Night Out At The Theater

Xanadu

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Paramount Theatre
7:30 PM

Presented by Broadway Across America

XANADU, described as “Heaven on Wheels” by the The New York Times is based on the Universal Pictures’ cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. XANADU was nominated for the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical.

This hilarious roller skating musical adventure set in the year 1980, follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens to inspire the greatest of artistic achievements – the first roller disco! Along the way she falls in forbidden love with a mortal and chaos abounds when her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation.

Douglas Carter Beane has written the book for XANADU based on the film of the same name and was the winner of the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical. The score, by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, includes the hits, “Magic,” “Xanadu,” “Party All Over the World” and “I’m Alive” — all top 20 Billboard hits. Lynne wrote and produced all of the music of Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O). Farrar was also responsible for most of the hits that were performed by Olivia Newton-John in the 1970’s. XANADU is directed by Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Dan Knechtges.

$10 of each ticket sold will benefit the work of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus (donation listed in service fees column).

Night Out At The Theater

Legally Blonde

Wednesday, March 03, 2010
5th Avenue Theatre
7:30 PM

Think PINK! It’s here, and it’s “AN ELLE OF A SHOW” (TIME Magazine). The hilarious MGM film is now a smash hit musical, and now Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to you. Legally Blonde follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn’t take “no” for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. After turning Broadway and MTV hot pink, this “Feel-Good Song and Dance Juggernaut” (New York Magazine) is “The Best New Musical Around!”

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach

$12 of each ticket sold will benefit the work of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus (donation listed in service fees column).