Description
With Xanadu, the Helen Hayes a guilty-pleasure dome becomes, thanks to this expertly piloted takeoff on the 1980 film flop. Kerry Butler, deliciously spoofing Olivia Newton-John, plays a Greek Muse with an Aussie accent, and Cheyenne Jackson is her hunky lunkhead of a beau. The inspired silliness of Douglas Carter Beane’s adaptation, the aplomb of Christopher Ashley’s direction and the finely aged cheese of Jeff Lynne and John Farrar’s score combine into a merry feast of camp.—AF