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On Sunday January 20, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical celebrated its 500th performance. Currently playing at The Regent Theatre in Melbourne the musical has become a breakout hit, just as the original film was back in 1994. The outrageous stage show has captured the hearts of 750,000 Australians since its world premiere in Sydney October 2006.
Producer Liz Koops from Back Row Productions says of its success, “Priscilla seems to have cornered the market in “FUN”. Going by the number of flashing pink cocktails we sell each week (around 2,000) that may be the case, but I think it’s because the story we tell every night is our own, and Australians have taken Priscilla into their hearts and their minds. And we are very proud of that."
A UK production of Priscilla is now confirmed for early 2009, with further productions being considered for Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. The UK production will be the first Australian show to be mounted in the West End by Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Really Useful Company.
Priscilla features 20-full scale production numbers, including the disco classics I Will Survive and Finally, over 500 spectacular costumes, 200 gravity-defying headdresses, 23 tonnes of scenery and, as its dazzling centrepiece, a six tonne 10 metre long custom made bus named “Priscilla”.
Priscilla stars Tony Sheldon (Bernadette), Jeremy Stanford (Tick) and Daniel Scott (Felicia) who bus it across the outback to perform a gig in Alice Springs, joined on the road by Bill Hunter (Bob) and Colette Mann (Shirley).
Priscilla is playing for a limited season at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre.
For further information, visit priscillathemusical.com
