Now We Are Here

Didn't think Broadway's "Xanadu" could get any gayer? Think again! For the next three Wednesdays, it's Boys' Night at the musical send-up of everyone's favorite Olivia Newton-John roller-skating film. Tickets are just 69(!) dollars, and include a pre-show Boys' Night reception at Sardi's 4th Floor (next to the Helen Hayes Theatre), including a FREE cocktail, as well as post-show Boys' Night Q&A Talk Back. (I'd been meaning to ask star Cheyenne Jackson if he'd like to come over to my apartment to recreate this photo-op.)

My friend Benny put it this way after Wednesday's night Boys' Night performance:

Vaudeville may be dead, but camp is alive and well, and it lives in "Xanadu." I don't remember the last time I went to a Broadway show were people laughed out of their seats. A good time was most definitely had by all, including the cast that just bounced off each others sly innuendos and at times just outright jabs. No one was spared. From Andrew Lloyd Weber to even Patti LuPone,performing next door in Gypsy, the jokes just kept on coming. Of course the main "punching bag" of the evening was our own Olivia Newton John, but it was all tongue in cheek thanks to Kerry Butler in the lead role who just was loving every minute of it. I guess you can say "That's why the lady is a Camp."

Indeed. And an even-gayer-than-usual (if that's possible) crowd certainly didn't hurt. Get complete details on the Boys' Night fun here.