Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a musical by Stephan Elliott (1964-)[1] and Allan Scott (1939-)[2]
Also found as Priscilla Queen of the Desert
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Adapted from Elliott's 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the stage version is referred to as a "jukebox musical" and uses well-known pop songs as its score to tell of the comic adventures of two drag queens and a trans woman, who travel to the Australian town of Alice Springs on their lavender bus called "Priscilla" , to perform a drag show there.
The piece first opened in Australia at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in October 2006, followed by opening productions on the West End (2009), and Broadway (2011).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2017: Presented by Hazel Feldman and Showtime Management in association with Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and Nullarbor Productions, the musical had its South African premiere at Artscape, Cape Town, opening on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 and playing until Sunday, 23 April and followed by a season at Montecasino's Teatro. Directed by Simon Phillips and choreographed by Andrew Hallsworth, with Resident Director Anton Luitingh, Musical Director, Bryan Schimmel and Resident Choreographer, Duane Alexander. The 28-member, all-South African cast, included David Dennis, Daniel Buys and Phillip Schnetler as the leads, Candida Mosoma, Londiwe Dhlomo-Dlamini and Thembeka Mnguini as the three divas, James Borthwick (as "Bob"), Taryn-Lee Buys (as "Marion") and Chantal Herman, Candice van Litsenborgh. The ensemble also included Tshepo Ncokoane, Zane Gillion, Michael Fullard, Michael Wallace, Craig Hawks, Ryan Flynn, Samuel Hyde, Henk Opperman, Dirk Joubert, Jonathan Raath, Nadine Grobbelaar, Donae Brazer, Lourens Obermeyer and Darius Engelbrecht.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert_(musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Elliott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Scott_(Scottish_screenwriter)
https://sosuterbill.com/2017/03/16/lifes-a-drag-for-taryn-lee-and-dan/
https://bhdlights.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-south-africs/
https://stageandscreen.co.za/priscilla/
'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. Stage and Screen. 30 March 2017.
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