Do You Think Michael Beck Will Paint the Album Cover?

Kerry Butler, Cheyenne Jackson (check out the thighs on that man!), Tony Roberts, Mary Testa, Jackie Hoffman and the rest of the talented cast of the Broadway sensation Xanadu will head into the recording studio later this month to record the eagerly-anticipated original cast album.

The new CD will be available January 8, but if you can't wait to hear Kerry channeling Olivia on "Have You Never Been Mellow?", it will be available the first week of December at the PS Classics website, the show's official website, or at the Helen Hayes Theatre, where the show is currently playing to sold-out houses. (Or check back here to pre-orderfrom Amazon.com.)

In related news, Xanadu director Christopher Ashley will premiere the show on the west coast at the La Jolla Playhouse next season; from there, Xanadu will hit the road on its first national tour. Also scheduled is Charles Busch's newest play, The Third Story, which he will star in as well.

Links via Playbill.com, PSClassics.com and XanaduOnBroadway.com.