Xanadu Is Great

[Mr Roxy]

Xanadu Is Great#1

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:31am

We saw it last night & thought it was great.

We just watched the movie last week (I saw it originally & Mrs R never saw it) The show is a great take on it. All the leads are superb especially Cheyenne Jackson . The staging, especially for that small an area, was brilliant. The book was equally good & Mrs R loved it even thought she did not like The Little Dog That Laughed.

They made an off hand joke about Patti Lupone in Gypsy that got a hand from the audeience. It was packed last night

A very entertaining show from start to finish. By the way, I can see jackson in either the role of Lil Abner or Superman.

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[jagfkb]

re: Xanadu Is Great#2

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:33am

funy, he played both^

[Mr Roxy]

re: Xanadu Is Great#2

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:35am

I meant in full scale revivals - neither of which will happen on broadway.

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[CapnHook]

re: Xanadu Is Great#3

Posted: 3/23/08 at 10:51am

What was the LuPone Gypsy joke?

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[obsessedjb]

re: Xanadu Is Great#4

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:17am

"Next door at Gypsy, Patti Lupone hasn't even alienated her daughter yet"--or something like that

[Testing1232]

re: Xanadu Is Great#5

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:52pm

Glad you enjoyed, Roxy !!! I was there last night as well-

Mary's new line is "Short... and happy? ....come on... over at "Gypsy", Patti Lupone hasnt even alienated her first child yet"- It has gone over very well !!! :))

Must better than the "Spring Awakening" line that she had been using.

[tinkerscanne]

re: Xanadu Is Great#6

Posted: 3/23/08 at 5:09pm

I loved Xanadu, too. Thanks for posting your review. I'd love to go and see it again!

[millie_dillmount]

re: Xanadu Is Great#7

Posted: 3/23/08 at 5:50pm

What was the Spring Awakening line again?

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[Remote33]

re: Xanadu Is Great#8

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:03pm

"Over at Spring Awakening the teenagers haven't even gotten to first base yet!"

[emo_geek]

re: Xanadu Is Great#9

Posted: 3/23/08 at 7:51pm

Xanadu really is a great show.

"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

re: Xanadu Is Great#10

Posted: 3/23/08 at 8:22pm

I think both of those jokes are clever... and must be a riot when delivered by Mary, live.

[title of show] on Broadway. it's time. believe.

[H.Higgins]

re: Xanadu Is Great#11

Posted: 3/23/08 at 8:27pm

Glad you enjoyed it, Mr. Roxy!

We had a blast at Xanadu. Such a smart, hysterical piece. If I could afford the tix and trip more often, I'd just keep going back!