Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical
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| Priscilla: Queen of the Desert | |
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| Music | Various |
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| Lyrics | Various |
| Book | Stephan Elliott Allan Scott |
| Based upon | Film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| Productions | 2006 Sydney 2007 Melbourne 2008 Auckland 2008 London (upcoming) |
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert the Musical written by Australian film director/writer Stephan Elliott and British screenwriter Allan Scott, is a stage adaptation of the 1994 motion picture The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
The new musical, directed by Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Simon Phillips, stars Tony Sheldon, Jeremy Stanford and Daniel Scott and features Bill Hunter.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical premiered on Saturday, 7th October 2006 at the Lyric Theatre, Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia. The show finished its performances at Sydney on Sunday, 2nd September, 2007. The show then moved on to Melbourne, Australia, where it ended its run on April 27, 2008. The show opened at the Civic Theatre Auckland, New Zealand on May 27, 2008.
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[edit] Original cast
| Role | Actor/Actress |
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| Tick (Mitzi) | Jeremy Stanford |
| Bernadette | Tony Sheldon |
| Adam (Felicia) | Daniel Scott |
| Marion | Marney McQueen - Current:Danielle Barnes |
| Bob | Michael Caton - Current:Bill Hunter |
| Shirley | Genevieve Lemon - Current:Colette Mann |
| Cynthia | Lena Cruz |
| Miss Understanding | Trevor Ashley - Current:Michael Lindner |
| Jimmy | Kirk Page |
| Frank | Ben Lewis - Current:Andrew Broadbent |
| Young Bernadette | Damien Ross |
| The Divas | Danielle Barnes, Sophie Carter, Amelia Cormack
Current:Sophie Carter, Amelia Cormack, Josie Lane |
| Benjamin | Joshua Arkley, Alec Epsimos, Rowan Scott, Joel Slater
Current:Kieran Bevan, Caleb Griffiths, Jeremy King, Harry Stanbridge |
| Company | Trevor Ashley, Damien Bermingham, Michael Griffiths, Nick Hardcastle, Mark Hodge, Ben Lewis, Sean McGrath, Christina O'Neill, Kirk Page, Kurt Phelan, Damien Ross, Rohan Seinor, David Spencer, Dean Vince, Jeremy Youett
Current: Damien Bermingham, Andrew Broadbent, Michael Griffiths, Troy Harrison, Mark Hodge, Michael Lindner, Sean McGrath, Christina O'Neill, Kirk Page, Matthew McFarlane, Damien Ross, Rohan Seinor, Catherine Shepherd, David Spencer, Dean Vince, Travis Khan, Ryan Stuart |
[edit] London Production
A West End Production has been confirmed for March 2009, It will be co-produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Useful Music Group. Both Back-Row and Really Useful Music group are confident that the show will enjoy a long stay in the West End.
[edit] Songs
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