XANADU

Today I went to a Broadway musical with Dana called "Xanadu". It was probably one of the most weird and odd performances I have ever seen! It's set in 1980 and there is an artist named Sonny, who wears short cut of shorts and a red tank top, and is depressed when a painting he makes doesn't turn out. 9 "sisters" or "muses" from ancient Greece are given the task to bring him inspiration in his art. One of them, named Kira, is given the task, and the other sisters are there to help. She meets him on a beach, and she is riding on roller skates. He feels inspired to turn an old theater into a roller disco where there will be all kinds of art and an athletic center. Two of the other sisters get jealous, because if Kira completes her task, she will be rewarded by Zeus with the gift of Xanadu, a magical gift that is suppose to be amazing, so they put a curse on her to fall in love with him. It is against the rules for a muse to fall in love with a mortal, and the penalty is eternal damnation into the underworld. She does fall in love with him, and he falls in love with her, but since the love is real, the goddess of the sea convinces Zeus not to penalize her and to allow her to live with Sonny as a mortal. In the end, they all got to live in "Xanadu", the name of the new roller disco that the Sonny created.

It was a weird plot, and they tried to make it funny, but although there were some funny parts, I thought it was kinda lame. They rode around on roller skates and the sisters all talked in unison...just WEIRD! Nevertheless, it was an interesting experience, and it was fun to spend the day with Dana!