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Photo Coverage: Party with the Cast of PRISCILLA on Opening Night!

By: Mar. 21, 2011
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Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there to party with the cast!

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL stars Tony Award® nominee Will Swenson, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams as the trio of friends on a heart-warming, uplifting road trip of a lifetime 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. 

Featuring a score of over 20 dance-floor classics, a company of 27, and with a dazzling array of more than 500 outrageous costumes, the spectacular new stage musical is a sensational journey to the heart of fabulous!

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 MitchellTim 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.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL is produced by Bette MidlerJames L. NederlanderGarry McQuinnLiz KoopsMichael HamlynAllan ScottRoy FurmanRichard Willis;Terry Allen Kramer; Terri and Timothy ChildsKen GreinerRuth HendelChugg Entertainment;Michael BuckleyStewart LaneBonnie ComleyBruce DaveyThierry Suc/TS3; Bartner/ Jenkins;Broadway Across America/H. Koenigsberg; M. Lerner/ D. Bisno/ K. Seidel/ R. Gold; Paul Boskindand Martian Entertainment / Spirtas-Mauro Productions / MAS Music Arts & Show; and David Mirvish.

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Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams & Will Swenson

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Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams & Will Swenson

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Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams & Will Swenson

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Will Swenson & Audra McDonald

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Will Swenson

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James Brown III

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Anastacia McCleskey

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Anastacia McCleskey, Jacqueline B. Arnold & Ashley Spencer

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Jacqueline B. Arnold

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Steve Schepis

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Tad Wilson & family

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Nathan Lee Graham

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Tad Wilson & Jessica Phillips

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Kyle Brown & Leslie McDonel

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Ashley Spencer

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Aston Woerz

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J. Elaine Marcos & C. David Johnson

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J. Elaine Marcos

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Saundra Santiago

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Joan Rivers

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Gary McQuinn

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Bette Midler

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Jeff Metzler, Thom Allison, Gavin Lodge & Mike McGowan

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Guy Pearce & Nick Adams

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Tony Sheldon & Nick Adams

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Luke Mannikus

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J. Elaine Marcos & Nick Adams

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Nick Adams

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Ellyn Marie Marsh & Esther Stilwell

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Tony Sheldon

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Tony Sheldon

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