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Stars show moxie, grace on skates in movies
latimes.com –
2009-10-02
Roller skating movies seemed like a passing fad of the disco era with the release of such camp classics as "Xanadu," "Roller Boogie" and "Skatetown U.S.A." ... Full Article
MEMPHIS begins previews on September 23rd, 2009. An Opening Night is set for October 19th. It was earlier announced that MEMPHIS, a new musical about the birth of rock 'n' roll in the turbulent 50s which played a critically acclaimed... ... Full Article
Bring back those cheesy movie musicals!
msn.com –
2009-08-11
"Xanadu." "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." "Can't Stop the Music" starring the Village People. They don't make 'em like they did back in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Full Article
1980's Xanadu
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-17
"Xanadu" is the now cult classic movie released into theaters in 1980. It ushered in the eighties with all the cinematic fanfare you could possibly imagine. ... Full Article
'Xanadu' closing in Chicago
chicagotribune.com –
2009-03-05
I had a bad feeling about its prospects here in Chicago when I saw it a couple of weeks ago- it was a Friday night and the theatre was dishearteningly empty. ... Full Article
Questions for Olivia Newton-John?
tampabay.com –
2009-02-23
A long time ago, back when I was still in Toughskins, or at least wide-wale corduroys, I went with my friend James to a delightful movie called Xanadu . ... Full Article
The good news is that they're the cheapest seats to see 'Xanadu.' The bad news is ...
chicagotribune.com –
2009-02-11
It is Sunday night, and I'm sitting onstage at " Xanadu ." By onstage, I mean being one with the performers: stage left, front row, where the only things separating me from the seated audience are roller skates, disco balls... ... Full Article
Elizabeth Stanley Lifts 'Xanadu' to Place Where Nobody Dared to Go
hollywoodchicago.com –
2009-01-31
CHICAGO - If classics such as "A Chorus Line" and "Les Miserables" willfully suggest the existence of a secured, calculated recipe for a Broadway [1] hit, Christopher Ashley [2]'s " Xanadu [3]" is a concoction that has once again gleefully... ... Full Article
Private investigators say the missing onetime boyfriend of "Grease" star Olivia Newton-John , presumed dead after disappearing during a 2005 fishing trip, staged his own death to escape mounting debts, according to The New York Post. ... Full Article
THEATER REVIEW: "Xanadu" ★★★ Open run at Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Price: $25-$87.50 at 312-902-1400 and www.broadwayinchicago.com . ... Full Article