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 ...

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If the thought of hearing the soft-rock hit “Have You Ever Been Mellow?” again is about as appealing to you as having ingrown-toenail surgery, you may have to revise that opinion. “Xanadu” the musical ...

Dig out your leg warmers, big-hair products and roller skates: “Xanadu” is back. The 1980 cult film (featuring the unlikely pairing of Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly) was judged one of Hollywood’s ...

Few movies this side of “Ishtar” and “Showgirls” are as heinous as “Xanadu,” the 1980 disaster wherein Olivia Newton-John warbles while she skates, a very young Kenny Ortega offers no hint of his ...

There are so many reasons why a bizarre 1980 musical film is so bad it’s actually really good. In fact, it’s the best worst movie ever. Yes, we are in Xanadu. I was a young lady when the 1980 musical ...

A tongue-in-cheek stage adaptation of the mega-flop movie musical Xanadu that was once announced as an off-Broadway venture is heading directly to Broadway. Although an opening night has not yet been ...

The comedy is a light-hearted spoof, less savage than a satire, and less overblown than a parody. The plotline is basically simple: the demi-gods on Mount Olympus are forbidden to fall in love with ...

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 ...

Update: Due to non-COVID-related developments, the opening of the production has been moved back to Aug. 23. If you held tickets for any of the postponed Aug. 19-21 performances, contact the theater ...

The mind, they say, can't remember pain. So all I took away from the movie was Olivia Newton-John on roller skates and how to pronounce the title: ZAN-uh-doo. Even when it was brand new, the 1980 ...