She nailed it.
A new incarnation of “Xanadu” that fits Pittsburgh CLO’s small musicals mission recaptures that assessment without losing a beat or a laugh.
Thursday, November 02, 2017
Stage review: CLO Cabaret's meta-musical parody 'Xanadu' rolls out the laughs
She nailed it.
A new incarnation of “Xanadu” that fits Pittsburgh CLO’s small musicals mission recaptures that assessment without losing a beat or a laugh.
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Having seen a show at the CLO Cabaret, I’m a bit curious as to how they staged this production in the venue. Xanadu, as the article mentions, requires much of the actor’s action to be done on roller skates. It looks like they made a part down the middle of the audience which seems to be the best way to extend the stage space and give the actor’s enough room to skate. I do wonder how the show was rehearsed. How much of rehearsal was the actors skating? Were they in skates for the entire tech process? I do recall that a portion of actors at the CLO Cabaret are often Equity actors so I question how that affected the skating portion of rehearsal. I saw the show many years ago as a tour production and there was a seating bank onstage. Whenever staging this show, it seems that as many strides as possible will be made to keep the show funny and interactive.
I have to make it to this show before it closes. Xanadu was the first show I worked on in high school and it was one of the best theatrical experiences I have ever had. I don't know if it is just because I was young or because the show was stupid but I had an absolute blast. Also I got to ride around on roller skates and I think that thats pretty much the best thing in the world. Much like Ben I am curious what the rehearsal process is like for this show when dealing with union actors. I have read the equity contract a bunch of times and I am pretty sure there is no section about skates so I wonder if the rules change show to show or of the equity office has a Xanadu folder that they pull out whenever someone wants to do the show. Either way it is so much fun and I have never seen a production of it I didn't love. Probably because it is so campy it doesn't really matter who is performing or how professional it is. Put a bunch of pretty people on roller skates, add a disco ball and some Australian accents and I am in.
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