by Kendra Germany
Staff writer
Theatre at Southeastern presented the hilarious musical “Xanadu” in the Montgomery Auditorium on Feb. 23 through Feb. 25, bringing a little bit of 1980s cheesiness to SE.
“Xanadu” the musical is actually a spoof of the terribly, ridiculously bad Olivia Newton-John movie from the ’80s.
“Xanadu” follows a Greek goddess Clio as she and her sisters mystically travel to the mortal world to help struggling artist Sonny Malone finish is artwork. Along the way Clio changes her name to Kira and picks up an Australian accent.
When Kira arrives in Venice Beach to help Sonny, Kira does the one thing Greek gods sent to Earth must not do: She begins to fall in love with a mortal, and her jealous sisters devise a plan that just might send Kira to the underworld forever.
The cast did an excellent job during this production. Senior Julia Castro played the part of Kira perfectly. Castro’s fake Australian accent alone was enough to make the audience fall in love with the character.
Another cast member that stood out was Senior Boomer Lowery playing the part of Sonny Malone. Lowery kept the audience laughing with his short shorts and his character’s totally chill persona.
However, it was Kira’s jealous sisters that stole the show.
Freshman Minda Rocha and junior Rebecca Sparks play Calliope and Melpomene. Both Rocha and Sparks had the audience laughing with their hilarious facial expression and even funnier lines.
Rocha and Sparks’ rendition of “Evil Woman” was brilliantly funny and stole the show.
“Xanadu” was the first performance in Montgomery Auditorium since the auditorium’s recent renovations, and it was the perfect play to showcase the new light system. The lights were a nice touch, adding to the ’80s vibe that makes the play so perfect.
Overall, “Xanadu” was very entertaining and fun-filled play that brought just enough of that cheesy goodness of the ’80s to the stage.
