Xanadu at Young Actors' Theatre

A Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world's first roller disco in this 1980s glitter explosion. This Tony Award-nominated, hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends, Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, Xanadu is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired.Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.

Authors

• Douglas Carter Beane
• Jeff Lynne
• John Farrar
• Marc Rubel
• Richard Danus

Tony Awards and Nominations for Xanadu