It happened last night. The wonderful equity actors of Piper Theatre rolled into Washington Park for six showcase performances of Xanadu.

I wasn’t there but we did drive by and saw the beautiful purple lighting. We do plan on catching the show, which sounds very fun. Roller skates and all.

There are five performances left: July 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 @ 8 pm. Outdoors under the stars on Washington Park field. Concession, including beer & wine.

Hard to believe, this is the first ever Brooklyn production of Xanadu, a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane (Lysistrata Jones, The Little Dog Laughed, As Bees in Honey Drowned), music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the beloved 1980 cult classic film with Olivia Newton John, will be directed by John P. McEneny Piper’s artistic director.

The cast includes Alissa Laderer (Kira), Jamie Roach (Sonny Malone), M.X. Soto (Danny McGuire/Zeus), Kelly Blaze (Calliope/Aphrodite), MaryAnne Piccolo (Melpomene/Medusa), Jake Mendes (Talia), Ricky Dain Jones (Terpischore), Matthew McGloin (Hermes), Jennifer Somers Kipley (Euterpe/Thetis), Linnea Larsdotter (Erato/Hera), Emily Bodkin (Thalia) and Arielle Vullo (Urania).

Xanadu has choreography by Karen Curlee, musical direction by Laura Mulholland, set design by Sarah Edkins, lighting design by William Growney, sound design by A&L Sound Partners and costume design by Lauren Fajardo and Sandye Renz.