Nyack HS Drama Club Performs “XANADU” as its Spring 2017 Musical

NYACK, NY — The nationally-recognized Nyack High School Drama Club is bringing the award-winning musical comedy “Xanadu” to the stage this spring.

The musical opened on Broadway in 2007 and ran for more than 500 performances. It earned an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Best Book. It was also nominated for Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Book.

“Xanadu” follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time - the first ROLLER DISCO...hey, it's 1980! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation and chaos abounds.

This hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you, rolls along to the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, and includes, “Magic”, “All Over The World”, “Suddenly”, “I’m Alive”, "Evil Woman", "Have You Never Been Mellow" and “Xanadu”, to name a few, and is based on the Universal Pictures' cult classic movie of the same title, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly.

The Nyack High School Drama Club, led by acclaimed director and set designer Joseph J. Egan, is scheduled to perform “Xanadu” on the stage at Nyack High School on March 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18.

“Our students create wonderful chemistry on stage in ‘Xanadu’. It is that special place where dreams become magic.”” said Egan. “The students will skate their way into the audience’s heart.”

The cast of the show includes Nyack High School Drama Club members:

Alyssa McDonald, Graham Sevastian, Joshua Teeters, Ashley Morales, Yvianick Saint – Vil, Jake Giordano, Jillian Sharp, Erica Flores, Theodore Bass, Zachary Knecht, Laura DiSimone, Talia Fontanilla, Paige Zeltzer

For more information about the show, call 845-353-7100 or email ldemarest@nyackschools.org.Tickets are $12 for adults; $7 students; senior citizens admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the door 1 hour before curtain.

Nyack High School is located at 360 Christian Herald Road, Upper Nyack, NY. Parking is free.

About the Drama Club

Nyack High School’s Drama Club is an extra-curricular activity that offers students an opportunity to be Actors, Singers, Dancers, Assistant Directors/Producers, Sound and Light Technicians, Set and Costume Designers, Scenic Painters, Prop Designers, Stagehands and Musicians. Each year the Drama Club presents three productions: Fall Drama or Comedy, Spring Musical, and, Spring One Acts. Family and friends will be delighted in seeing a memorable evening of extraordinary talent.

Some of the club’s most-acclaimed productions include: March 2006 – Cats; April 2008 – Phantom of the Opera; March 2007 – Titanic; March 2012 – Parade; March 2014 – AIDA; November 2014 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; March 2015 – Music Man; Fall 2015 - Brighton Beach Memoirs; November 2016 – Alice in Wonderland.