The business of turning hit movies into Broadway musicals (Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Disney's Tarzan, etc.) took a surprising turn with Tuesday's debut of Xanadu. The original 1980 film was a cheeseball classic starring Olivia Newton John on rolling skates and music by the Electric Light Orchestra -- not exactly what you'd expect to see on the Great White Way. But surprise! Variety lavishes praise on the musical for its deft staging and knowing humor: "With a complicitous wink at the audience that's never overplayed, the creatives and cast at every turn cheekily point up the irony of charging Rialto prices for recycled trash." - Louis Hau