Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

Following months of anticipation, last week Auckland celebrated the opening night performance of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, at the Civic Theatre.

Much fanfare surrounded the premiere performance of Priscilla with an array of distinguished guests and glitterati present, including; Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts of TV3, Mark Sainsbury and Wendy Petrie of TV One, Candy Lane, Sally Ridge and Adam Parore, Brigitte O’Sullivan and Casey Green and Ali Williams.

The exceptional 30 member cast including; Tony Sheldon (The Producers) as Bernadette, Jeremy Stanford (Buddy, Certified Male, High Society) as Mitzi and Daniel Scott (Dusty) as Felicia. Along with, Collette Mann (Urinetown, Mum’s the Word) as Shirley and Bill Hunter (from the original Priscilla movie, Gallipoli and Muriel’s Wedding) as Bob the Mechanic delivered a blistering performance featuring 20 full-scale production numbers to a pulsating soundtrack of classic disco hits including; I Will Survive, Finally, I Love The Nightlife and Shake Your Groove Thing. With over 500 fabulous costumes, 200 towering headdresses, 23 tonnes of scenery and a 10 metre long customised bus weighing 6 tonnes as its sparkling centrepiece, Priscilla is a major spectacular.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical has been seen by one million people during the 18 month Australian run, now Auckland is the first international destination in Priscilla’s worldwide road-trip. Garry McQuinn and Liz Koops, Producers for Back Row Productions, said; “Like proud new parents, we are ecstatic to be showing off Priscilla in all her majestic glory to the New Zealand audiences. As with the original movie, we imagine the humour and heart of the story will not be lost on the Kiwi’s, we’ve even introduced a few local elements into the show as a tribute to our time here in Auckland”.

Greg Innes, Chief Executive of The Edge, added; “Priscilla is the ‘buzz’ of the city right now! With over 65,000 tickets already sold we’re over-joyed Priscilla has been embraced as we had anticipated, we’re right on track to mirror the Australian box office success”.

With increased demand for tickets, 35,000 new seats have gone on sale. Priscilla must close Sunday 6 July – no extension is possible, so get in quick and don’t miss your chance to jump on board the Bus!
 

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL
The Civic Theatre, THE EDGE®, Auckland
Limited season from Tuesday May 27 – Sunday July 6
Tickets on sale now from THE EDGE® – 0800 BUY TICKETS (0800 289 842) or www.the-edge.co.nz

www.priscillathemusical.com