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Piper Theatre To Offer Free Outdoor Theatre Including XANADU and ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, 7/5 - 7/21 GET TICKETS UNITED STATES THE WORLD GUIDES SPECIAL OFFERS LOG IN | REGISTER NOW! Piper Theatre To Offer Free Outdoor Theatre Including XANADU and BROADWAYWORLD TV TICKET CENTRAL SPONSORED BY ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, 7/5 - 7/21 HARVEY 1 Feedback Print E-mail 0 Friday, June 15, 2012; 12:06 PM - by BWW News Desk Piper Theatre's free production of the musical "Xanadu" premieres at the Old Stone House July 5, and we're hoping that you can Broadway Tours mention it online. This will be the first time "Xanadu" is performed BWW TV: The HURLY BURLY SHOW Returns Off-Bway London in Brooklyn, and where better to have an all-rollerskating cast, to the West End; Opens July 2 Help, Pick Me a Show belting out an ELO soundtrack, than outdoors, in a park, in BWW TODAY summer? Second Stage will feature an original adaptation of H.G. Wells' "Island of Dr. Moreau," premiering July 7, continuing Piper's Latest News tradition of scary stories on summer nights. BWW Database *new* CDs/Books/DVDs XANADU Grosses 6/24 Photos Summer Camp - '70s style - Rolls into Brooklyn This Summer! Reviews TV/Video Roller-Skating Musical Comedy Spectacular Makes its Brooklyn Premiere Free and Outdoors Web Radio Thursdays and Fridays in July MESSAGE BOARDS At the Old Stone House, Washington Park - at 3rd Street/4th and 5th avenue in Park Slope (F or R to Broadway Off-topic West End Student 9th St. station) FEATURES July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8pm Auditions - Equity www.pipertheatre.org Auditions - Non Equity BROADWAY DISCOUNTS Books Database Piper Theatre brings the unrestrained fun and fashions of the 1970s to the Old Stone House this July, as BWW Junior we proudly present the Brooklyn premiere of "Xanadu," the musical comedy adapted from the 1980 cult CLYBOURNE PARK NEWSIES Save on Tickets! Save on Tickets! Classifieds classic film starring Olivia Newton-John. College Center COCK NICE WORK IF Madame PHANTOM OF High School Center Piper Theatre is celebrating its seventh season of free, outdoor summer theatre at the Old Stone YOU CAN GET Tussauds THE OPERA Tony Awards House's Washington Field and has chosen "Xanadu" as its first-ever main stage musical production. IT Upcoming CDs Click Here to Register for More Special Offers! Videos Database Washington Park's newly renovated playground and gardens now make it one of the most beautiful destinations in Brooklyn, so come see what the neighborhood is buzzing about and stay for the best MESSAGE BOARD CITY GUIDE free theatre in any of the five boroughs. "Xanadu"'s tongue-in-cheek humor, its soundtrack featuring classic ELO tunes *and* "Have You Never Been Mellow," and last but not least, the fact that the cast is Event Calendar NYC Guide on rollerskates for almost the entire production makes it the summertime-perfect escape for BROADWAYWORLD BLOGS Hotel Finder Brooklynites of every age and cultural stripe. More Randy Rainbow! http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Piper-Theatre-To-Offer-Free-Outdoor-Theatre-Including-XANADU-and-ISLAND-OF-DR-MOREAU-75-721-20120615[6/28/2012 5:18:44 PM] Piper Theatre To Offer Free Outdoor Theatre Including XANADU and ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, 7/5 - 7/21 Restaurant Guide The musical looks back on the glittery innocence of the late 1970s with an equal mix of love and Interns Wanted! BROADWAY EXTRAS parody. The story, by Douglas Carter Beane (the award-winning playwright of "The Little Dog Laughed" 2012 BWW Award Winners Announced! and "Lysistrata Jones"), is set in Venice Beach circa 1980 and centers on Kira, a Greek muse who Cabaret Classroom / Education descends from Mt. Olympus in order to inspire Sonny, a struggling street artist, to realize his grand Photo IQ artistic vision and open a roller disco. As is often the case when Greek demigods are involved with Twitter Watch mortals, star-crossed love ensues, along with plot-twisting complications from jealous Olympian Your Settings relatives. Grosses & Theatre A Chat BRAVE Interview: Quote Blogs with Scott Leslie GO MOBILE WITH BWW "Xanadu" is an Equity showcase directed by Piper Theatre founder/artistic director John P. McEneny and Rule!!! Ellis Uggams iPhone, Android, iPad & More choreographed by Karen Curlee (Together In Dance). Its set and costume design painstakingly recreate CLICK HERE! BWW TV EXCLUSIVES the Venice Beach of the late '70s, paying homage to the street art and visual style emblematic to that BWW TV: SUBMISSIONS ONLY Season 2 Wraps place and time, a West Coast counterpart to New York City's more famous underground art scene. with an All-Star Cast in 'Another Interruption' Finale! If you can't make it to Fire Island this summer, no sweat - "Xanadu"'s Venice Beach is coming to you CHEWING THE SCENERY with right here in Park Slope! RANDY RAINBOW "The Island of Dr. Moreau" BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Brian d'Arcy James Uncut Part 2: Talks SHREK, NEXT TO NORMAL, 54 Free and Outdoors - July 7, 14, 21 at 8pm Below Show & More! Piper Theatre Original Production Inspired by H.G. Wells' classic novel TWITTER WATCH stephaniejblock - @YumsMommy I know. I just Piper Theatre presents a little Gothic horror to put a chill in the night air! "The Island of Dr. Moreau" found out this afternoo...more... sends up enough Victorian-style shivers to keep audiences on The Edge of their lawn chairs, for this mystical and savage tale of science run amok. Piper's original adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel uses BROADWAYWORLD RADIO physical storytelling to heighten "Moreau"'s sense of otherworldly spookiness - as if a mad doctor, a Now Playing: mysterious island and strange beasts (or so they appear) weren't enough. All ages welcome. Applause (Demo) from Applause on 1971 Original Broadway Cast. Click Here to Visit the Off-Off-Broadway Home Page for More Stories! Brought to you by: The complete recording of Tim Rice and Leave Comments Andrew Lloyd Webber's most dazzling and beloved score is now available in a 2-CD set from Masterworks Broadway. Buy now! Post to Facebook Comment using... Evita stars Grammy-winning international pop icon Ashton Crosby · NYU graduate work Ricky Martin as Che, Olivier Award-winning John, I really want to come to "Xanadu," but it will depend on how long my current show lasts. We're in an Argentinean actress Elena Roger as Eva Peron and open run which could be a couple of weeks or months or, like "The Fantastiks," years! Not! Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. Reply · Like · Yesterday at 12:57pm LATEST NEWS Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY Still Coming to Broadway NEW BWW MOBILE APPS NOW AVAILABLE! Barbra Streisand BWW TODAY We were the first Broadway app in 2009 & now they have Responds to Larry Kramer been redesigned from the ground-up & feature all of our Advertising Info on NORMAL HEART Film news, content, videos, show listings, message boards, Contact Us specials, radio & more! Update: SMASH Picks New Forgot Login? 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