Priscilla Returns for 10th Anniversary Tour

Aussie musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is off on a national tour, starting in Melbourne in January 2018 with stops in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.

After playing Broadway, the West End, Europe and Asia, Simon Phillips' production Priscilla Queen of the Desert makes a returns to Australia for its 10th anniversary.

The musical is based on the film about Mitzi, Felicia and former Les Girl, Bernadette – who hop aboard a battered old bus named Priscilla bound for Alice Springs.

Casting commences in August and Melbourne tickets go on sale on Monday 14 August via Ticketmaster. A waitlist for other cities can be found at PriscillaTheMusical.com.au

Original Director Simon Phillips is back at the helm of this iconic hit musical which has lost none of its glitter, featuring more than 500 award-winning costumes, 200 headdresses and a non-stop hit parade of dance floor favourites such as I Will Survive, Don’t Leave Me This Way, I Say A Little Prayer, Hot Stuff, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Finally, Shake your Groove Thing, I Love The Nightlife andIt’s Raining Men.

The 1994 film created by Stephan Elliott starring Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce remains one of Australia’s most successful films and soundtracks of all-time, with a glitzy array of awards in the trophy cabinet – including an Academy Award for Costume Design, two BAFTAS for Costume and Make-Up Design and the Grand Prix du Publique from Cannes Film Festival.

The quintessentially Aussie story about mateship, determination, self-discovery and a fair go was translated from screen to stage by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott with the film’s award-winning costume designers Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel onboard, alongside stage designer Brian Thomson and legendary choreographer Ross Coleman.

Priscilla Queen of the Desertreturns home after a ten-year ride around the world.  It journeyed to London’s West End, Broadway, Milan, Tokyo, North America, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Cape Town, Manila, Tel Aviv and beyond, with current productions now playing in Paris, Spain, Johannesburg and on Norwegian Cruise Line.  The bus now rocks back into Melbourne with a Tony, an Olivier, five Italian Musical Theatre Awards, seven Argentinian A.C.E Awards, four Spanish Musical Theatre Awards and five Greenroom Awards and more international accolades on the dashboard.

The hilarious and heartwarming musical made its World Premiere in Sydney in October 2006, playing for 11 months at the Sydney Lyric Theatre to 500,000 people, taking $40 million at the box office.

Director Simon Phillips said; “It’s a joy to be back in the drivers seat for the homecoming of this bona fide national treasure. Behind the sparkles, feathers and camp feel-good factor is a story that remains as relevant as it did when the film was released 20 odd years ago with a message of hope, tolerance and acceptance.”

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TOUR DATES

MELBOURNE


FROM JANUARY 2018


Regent Theatre



SYDNEY


FROM MAY 2018

Capitol Theatre



ADELAIDE


FROM AUGUST 2018


Festival Theatre, AFCT



BRISBANE


FROM SEPTEMBER 2018


Lyric Theatre, QPAC

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