"Xanadu" Musical to Open in May

NEW YORK (AP) - December 14, 2006 -- The 1980s will never die - at least not on Broadway.

"Xanadu," based on the campy 1980 film about a Greek muse who helps a young man build a disco roller rink, is coming to the stage.

The musical will open in early May at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Songs are by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, who provided tunes for the movie. The book is by Douglas Carter Beane, author of "The Little Dog Laughed," a comedy currently playing at Broadway's Cort Theatre.

No casting for "Xanadu" was announced, but a workshop production earlier this year featured Jane Krakowski and Cheyenne Jackson. The film starred Olivia Newton-John as that helpful Greek muse, Michael Beck and movie-musical legend Gene Kelly.

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