Artist:Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler
Song:Suddenly
Album:Xanadu: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
The 1980 film Xanadu may have been one of the worst turkeys in history. But the 2007 Broadway musical did well. It was nominated for four Tonys and went on a US tour and played London. Classic film fans will be familiar with the story as it is based on the 1947 film Down to Earth starring Rita Hayworth as a goddess. It's a sequel to the 1941 film Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Xanadu takes the basic plot and turns it into a musical starring Olivia Newton-John in the Rita Hayworth role. And though the film was a dog, the soundtrack album with music by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra and John Farrar of The Shadows was a big seller. The Broadway musical retains the songs. The story is a cross of Greek Mythology and a parody of the film. The show opened on May 23, 2007 and closed on Sept. 28, 2008. Then it went on a US tour. The leads were Cheyenne Jackson as Sonny and Kerry Butler as Kira. Jackson is mainly a Broadway performer but he also does films and TV and has recorded a couple of albums. He currently stars on the FOX sitcom Call Me Kat. Kerry is a Broadway performer who has appeared in productions of Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors and she is currently on Broadway in the musical Beetlejuice. She's supposed to be a parody of Olivia Newton-John which is why she is doing an Aussie accent. The original cast album is available as a budget CD. Here's Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler performing Suddenly from the musical Xanadu on The View 2008. This video is on YouTube but it has audio hiccups. So I am using the DailyMotion version.
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