PRISCILLA's Swenson, Sheldon, Adams et al. Celebrate Album Release at Barnes and Noble, 4/7

The stars of Broadway's new hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will appear at a special live performance at Barnes & Noble's upper east side flagship location (150 East 86th Street at Lexington Avenue) on Thursday, April 7 at 5:00pm to celebrate the release of the musical's Original Broadway Cast Recording.

Tony Award® nominee Will Swenson, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams, C. David Johnson and Priscilla's "Divas" Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer will perform songs from the hit musical and sign copies of the new cast album.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the global hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, produced by Priscilla's orchestrator, arranger and musical supervisor Stephen "Spud" Murphy and Frank Filipetti, will be available in retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

The album retails for a list price of $18.98 (CD) and $11.99 (digital), also available on www.rhino.com and www.bn.com.

Following its critically acclaimed North American debut engagement in Toronto, the spectacular new stage musical began previews February 28 and opened on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) to smash reviews on Sunday, March 20.

Like the stage production, the Original Broadway Cast Recording is a sensational journey to the heart of fabulous!

Featuring a classic collection of over 20 dance-floor hits spanning the past three decades, from anthems including "It's Raining Men" and "I Will Survive" to beloved songs made famous by Elvis Presley, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and Pat Benatar, the Priscilla score is a veritable history of dance music that tells the story of a trio of friends on a heart-warming, uplifting adventure who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever
have dreamed.

Critics around the world have praised Priscilla's infectious musical heart beat:

"Raucously winning with an unending parade of hits, each one glitzier and more iridescent than the last. Bring your dancing shoes!" -Bloomberg News (Broadway)

"Priscilla pushes all the same buttons as the movie did, only with more great tunes!" -Daily Telegraph, (Australia)

"Plenty of classic pop and disco hits have been thrown into the heady mix of the familiar and the fantastic." -Sunday Express (London)

"Some of the greatest disco anthems ever to fill a dance floor." -Daily Telegraph (London)

Adapted from the Academy Award® winning film "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert," PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL is written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott. Direction is by Simon Phillips, choreography by Ross Coleman, musical supervision and arrangements by Stephen ‘Spud' Murphy and set design by Brian Thomson. Production supervised by Jerry Mitchell. Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner have re-created their Academy Award® winning costume designs originally designed for the film. Lighting is designed by Nick Schlieper, sound design is by Jonathan Deans and Peter Fitzgerald and make up design is by Cassie Hanlon. Crystals for costumes and set design provided by Swarovski.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL had its world premiere in Sydney in 2006 and has subsequently wowed audiences and critics alike in Melbourne and New Zealand, becoming the most successful Australian musical of all time. The London production is now in its third smash hit year in the West End at the Palace Theatre.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL is produced by Bette Midler; James L. Nederlander; Garry McQuinn, Liz Koops; Michael Hamlyn; Allan Scott; Roy Furman/ Richard Willis; Terry Allen Kramer; Terri and Timothy Childs, Ken Greiner, Ruth Hendel; Chugg Entertainment; Michael Buckley; Stewart Lane/ Bonnie Comley; Bruce Davey; Thierry Suc/TS3; Bartner/ Jenkins; Broadway Across America/H. Koenigsberg; M. Lerner/ D. Bisno/ K. Seidel/ R. Gold; Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment / Spirtas-Mauro Productions / MAS Music Arts & Show; and David Mirvish.

TICKET INFORMATION: Ticket prices range from $50.00 - $125.00 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 877-250-2929, online at www.ticketmaster.com and in person at The Palace Theatre at 1564 Broadway (between 46th & 47th Streets).

For more information, visit:www.priscillaonbroadway.com
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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING

TRACK LISTING
1. Overture
2. It's Raining Men
3. Don't Leave Me This Way
4. Material Girl
5. Go West
6. I Say A Little Prayer
7. I Love The Nightlife (Disco ‘Round)
8. True Colors
9. Follie! Delirio vano È questo!
10. Color My World
11. I Will Survive
12. A Fine Romance
13. Shake Your Groove Thing
14. Pop Muzik
15. A Fine Romance (Reprise)
16. Girls Just Want To Have Fun
17. Hot Stuff
18. MacArthur Park
19. Always On My Mind/I Say A Little Prayer
20. Like A Prayer
21. We Belong
22. Finale

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