08pm

According to a poster on ATC, Annie is a pit singer as well as an understudy.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:13pm

Are "Fool" & "Have You Never Been Mellow" new songs composed fo the Xanadu on Broadway? Pardon me, but I am not familiar with ELO's songs. I would appreciate for an answer-J*
Updated On: 5/23/07 at 06:13 PM

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:45pm

Thanks a bunch! Are you getting this from some site or from your playbill, if so please post your site! I'm guessing Peter Samuel is a just an understudy as well. Is a pit singer someone who sings from the pit?

Edit: And am I the only one disappointed not to see Kenita understudy Melpomene? Are Anika, Andre, and Annie understudying both women? Sorry for the seemingly pointless questions, but I organize Broadway theatre in Microsoft Excell (i know i have a problem!) to keep myself better organized so if someone has a casting question, I can readily answer. Thanks :) Updated On: 5/23/07 at 06:45 PM

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:48pm

"XANADU Song/Understudy List - For Anyone Wondering
Posted On: 5/23/07 at 05:20 PM


Got my hands on a copy of the Playbill early this afternoon."

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:54pm

oops, sorry yankeefam007. I guess in my excitement I skipped right to the juicy part. I'll make sure to read things more carefully to prevent future stupid questions!

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 9:14pm

i cannot wait until i see this!

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:09pm

"Fool," I think has definitely been in the movie. It's sung near the end during the final "Xanadu" sequence, if you're talking about the whole glam-rock/bluegrass number.

"Have You Never Been Mellow" was a huge hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1975, before XANADU was even created.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:11pm

The show is 90 minutes.

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 3:48am

is there stage seating? how was the skating scene?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 4:27pm

I do not recall Fool as an ELO or Xanadu song. And "Mellow" seems jarringly out of place with the other tracks.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 4:32pm

I do believe that "Fool" was in the movie.


The inclusion of "Evil Woman" is laughable, and not in a good way.

There is stage seating. What do you mean skating scene?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 4:36pm

Annie Golden is understudying in XANADU?

Good Christ.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 5:00pm

Can someone refresh my memory? I don't recall a song "Fool". Please don't make me re-watch the movie!

Was it an ELO song or an ONJ (John Farrar) song?