Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Xanadu (1980), starring Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly and Michael Beck, is pure 80s charm. The film tells the story of a man named Sonny (portrayed by Michael ...

If you actually know the melody that accompanies those lyrics – a perfect musical parallel to their cheesiness – then you must go directly to the Orange County Performing Arts Center, there to see the ...

There are some movies that are so bad, theyâ re good â in a campy, goofy sort of way. And then there are movies that are so bad, theyâ re just really, REALLY bad. The 1980 musical fantasy film Xanadu ...

Xanadu, released in 1980, is a fantasy musical film that famously starred Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly. Unfortunately, despite its otherworldly aesthetics and unique premise ...

As a film, the 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco fable Xanadu was the epic failure to end all epic failures—for a few years, anyway, until Ishtar. It flummoxed the Times reviewer, who complained, ...

Arlington — Don't bother telling “Xanadu” that's it's based on one of the worst movies of all time. It's already in on the joke, reinventing itself as an outlandishly zany spoof of the 1980 movie ...

Joey Panek realizes that the 1980 movie “Xanadu” isn’t as good as he thought it was when he watched it frequently growing up. The film was roundly trashed by critics and audiences, but it became a ...

Xanadu is a convoluted fantasy musical starring Olivia Newton-John and dance great Gene Kelly in his last feature role. Credit: © Universal Pictures Editor’s note ...

What chance did a 1980 movie voted one of the worst musicals of all time have of becoming a contemporary stage hit? True, "Xanadu" had a soundtrack full of hits from star Olivia Newton-John and the ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Xanadu focuses on the Greek muse, Clio, who descends from Mount Olympus to ...