Musical Mondays (on Tuesday AGAIN!): Xanadu

Dear Kyle Stewart,

Please know that this blog entry is dedicated to you and the image I have of you under the stage putting rollerskates on Kerry Butler while her legs are dangling into a trap door while singing.

Xanadu... where to even start? On Saturday Tim's (see Tim's Blog) first NetFlix request arrived: Xanadu, so we all watched it. WOW. Seriously WOW. Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, and some guy.

There was a lot more plot to the movie than I was expecting. Olivia Newton-John is a muse who inspires a washed-up artist and an old man to open a new club, called Xanadu. I waited almost the entire movie for Olivia Newton-John to sing the title song. WHAT A WAIT! Fortunately, you don't have to wait that long. Here is the YouTube clip:



Seriously, I was so excited when they started singing this song in the movie. But talk about a reason to do drugs...this movie, it seems, was made to be watched while under the influence of something.

Someone decided this movie was good enough to turn into an entire Broadway musical. And did us all a favor by casting Cheyenne Jackson as the male lead.