Xanadu the Musical

The Show – A surprise Broadway Hit: Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne (ELO) and John Farrar (Lyricist who wrote many hits for Olivia Newtown-John), based on the 1980 cult classic film of the same name. The 1980 film barely broke even at the box office and received uniformly unfavourable reviews, but the soundtrack was a commercial hit, as were several of the songs singly. Despite this it became a cult classic. The story of the musical focuses on a Greek muse, Clio, who descends from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest creation of his life - a roller disco. But, when Clio, disguised as an Australian roller girl named Kira, falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and Clio risks eternal banishment to the underworld. 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. There are a number of heavily featured roles, a group of 6 other sisters (muses - can be male or female) who appear in many of the numbers and a number of smaller specialty roles. Auditions will be held at St Giles Church Hall, Greenwich on Tuesday 17 January & Thursday 19 January 2012. If call-backs are required these will be on Thursday 26th January. You must book an audition by calling Susan Boyle on 02 9437 6641. All Roles (including Ensemble): Auditions for all roles will require you to sing a short vocal piece that demonstrates your range. You will be required to bring music for the accompanist. All roles will also be asked to complete a simple dance audition. You will be taught this routine in groups and will be asked to demonstrate this in the group. Featured Roles: Auditions for featured roles will also be asked to read through a brief piece from the show. You will be given a short period of time to review and prepare this if you have not received the piece in advance.