Xanadu (film) actual order in the film: The plot of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" was used as the basis for "Xanadu". In the film, Rita Hayworth played Terpsichore, opposite male lead Larry Parks, who played a producer of stage plays. The film was originally conceived as a relatively low-budget roller disco picture. As a number of prominent, A-list performers joined the production, it evolved into a much larger project, while retaining rollerskating as a recurring theme, especially in the final scenes of the club's opening night. Earlier versions of the story established that Sonny was the artist who created the
Xanadu (musical) Cubby doesn't appear. It features Tony winner Nathan Lane and most of the "Xanadu" male cast. "Xanadu" producers never acknowledged that Cubby Bernstein was a publicity stunt, although Douglas Carter Beane stated on May 15 that he believed this year <nowiki>"[Cubby]</nowiki> is going to go with "Xanadu"". Cubby Bernstein has been identified by Variety as child actor Adam Riegler, who appeared in the 2007 revival of "I and Albert" and as Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family". Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo helped to create and also appeared in the series. "Xanadu" did not win any Tony Awards. Xanadu (musical) Xanadu