OCPAC Offers Special Ticket Prices For XANADU On X-mas Eve and X-mas Day

The Orange County Performing Arts Center is offering specially priced tickets to XANADU on Christmas Eve, December 24 at 2 p.m., and on Christmas Day, December 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets to these two performances are $10, $20 and $30, and may be purchased now online at the
Center's website, OCPAC.org, at the Center's Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling 714.556.2787. When purchasing tickets, patrons need to use the promo code MERRY. The Center is asking all patrons to these two performances to bring non-perishable food items to the Center where Second Harvest Food Bank will be accepting donations on behalf of the Center and XANADU.

The national tour of the musical adventure XANADU opens at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on December 15 and runs through December 27. This engagement is the only Southern California appearance scheduled on the national tour. XANADU, described as "Heaven on Wheels" by The New York Times, is based on Universal Pictures' cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. XANADU was nominated for the 2008 Tony® Award for Best Musical and is being presented by producers Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Mickey Liddell, Tara Smith/B. Swibel in association with Latitude Link.

This hilarious roller skating musical adventure set in the year 1980 follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens and lands in Venice, California to inspire the first roller disco! Along the way she falls in forbidden love with a mortal, Sonny, and chaos ensues when her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation.

"I laughed the entire time! It's great fun for the whole family!" exclaimed Olivia Newton-John. XANADU is 90 minutes of family fun and inspiration to follow your dreams despite the limitations.
XANADU plays the Center December 15 - 27 in Segerstrom Hall. Regularly priced tickets start at $20 and are available online at OCPAC.org, at the Center's Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling 714.556.2787. For inquiries about group ticket discounts for 15 or more, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236. The TTY number is 714.556.2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, December 26 will be sign-language interpreted.

The Center applauds Wells Fargo for its support of the 2009-10 Broadway Series. Cox Communications is the Media Partner of the Broadway Series. Douglas Carter Beane has written the book for XANADU based on the film of the same name and was the winner of the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical. The score, by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, includes the hits, "Magic," "Xanadu," "Party All Over the World" and "I'm Alive" - all top 20 Billboard hits. Lynne wrote and produced all of the music of Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O). Farrar was also responsible for most of the hits that were performed by Olivia Newton-John in the 1970s. XANADU is directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Dan Knechtges. XANADU features scenic design by Tony Award winner David Gallo, costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, projections design by Zachary Borovay, wig and hair design by Charles LePoint and musical direction by Eric Stern.
For more information visit: xanaduontour.com.

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