The production included a considerable amount of skating for the characters Kira and Sonny, and the set extended over the orchestra pit partly into the audience. It is featured in the 1980 feature film Xanadu in a sequence with the film's stars Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck. “I'm Alive”: Written by ELO leader Jeff Lynne, this dramatic and exuberant rocker is introduced early in the film when the Muses, including Kira, come alive from their depictions on a street mural. Magic 3. Released 2008. Perhaps the best, if underrated, track on side two of the album, “The Fall” is played in the scene when Sonny 'crashes' through the mural wall and into Kira's world in an attempt to bring her back. While certainly not perfect, Xanadu does have a charm of sorts with its saving graces being the wonderful music; Kenny Ortega's striking choreography; the then-innovative special effects; and a delightfully spry performance by Gene Kelly in what would be his last picture. “The music is great, I got to say,” Newton-John once told me about the movie's legacy in 2019. “John is a talented producer. "Kira" inspires him to locate the owner in the phone book ("Suddenly"), and they set up a meeting with real estate mogul Danny Maguire, who used to be a big band clarinetist before he started in the real estate game. The roles of Clio/Kira, Sonny, Danny/Zeus, Calliope/Aphrodite and Melpomene/Medusa were played by Christie Whelan, Sam Ludeman, John McTernan, Susan-Ann Walker, and Cherine Peck, respectively.[15]. NOTES: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “XANADU ” Recorded in Europe. When I Was A Boy. Dhani Harrison was the opening act for the tour. “I think “Suddenly” is my favorite duet that I sing,” Newton-John said in the liner notes to her 2001 complication record Magic. [8], The tour opened at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, on November 11, 2008, and played until December 31, 2008. It is Jeff Lynne's favourite song of all that he has written. " The 1980 film on which Xanadu is based barely broke even at the box office and received uniformly unfavorable reviews, but the soundtrack was a commercial hit, as were several of the songs singularly. All Over the World " is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Danny can't resist and tells Sonny that the deal is off. It is featured in the 1980 feature film Xanadu in a sequence with the film's stars Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck. I was born and raised in New York City, and it's where you may find me checking out a show at any given night. [2], According to Beane, in rewriting the script for the musical, he was influenced not only by the 1980 Xanadu film, but also by the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, prompting him to add the subplot "in which Kira’s jealous sister-muses doom her to fall in love with a mortal, incurring the wrath of their father, Zeus. You may opt-out by. Xanadu (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Tracklist . He's a wonderful performer and singer and I was so lucky that he agreed to sing this with me.”. Clio has the idea to wear roller skates, leg warmers, and sport an Australian accent, and the other muses agree. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO lead singer and the song's writer Jeff Lynne adding parenthetic vocals in the style of their other songs on the Xanadu soundtrack, along with ELO … Not only has Newton-John performed the song in live performances, but Lynne re-recorded “Xanadu” for the band’s 2000 retrospective boxed set Flashback. 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Xanadu (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Jeff Lynne. [1] The title refers to Xanadu, the site of the Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan's summer palace. “Gene choreographed the dance to make me look like I had been tapping my whole life.”. The sixth and most popular video is the only one in which Cubby doesn't appear. Subsequent episodes feature more Tony Award winners like Patti LuPone, Cynthia Nixon, Adriane Lenox, John Lloyd Young and John Gallagher Jr., and follow Cubby while he shows the cast of Xanadu the "Cubby steps to the Tony". It's a delight to see Kelly strut his elegant stuff surrounded by New Wave-looking dancers. Xanadu (Jan 16, 2009 - May 09, 2010) Music by Jeff Lynne Lyrics by Jeff Lynne MusicalFantasyOriginal. Sonny finds "Kira" and tells her the good news. Xanadu Lyrics: A place where nobody dared to go / The love that we came to know / They call it Xanadu / (It takes your breath) / (It'll leave you blind) / And now, open your eyes and see / What The key producers were Robert Ahrens, Tara Smith and Brian Swibel.[6]. Meanwhile, Sonny finds a good location for the roller disco, a long-abandoned theater in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles called "Xanadu." Written by: LYNNE JEFF; Last update on: July 21, 2017. 1 hit in the … 117,458. And the dancing was great too because Kenny Ortega was the choreographer. Side Two: Electric Light Orchestra (songs written and produced by Jeff Lynne) ... but Lynne re-recorded “Xanadu” for the band’s 2000 retrospective boxed set Flashback. This production would have starred former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Ginger Minj and Jinkx Monsoon as Melpomene/Medusa and Calliope/Aphrodite respectively. Jane cited her TV shooting schedule on the NBC show 30 Rock, while Jackson cited post-production commitments for his film Hysteria. 1989 Doin’ That Crazy Thing. From Out Of Nowhere. The production was directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Dan Knechtges, with sets by David Gallo, lighting by Howell Binkley, costumes by David Zinn, sound by T. Richard Fitzgerald and Carl Cassella and projections by Zachary Borovay. The band’s 1978 world tour featured an elaborate "space ship" set and laser light show. Jeff Lynne's ELO. This production added Olivia Newton John's popular hit "Physical". Undoubtedly, “Dancin'” is arguably the soundtrack's most unconventional song. Jeff Lynne's ELO. "Kira" is soon overwhelmed with guilt over her loving feelings and of having created her own art (a hand-drawn picture) alongside Sonny – both violations of Zeus's restrictions on the Muses. Xanadu did not win any Tony Awards. “Cliff has been a mentor of mine who had me on his television show in England when I was a young girl. Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name, which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth. A production in Seoul opened in 2008. “I think the music in Xanadu is fabulous. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. Edit lyrics. ", The musical was first given a workshop production and backers' audition at the Minetta Lane Theater in Greenwich Village, New York City, in January 2007, featuring performances by Jane Krakowski, Tony Roberts, and Cheyenne Jackson. PS Classics recorded the original cast recording of the musical on October 29, 2007 and released it to stores on January 8, 2008. Price New from Paperback, Import "Please retry" — — Paperback — 10 Days … Kira then declares her love for Sonny and rips off her legwarmers ("I'm Free") and attempts to fly away with Pegasus and Sonny, before Zeus pulls them down with copper chains. Thank you, John Farrar,” the singer wrote in her 2018 memoir Don’t Stop Believin’. Songs Written by Jeff Lynne (Music Guide): Beep, Xanadu, Free Fallin', Showdown, Shine a Little Love, I Won't Back Down, Be with You Paperback – Import, 30 August 2011 by Source Wikipedia (Author), LLC Books (Creator), Books Group (Editor) & See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Kitty tells Danny that although he had let his greed stop him from pursuing his dream to open the theater 35 years ago, he has a chance to redeem himself now by opening the roller disco with Sonny. But Xanadu the album stands out for a number of reasons: 1) it featured all-original music with no previously released filler; 2) the album represented Newton-John and ELO at the peak of their popularity; and 3) its encompassed a wide range of musical styles, including rock, pop, New Wave, and even big band. [12], The producers of Xanadu licensed the exclusive Korean language rights to the show to Tin Tin Entertainment for two years. This gives Clio an epiphany: She, too, is invulnerable, except for her heels, but when the evil sisters had her shot with the arrows of love, she had been wearing the "mighty legwarmers," and so she must have been completely invulnerable. [20] He then says that Xanadu can win the Tony, creating the campaign's slogan "Yes It Can!". “I'm Alive” became another hit for ELO when it peaked at 16 on Billboard. Xanadu (Original Broadway Cast Recording) 2008 Armchair Theatre. Xanadu (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Jeff Lynne. Back on Mount Olympus, Zeus's wives ask him to take pity on Clio ("Have You Never Been Mellow"). Jeff Lynne, Soundtrack: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. In 1980 Jeff Lynne was asked to write for the soundtrack of the musical film Xanadu and provided half of the songs, with the other half written by John Farrar and performed by the film's star Olivia Newton-John. The video features past Tony Award winners like Duncan Sheik, Julie White, Beth Leavel, John Cullum, Martin Richards and Carole Shelley. Eventually love triumphs during the nightclub's grand opening amid some singing, dancing and rollerskating. It is then that the evil sisters work their curse, and the winged Eros, along with "Mama Cupid", shoots "Kira" and Sonny with the arrows of love ("Strange Magic"). The actor injured his foot rollerskating during a rehearsal on June 12, 2007. Since then I have covered. A typical setlist for the tour: "Standin' in the Rain" "Evil Woman" "All Over the World" "Showdown" "Do Ya" "When I Was a Boy" … CIRCA 1979: Michael Beck, Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John dance in a scene in the Universal ... [+] Studio movie "Xanadu" circa 1979. Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name, which was, in turn, inspired by the 1947 Rita Hayworth film Down to Earth. Meanwhile, Sonny and Danny discuss "Kira" and after seeing her in the sky, it all makes sense. “Xanadu” (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra), The classic title song performed both by Newton-john and ELO brings the film to a triumphant conclusion and peaked at number 8 on Billboard. CREDITS Broadway; Touring; Xanadu (Jul 10, 2007 - Sep 28, 2008) Music by Jeff Lynne; Lyrics by Jeff Lynne; MusicalFantasyOriginal. All the demi-gods and demi-goddesses are so afflicted. Jeff Lynne's ELO - Xanadu (Live at Wembley Stadium - Audio) Featured In. A London production opened at the Southwark Playhouse Theatre in October 2015 produced by David Ian Ltd. Čeprav ni bil Lynne nikoli pretirano navdušen nad živimi nastopi, je dogodek opisal kot »z lahkoto najboljši koncert, na katerem sem sodeloval«. While time may have been somewhat kinder to the film, which turned 40 last Friday, one thing that is not in dispute is its brilliant soundtrack album featuring music by Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra. Simultaneously, Sonny meets Danny McGuire, a businessman who was once a musician from the 1940s big band era, and the two join forces in turning an abandoned space into a nightclub called ‘Xanadu.’ Kira and Sonny develop a romance that is threatened when her father Zeus forbids Kira from returning to Earth. A Korean production has opened. He had street dancers and things in the film 30-40 years before their time, because that's really become popular the last like 10 years and he had dancers doing those things then.”. [4], Krakowski and Jackson were cast in their respective leading roles of Clio/Kira and Sonny Malone for the Broadway run, but both eventually dropped out. Sonny visits hard-hearted Danny in his posh office in downtown Los Angeles and tries to convince him to donate the theater for the roller disco, because it would bring the arts to the Fairfax district and drive up real estate values. The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances. Pre-pubescent "Cubby" claims to have been behind 63 Tony wins. Featuring Andre Ward, Kenita R. Miller, Anika Larsen & 6 more. I really enjoy talking to artists and learning about the stories behind their music and craft. It earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book. If you found mistakes, please help us by correcting them. First released on August 8, 1980, Xanadu featured an unconventional, campy story that blended the golden age of 1940s MGM musicals and 1980s New Wave augmented by mythological muses and rollerskating. To mark the soundtrack album's 40th anniversary, here is a track-by-track commentary: This sleek-sounding, irresistible pop-rocker became Newton-John’s third solo chart topper on August 2, 1980, preceding her ultimate smash hit “Physical.” In recent years, Newton-John performed the song in her live shows. We got the gig thanks to Kenny Ortega who was the choreographer for The Tubes and the movie,” Tubes vocalist Fee Waybill told me recently about his experience on the film. Studio movie "Xanadu" circa 1979. When I Was A Boy. He also doubts that she really loves him, and she is angry and hurt ("Fool"). Musical Direction was by Andrew Bevis and the production was produced by Matthew Henderson (Matthew Management). The song Xanadu was written by Jeff Lynne and was first released by Electric Light Orchestra & Olivia Newton-John in 1980. The group formed in 1970 as an offshoot of the Move, of which Lynne was also a member. Copyright © 2019 Sony Music Entertainment. "[3], The score retains the hits from the film and also includes new arrangements by Eric Stern of "I'm Alive," "Magic," "Suddenly," and "Dancin'," as well as integrating two classic Electric Light Orchestra songs, "Strange Magic" and "Evil Woman," plus Farrar's "Have You Never Been Mellow. We had a great time doing the track. Xanadu Jeff Lynne. 1980 original film cast, Format: CD, Year: 1998, Label: Epic (486620 2), Barcode: 5099748662026, Length: 41:30 Elizabeth Stanley played Kira, and Max von Essen portrayed Sonny in the La Jolla, Chicago, and Tokyo runs of the production. On May 10, 2008, a video introducing "Tony Campaign Manager Cubby Bernstein" was released on YouTube. The evil sisters have triumphed ("The Fall"), and Kira sets off for Mount Olympus to receive her punishment from Zeus ("Suspended in Time"). The show was presented partially in the round, with some audience members seated on benches on the stage. / Would that I were a god, I would smite her / Calliope: Ooo, sister He is also recognized as a co-founder of the band The Traveling Wilburys. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The song continued ELO's hit streak on the U.S. pop chart when it reached #13; the exuberant, feel-good track is included in the sequence when Danny shops for new threads at a chic clothing store. Magic 3. Evil Woman 4. Set list. 1. Another ballad by Newton-John, the melancholic county-pop “Suspended” in Time is featured in the scene in which Sonny is banished by Zeus from bringing Kira back to Earth. Jeff Lynne was born on December 30, 1947 in Birmingham, England as Jeffrey Lynne. Since then I have covered popular music for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Newsweek, Billboard, Pitchfork, Time Out New York, Paste, The Quietus, and many other outlets. 18,214. "Kira" comes back to tell Sonny that she loves him, but the evil sisters tell her that she has broken Zeus's rules, and that she must tell Sonny the truth. I’m Alive 2. These lyrics are waiting for review. Again, we stay with Flashback for this track, Jeff Lynne’s re-recording of Xanadu itself! Readings of the stage version had previously been held on April 21 and August 3, 2006, at New World Stages in Manhattan. [23] Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo helped to create and also appeared in the series. On Mount Olympus, Clio (pronounced "Kleye-o"), the youngest, perkiest Muse, convinces her six sisters (two of whom are men), to travel to Venice Beach (rising out of the sidewalk mural) to inspire Sonny ("I'm Alive"). For those need a brief refresher on the Robert Greenwald-directed film: a struggling artist named Sonny (played by Michael Beck) randomly meets Kira (Newton-John), a beautiful stranger on roller skates who turns out to be a Muse from Greek mythology. Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar Based on the Universal Pictures film with a screenplay by Richard Danus and Marc Rubel Collaboratively directed and choreographed by Kalani Whitford and Camille Romero Musical direction by Kirsten Otterson. James Carpinello was cast as Sonny and played the role during May and June previews. EQUIPMENT USED: Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC) Cartridge: Ortofon 2M Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30 Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp Tube: … One of ELO's outstanding ballads alongside “Telephone Line” “Midnight Blue” and “One Summer Dream,” this track is memorably associated with the film's brief animated sequence that was overseen by former Disney animator Don Bluth. Jeff Lynne's ELO. A medley of two opposite musical styles, the first half of the song is arranged as a 1940s’ Andrews Sisters big-band number sung by Newton-John; then it segues into a modern-day New Wave rocker performed by the San Francisco band the Tubes, who also appeared in the film. Clio changes her name to something contemporary: "Kira". With the help of some of the muses, "Kira" and Sonny fix up the old theater ("All Over the World"), and Danny agrees to go ahead with the opening. Jeff Lynne's ELO. Sonny brashly declares that he would even fight Zeus for the woman he loves. Really enjoyed it. The movie performed poorly at the box office, but the soundtrack did exceptionally well, eventually going double platinum. A Chicago run of the production began in January 2009 preceding the U.S. national tour. Even without its association to the movie, the record would have made a fine standalone release for either Newton-John or ELO. As Sonny leaves, "Kira" arrives, jogging Danny's memories of an old love and dance partner of his, who looked suspiciously like "Kira," named Kitty("Whenever You're Away from Me"). Suddenly 5. Danny finds Sonny and tells him that if he can get the disco up and running in one day, he'll give him 25% of the take from the Disco ("Dancin'"). Jeff Lynne: Producer(s) Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology "Xanadu" (1980) "All Over the World" (1980) "Don't Walk Away" (1980) "All Over the World" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Telephone Line (Live At Wembley Stadium) … Here you can’t count the disco balls fast enough—not to mention the roller skates, the frosted-pink lips, and the glittering spandex that the director, Christopher Ashley, hurls at you like a PCP flashback. Danny tells Sonny not to let go of his muse because of foolish pride as he once did back in the 1940s. Clio realizes that she is falling in love with Sonny and tells him that she must leave ("Don't Walk Away"). 14. septembra 2014 so Lynne in njegova spremljevalna zasedba, pod imenom Jeff Lynne's ELO, prvič po 25 letih odigrali javni koncert na Radio 2 festivalu v Hyde Parku v Londonu. Clio and Sonny go back to L.A. and Xanadu ("Xanadu"). But Danny scoffs, even though he had plans to open the theater himself, once upon a time. The US Tour officially began on December 15, 2009, in the Orange County Performing Arts Center. 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