LA Weekly - Recommended
"...The rest of the cast, and in particular a couple of additional scheming muses created for the musical, provide ebullient backup, while Michael Mullen's divinely period costumes contribute immeasurably to the mood."
Broadway World - Recommended
"...Now at Doma Theatre, the current production of Xanadu is not quite up to their Jekyll & Hyde, but satisfying nonetheless, and certainly with enough colorfully entertaining qualities to make it worth your while as a respite from the end of summer heat."
LAist - Recommended
"...You will want to see this show more than once as it is surely an instant cult classic."
Edge - Recommended
"...DOMA's production of "Xanadu," though limited by its size (that of the cast, space, and budget), makes full use of its assets: a talented cast, a great band, an apparent love to entertain, and a wonderfully fun musical with which to do so."
LA Splash - Recommended
"...Thoroughly enjoyable, as all the Doma plays this season have been, Xanadu should lift your spirits and have you singing on the way out."
Stage Scene LA - Recommended
"...Angelinos who didn't travel to New York in 2007 or catch Xanadu's National Tour in its all-too-brief two-week run in Costa Mesa in 2009 can finally see what all the laughter and applause was about as DOMA Theatre Company presents a terrific local premiere of the big-stage Broadway hit at Hollywood's far more intimate Met Theatre."
StageHappenings.com - Recommended
"...So, grab your leg warmers, pull your hair into a side ponytail, and roller skate your way over to the Met Theatre for an evening of pure fun."
Examiner - Somewhat Recommended
"...The script is full of clever lines and funny quips and boisterous laughs
The part that's missing is the middle where they dance on skates
They plan and build and fall in love but don't enjoy it long enough
For me to invest myself in what they say's at stake."
The Tolucan Times - Recommended
"...Xanadu … a magical musical and maniacally retro theatrical experience, based on the 1980s cult film of the same name (starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly) this show is a whacky barrel of fun!"
BlogCritics.org - Recommended
"...The show is an ingenious send-up by Douglas Carter Beane with music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. The small band is directed by Chris Raymond with excellent choreography by Angela Todearo (although I would have liked to see more roller skating)."
LA Stage Times - Recommended
"...The jokes hit most of their marks. There's something endearingly off-center about the two leads (Lovlee Carroll, Matt O'Neill). And the vintage late-disco-era music, led by the visible band above the set, rolls out and envelops the audience as if it were on, well, roller skates."
Frontiers - Somewhat Recommended
"...The line points out what is easiest to like and hardest to pull off about the piece, as it is entertaining, colorful, energetic and silly, but also dangerously self-referential. Hitting the correct tone means navigating a treacherous tightrope between parody and camp, and sometimes director Hallie Baran's lively Doma Theatre production slips off the wire."
MadTheatrics - Somewhat Recommended
"...Doma's production, directed by Hallie Baran, lacks that inspired vision and energy to elevate the show. Some of the song and dance numbers are fun (there's an enjoyable tap dance), but the scenes in between lack the energy and pace of comedy, and they end up feeling like a bad 80′s movie, instead of something that celebrates bad 80′s movies. To be fair those elevated and amusing moments are occasionally found, but had they permeated the entire show this would have been a better review."
Working Authur - Recommended
"...All in all, another standout production from the talented folks at DOMA."
LifeInLA - Recommended
"...The play is a good way to spend a weekend night, especially for families, where parents can reap in the 80's nostalgia while the kids enjoy a goofy, offbeat, but impressive, performance. Overall, a very solid presentation."
Cinesnatch - Recommended
"...While DOMA Theatre Co. doesn't offer a Broadway production, it's still bursting at the seams with fun and glitter."
