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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical 2011 - Articles Page 3.4

Run Time:
2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: March 20, 2011
Closing: June 24, 2012

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Palace Theatre (Broadway)
1564 Broadway New York, NY

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL is a heart-warming, uplifting adventure of three friends 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. With a dazzling array of outrageous costumes and featuring a score of dance-floor classics, Priscilla is a sensational journey to the heart of fabulous.


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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Announces Australian Outback Getaway Contest
by Nicole Rosky - October 13, 2011


Get out your most fabulous frock and put on that bedazzled thinking cap! The Tony Award winning smash hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, produced by 'The Divine Miss M' Bette Midler, will host an exclusive trivia contest with NBC 4 New York's 'Meg-A-Phone' on Saturday, October 22, 2011 between 9-10AM. Five finalists will each win a pair of tickets to PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT on Broadway. The grand prize winner will receive round-trip travel from New York to famed Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia's Northern Territory - the setting for the Broadway show; hotel accommodations for five nights; and a touring itinerary for the trip, including some of Australia's most iconic landmark destinations such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kings Canyon and Alice Springs. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is the most successful Australian musical of all time, and the lucky grand prize winner will get to experience first-hand many of the landmarks visited in the show.

PRISCILLA Cast to Perform on 'The Rosie Show' Today
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2011


The cast of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT will be making an appearance on OWN Network's new talk show, 'The Rosie Show', starring Rosie O'Donnell.

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA's Anastacia McCleskey Sings for 'Carols for a Cure'
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - October 10, 2011


The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Below, Anastacia McCleskey contributes her bit to the album!

PRISCILLA Cast to Perform on 'The Rosie Show', 10/13
by Caryn Robbins - October 5, 2011


According to Entertainment Weekly, the cast of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT will be making an appearance on OWN Network's new talk show, 'The Rosie Show', starring Rosie O'Donnell.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Announces New Wedding Packages!
by Nicole Rosky - September 23, 2011


Broadway's Tony Award winning smash hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT announces exclusive new fabulous wedding packages - from bachelor/bachelorette parties to on stage engagements and 'Newly Married Monday's' - where couples can make their Broadway debut together on stage at the Palace Theatre!

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA Sings for 'Carols for a Cure'
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - September 21, 2011


The 2011 edition of the annual Carols for a Cure album is now in the works. Produced by Rock-it Science Records and currently in it's thirteenth year, purchase of the album benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This highly anticipated annual holiday release features casts from the current line-up of prestigious shows performing new and traditional holiday music. Broadway's Carols for a Cure offers a 'snapshot' of each season, as the casts and orchestras from each show on Broadway perform their own holiday track. BroadwayWorld was there for the PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT session and brings you photo coverage below!

STAGE TUBE: Tony Danza Visits PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT!
by Nicole Rosky - September 8, 2011


Thousands more great seats have just been put on sale for the Tony Award® winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. A new block of tickets for the Broadway production is now available through the end of March, 2012. Tony Danza recently visited theproduction, where he posed with the cast and gave them his compliments. Click below to hear what he had to say!

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Puts New Ticket Block on Sale Thru March 2012
by Jessica Lewis - September 6, 2011


Thousands more great seats have just been put on sale for the Tony Award® winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. A new block of tickets for the Broadway production is now available through the end of March, 2012.

STAGE TUBE: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Featured on CURTAIN UP!
by Nicole Rosky - August 22, 2011


Broadway's Tony Award winning hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL kicked off PIX-11's 'Curtain Up!' Broadway week series with an exclusive behind the scenes television segment this morning. PIX11 host Tamsen Fadal went backstage at the Palace Theatre to visit Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon, took a tour of Priscilla's Tony Award winning costumes, spoke with star Will Swenson in the middle of Times Square and went behind the hit music of the show with 'Divas' Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer. Click below to check it out!

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Kick Off PIX-11's CURTAIN UP, 8/22
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2011


Broadway's Tony Award winning hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will kick off PIX-11's 'Curtain Up!' Broadway week series with an exclusive behind the scenes television segment on Monday morning, August 22 in the 8:30am half hour (approximately 8:45am).

STAGE TUBE: PRISCILLA's Divas Perform on WCBS FM
by Nicole Rosky - August 19, 2011


Broadway's PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT 'Divas' Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer visited WCBS FM 101.1 radio host Bob Shannon in the studio to belt out a medley of dance floor favorite hit songs from the Tony Award winning smash musical tomorrow, Thursday, August 18 to kick off 'Divas of Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame' Thursday. Click below to check out the performance!

STAGE TUBE: Inside the PRISCILLA Photo Shoot with Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, and Will Swenson!!
by Nicole Rosky - August 19, 2011


Bette Midler proudly presents the most outrageously fun musical on Broadway, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT! This spectacular show tells the story of three best friends on the wildest road trip ever. With over 500 dazzling costumes and a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including 'It's Raining Men' and 'I Will Survive,' PRISCILLA promises the two happiest hours on Broadway! In the video below, go behind the cenes of a photo shoot with the stars of the show, Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, and Will Swenson!

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Kick Off PIX-11's CURTAIN UP, 8/22
by Nicole Rosky - August 18, 2011


Broadway's Tony Award winning hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will kick off PIX-11's 'Curtain Up!' Broadway week series with an exclusive behind the scenes television segment on Monday morning, August 22 in the 8:30am half hour (approximately 8:45am).

PRISCILLA's Divas to Perform on WCBS FM 101.1 Tomorrow
by Nicole Rosky - August 17, 2011


Tune in to listen to Broadway's PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT 'Divas' Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer as they visit WCBS FM 101.1 radio host Bob Shannon in the studio to belt out a medley of dance floor favorite hit songs from the Tony Award winning smash musical tomorrow, Thursday, August 18 to kick off 'Divas of Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame' Thursday. The segment will air live in the 12:00pm half hour.

STAGE TUBE: Gay Couple Gets Engaged at Priscilla Queen of the Desert
by Lauren Wolman - August 14, 2011


The first gay Broadway proposal happened last night at Priscilla Queen of the desert. Yuri Rodriguez proposed to his partner Stephen Troiano in front of a packed house of almost 1700 audience members at the Palace Theatre.

TV: Cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Performs at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by Robert Diamond - August 13, 2011


The best of Broadway was presented free on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm's Broadway in Bryant Park 2011' - a lunchtime series that began on Thursday July 7th on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Bank of America, and Clean Air NY, and hosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities, the eleventh annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances concluded yesterday, August 11th.

STAGE TUBE: Bette Midler Voices New PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Commercial!
by Kelsey Denette - August 11, 2011


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 March 20th, presented by Bette Midler. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL stars Will Swenson, 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. Midler has recorded a new commercial for the musical; check it out below!

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical History

Other Productions of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical

2006   World Premiere
2009   West End Original London Production
West End
2010   Toronto Pre-Broadway North American Production
Toronto
2011   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2013   US Tour US National Tour
US Tour

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical - 2011 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Tony Sheldon
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Stephan Elliott
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Allan Scott
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Tim Chappel
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Lizzy Gardiner
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Bonnie Comley
2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Tony Sheldon
2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Musical 0
2011 Theatre World Awards Performance Tony Sheldon
2011 Tony Awards Best Costume Design of a Musical Tim Chappel
2011 Tony Awards Best Costume Design of a Musical Lizzy Gardiner
2011 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Sheldon

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