© SLT / Tobias Witzgall
XANADU
Jeff Lynne und John Farrar
Buch von Douglas Carter Beane / Musik und Liedtexte von Jeff Lynne und John Farrar / Eine Kooperation mit der Stadt Salzburg und dem EC Red Bull Salzburg
Synopsis
A goddess on earth, a roller disco and the illuminating music of the Electric Light Orchestra – these are the ingredients for the success of “Xanadu”. The film starring Olivia Newton-John became world-famous especially for its soundtrack, which was recorded in Munich. The street artist Sonny creates a chalk mural in Venice Beach of Zeus and his daughters, the muses. The muse Kira steps out of the picture to stir up longings and make dreams come true. Of course, Sonny falls head over heels in love with her, but she keeps escaping him on her roller skates.
Meanwhile, Sonny meets the construction mogul Danny, played by Gene Kelly in the movie, and together they decide to convert an art-deco style auditorium into a roller disco. Inspired by the roller disco “DiscOasis” at New York’s Central Park, which reopened in 2022, the production transforms the ice arena at the Salzburg Volksgarten into a theatre venue in the style of 1980s California. The project is supported by the City of Salzburg and the EC Red Bull Salzburg ice hockey club. Apart from the musical soloists, the show will also get many young talents rolling. The musical saw more than 500 performances on Broadway in 2007 and was nominated for several Tony Awards, winning the Drama Desk Award for best book and the Outer Critics Award for best musical.
The New York Times called it “simultaneously indefensible and irresistible”. Carl Philip von Maldeghem is turning the “entire city into a stage” (Max Reinhardt). Choreographed by Daniel Therrien („Starlight Express“) and Kate Watson, the roller-skating ensemble will take the ice arena by storm in the summer of 2024. Lara Roth, two-time Austrian figure skating champion, will assist the production as a roller skating coach. Wolfgang Götz and Katrin Schweiger will act as musical directors.
Performances
Cast
Director
Carl Philip von Maldeghem
Musical Director
Wolfgang Götz
Szenische und choreographische Mitarbeit
Lara Roth
Choreographie Rollschuhe
Daniel Therrien
Choreographie Tanz
Kate Watson
Josef Vesely
Dramaturgie
Friederike Bernau
Videodesign
Tobias Witzgall
Kostüme
Simon Barth
Clio
Patrizia Unger
Sonny
Thomas Wegscheider
Danny
Axel Meinhardt
Kalliope
Minori Therrien
Melpomene
Larissa Enzi
Thalia
Daniel Therrien
Euterpe
Tina Eberhardt
Erato
Elisabeth Mackner
Terpsicore
Alea Hagedorn
Polyhymnia
Annika Schmidhuber
Urania
Diego da Cunha
Fantasy Duo
Lara Roth
Daniel Therrien
Roller Girls
Lea Drexel, Raisa Ehim, Minerva Födermayr, Isabella Menapace, Leopoldine Richards, Anna Schindler, Hanna Schwarzer, Alma Tomasi, Ida Tomasi
Girls Group
Erin Bleckmann, Samia-Joy Gschlössl, Daria Lahuta, Leonique Pichler, Luisa Schätz, Sophie Seilern-Moy, Carmen Stöckl
Dark Forces
Erin Blackman, Laura Fagerer, Samia-Joy Gschlössl, Mara Eve Hill, Daria Lahuta, Isabella Menapace, Leonique Pichler, Lea Pircher, Luisa Schätz, Hannah Seilern- Moy, Sophie Seilern-Moy, Carmen Stöckl
Tanzgruppe
Magdalena Daller, Muriel Glage, Sienna Rose Graffham, Hanna Grasser, Julia Lechleitner, Sophie Rissaweg, Charlotte Steidl
Boys Group Ciannyn Therrien, Lennyn Therrien, Liam Therrien