| Xanadu | |
|---|---|
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| Music | Jeff Lynne John Farrar |
| Lyrics | Jeff Lynne John Farrar |
| Book | Douglas Carter Beane |
| Basis | Xanadu by Richard Christian Danus Marc Reid Rubel |
| Productions | 2007 Workshop 2007 Broadway 2009 US Tour 2015 London |
| Awards | Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Drama Desk Award for Best Book |
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.[1] The title refers to Xanadu, the site of the Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan's summer palace.
The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for over 500 performances. It earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book. It was also nominated for Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book. The US Tour officially began on December 15, 2009, at the Segerstrom Performing Arts Center.
- ^ Martin, Michael (May 25, 2007). "In Down to Earth, Terpsichore, a muse from ancient Greece, infiltrates a Broadway show about the nine muses". New York Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2007.