Xanadu

I will never forget the first time I ever saw this incredibly hilarious production of this musical comedy back in 2011 and then in 2016 and now it's 2019 and we're back again celebrating the wonderful Christopher Clark and raising money for the Rocky Mountain ALS Chapter.

This is one of three guilty pleasures I have in my life, the other's being "Grease 2" and "The Pirate Movie." Three of the worst movies ever made but their so much fun! With great 80's music combined with the music of the '60s and the later being Gilbert & Sullivan.

Xanadu though features the great music of Jeff Lynne & John Farrar "The Electric Light Orchestra."

With a Book by Douglas Carter Beane, this hilarious spoof of everything 1980 brings so much joy to this Generation X'er and Friday night was no disappointment!

Kudos once again to the director, Chris Clark; choreographer, Jenny Barlow, and music director, Korianne Orton-Johnson for bringing this gem back to the HCTO stage!

It was so awesome to once again see the beautiful Ashley Gardner Carlson as Kira/Clio, the characters made famous by Olivia Newton-Johnson herself in the film! Ashley stands on her own and delivers such a fun and energetic performance. It was equally awesome once again to see the awesome David Holmes as Sonny, the character made famous by Michael Beck in the film. David is so hilarious and so much fun to watch on stage. The entire evening was absolute non-stop hilarity and this was all accomplished by not only these two awesome artists, but the terrific ensemble made up of  the wonderful Shawn Lynn as Danny/Zeus, made famous in the film by the incomparable Gene Kelly; Bailee Morris as Melpomene, the incomparable and hilarious Ali Bennett as Calliope/Aphrodite, the wonderful Josh Valdez and Terpsichore/Hermes, David Muncy as Thalia/Dream Danny, Britany Sanders as Euterpe/Thetis and Katie Sloan as Erto/Hero. Rounding out the evening were hilarious cameos by Christopher Clark's awesome wife, Lisa Valentine Clark as Medusa; Hailey Jones Smith and Benjamin James Oldroyd as the Cyclops.

Thank you all for a wonderful evening of laughs and pure joy!