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Opened: January 8, 2013

Priscilla Queen of the Desert - 2013 - US Tour History , Info & More

Paramount Theatre
911 Pine Street Seattle, WA 98101

Adapted from the Academy Award-winning film The Adventures of 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 and costumes by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner. Production is supervised by Jerry Mitchell. Lighting is designed by Nick Schlieper, sound design is by Jonathan Deans and Peter Fitzgerald and make up design is by Cassie Hanlon.

Priscilla opened on October 26, 2010, in Toronto for a 12-week pre-Broadway run at The Princess of Wales Theatre, starring Will Swenson as Tick/Mitzi, Tony Sheldon as Bernadette, Nick Adams as Adam/Feicia, all of whom transferred to Broadway for the complete run.


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ONCE, EVITA Among 11 Broadway Shows in Denver Center Attractions' 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 3, 2012


Denver Center Attractions announces an extended season featuring hits straight from Broadway for 2013/14. New this year, the season includes increased payment plan options. For as low as eight payments of $35.63, subscribers will see all 11 shows featuring Tony Award-winning shows such as the 2012 Best Musical ONCE, War Horse, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, EVITA, Million Dollar Quartet and, launching the national tour in Denver, Peter and the Starcatcher- winner of five Tony Awards, the most of any play in 2012.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for July 11th, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson - Jul 11, 2012


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Divas on parade: Menzel, Cook, Hudson, Luker and Mazzie, plus the new year's offerings from Broadway In Chicago and local productions of 'Fame,' 'Little Shop' and more!....

Chicago's Broadway in the Park to Feature CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, KINKY BOOTS and More
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 27, 2012


Broadway In Chicago's Concert moves to Millennium Park this summer. The FREE BROADWAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT will take place on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. at the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. Hosted by ABC-7's Janet Davies, star of 190 NORTH, the concert will feature performances by the iconic rock legend CYNDI LAUPER with members of the cast from the pre-Broadway world premiere of her new musical KINKY BOOTS, Joey from WAR HORSE and Cathy Rigby as PETER PAN.

Cyndi Lauper & KINKY BOOTS Cast to Perform at Millenium Park Concert Series
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 27, 2012


Broadway In Chicago's Concert moves to Millennium Park this summer. The FREE BROADWAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT will take place on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. at the Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park. Hosted by ABC-7's Janet Davies, star of 190 NORTH, the concert will feature performances by the iconic rock legend CYNDI LAUPER with members of the cast from the pre-Broadway world premiere of her new musical KINKY BOOTS, Joey from WAR HORSE and Cathy Rigby as PETER PAN.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT & CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Play Chicago in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 25, 2012


Broadway In Chicago has just announced two Chicago premieres in their 2013 Spring season: Tony Award-winning PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT will play the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 East Congress Parkway) for two weeks only, March 19 - 31, 2013. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will play the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph Street) for a two-week engagement April 2 - 14, 2013.

Fifth Anniversary Series Of KRAVIS ON BROADWAY
by Beau Higgins - Jun 1, 2012


Oh What A 5th Anniversary Season with JERSEY BOYS Working Its Way Back During the 2012-2013 Kravis On Broadway Season Kravis On Broadway Announces the 2012-2013 Series * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (November 13-18) * JERSEY BOYS (December 19-January 6) * MARY POPPINS (January 29-February 3) * BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (March 5-10) * JEKYLL & HYDE with Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox (March 26-31) * PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (April 23-28)

Saturday Roundup: This Week on BroadwayWorld
by BWW Special Coverage - May 19, 2012


Looking for a quick roundup of this week's events in the theatre world? Look no further - here are some of the best articles the week had to offer!

Fantasmagorical CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Regional Premiere in Hale Centre Theatre's 2013 Season
by Blair Howell - May 1, 2012


"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" joins "The 39 Steps," "No Time for Sergeants," "Ragtime," and "Tarzan: The Musical" to the Hale Centre Theatre 2013 season. The West Valley, Utah, company is the highest attended theater in the 7,000-member American Association of Community Theatre.

Fifth Anniversary Series Of KRAVIS ON BROADWAY
by Beau Higgins - Apr 28, 2012


Oh What A 5th Anniversary Season with JERSEY BOYS Working Its Way Back During the 2012-2013 Kravis On Broadway Season Kravis On Broadway Announces the 2012-2013 Series * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (November 13-18) * JERSEY BOYS (December 19-January 6) * MARY POPPINS (January 29-February 3) * BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (March 5-10) * JEKYLL & HYDE with Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox (March 26-31) * PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (April 23-28)

ROCK OF AGES to Return to Minneapolis, 5/17-19, 2013
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 16, 2012


Rock of Ages, the five-time Tony nominated musical, returns to Minneapolis by popular demand to play alimited engagement of only five performances at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, Friday-Sunday, May 17-19, 2013.

Fifth Anniversary Series Of KRAVIS ON BROADWAY
by Beau Higgins - Apr 9, 2012


Oh What A 5th Anniversary Season with JERSEY BOYS Working Its Way Back During the 2012-2013 Kravis On Broadway Season Kravis On Broadway Announces the 2012-2013 Series * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (November 13-18) * JERSEY BOYS (December 19-January 6) * MARY POPPINS (January 29-February 3) * BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (March 5-10) * JEKYLL & HYDE with Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox (March 26-31) * PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (April 23-28)

Fifth Anniversary Series Of KRAVIS ON BROADWAY
by Beau Higgins - Apr 6, 2012


Oh What A 5th Anniversary Season with JERSEY BOYS Working Its Way Back During the 2012-2013 Kravis On Broadway Season Kravis On Broadway Announces the 2012-2013 Series * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (November 13-18) * JERSEY BOYS (December 19-January 6) * MARY POPPINS (January 29-February 3) * BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (March 5-10) * JEKYLL & HYDE with Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox (March 26-31) * PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (April 23-28)

Broadway in Indianapolis Announces 2012-2013 Season
by Jennie Mamary - Apr 1, 2012


Broadway in Indianapolis announces its 2012-13 season. The season will leap into play with the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, an inspirational story, with music by Elton John, of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Two other new titles join the series: SISTER ACT, a comedy with glorious music and even greater heart, and Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, which has boldly taken the American musical where it's never gone before. JERSEY BOYS will be making its way back to Indianapolis after an engagement in June of 2010, telling the tale of The Four Seasons' road to stardom. Finally, this series will conclude with WEST SIDE STORY, the story of forbidden love with the legendary score by Bernstein and Sondheim.

Composer Neil Berg's New Rock Musical THE 12 Premieres in New Jersey, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2012


The regional premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan and composer Neil Berg's new rock musical THE 12 comes to the Inserra Theater in Montvale, N.J., for two performances.

Fifth Anniversary Series Of KRAVIS ON BROADWAY
by Beau Higgins - Mar 30, 2012


Oh What A 5th Anniversary Season with JERSEY BOYS Working Its Way Back During the 2012-2013 Kravis On Broadway Season Kravis On Broadway Announces the 2012-2013 Series * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (November 13-18) * JERSEY BOYS (December 19-January 6) * MARY POPPINS (January 29-February 3) * BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (March 5-10) * JEKYLL & HYDE with Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox (March 26-31) * PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (April 23-28)

THE 12 to Premiere at Inserra Theater 3/30-31
by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2012


THE 12 is a powerful new rock musical with Book and Lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, and Music and Lyrics by award winning composer Neil Berg. THE 12 will have its Regional Premiere Presentation at the Inserra Theater (on the campus of St. Joseph's Regional High School) in Montvale, NJ on March 30th and 31st at 7pm.

Composer Neil Berg's New Rock Musical THE 12 Premieres in New Jersey, 3/30-3/31
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2012


The regional premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan and composer Neil Berg's new rock musical THE 12 comes to the Inserra Theater in Montvale, N.J., for two performances.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Miami Series 2012-2013
by Beau Higgins - Mar 24, 2012


South Florida theater fans are in for an array of Broadway hits as the awesomely cool, ROCK OF AGES, opens the all musical Broadway in Miami 2012 - 2013 season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County. Scheduled to launch the season with a bang, from October 9-14, ROCK OF AGES will be followed by the high-stepping Broadway Musical for the entire family, MARY POPPINS, set to bring in the New Year, January 1-6; the return of the world's greatest musical, LES MISÉRABLES, in a brand new 25th anniversary production, February 26 - March 3; the outlandishly colorful PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT will keep audiences on their feet with its parade of dance-floor favorites, April 2-7; and Best Musical Tony Winner of 2010 MEMPHIS will make its triumphant Miami debut with its explosive dancing and powerhouse songs, May 7-12.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, MEMPHIS & More Set for the Majestic Theatre in 2012-2013
by Erin Privratsky - Mar 26, 2012


The 2012-2013 season features six productions opening with Catch Me If You Can, a splashy new musical inspired by the blockbuster DreamWorks film that recounts the true story of a teenager who runs away from home with nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, October 23 - 28, 2012. Prepare to take flight in an all new production of Peter Pan filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook, December 4-9, 2012. The legend you thought you knew, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible. Tony Award nominee Cathy Rigby carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that will leave you mesmerized.

Fox Theatre 2012-2013 Broadway Series to Include BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, WAR HORSE
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 22, 2012


The Fabulous Fox Theatre continues its 30-year tradition of bringing Broadway shows to St. Louis audiences with the announcement of its 2012-2013 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Celebrating 30 years of Fabulous Broadway in 2012, Fox Associates presents a seven-show subscription package featuring Broadway's Tony Award®-winners and classic favorites. THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards® including Best Musical headlines this season as it makes its Fox debut. Also making its first St. Louis appearance is WAR HORSE, the 2011 Tony Award®-winner for Best Play. Other new shows include current Broadway shows PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. ANYTHING GOES, winner of the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, will set sail for St. Louis and the classic LES MISÉRABLES will return to the Fox Theatre stage in an all-new 25th Anniversary production. BLUE MAN GROUP will make a stop at the Fox during its first U.S. theatrical tour. U.S. Bank Broadway Series subscribers will also have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for St. Louis favorites WICKED, STOMP, and ROCK OF AGES which will be featured as off-series specials.

BILLY ELLIOT & More set for Shea's Performing Arts Center in 2012-13
by Jenna Rich - Mar 22, 2012


Shea's Performing Arts Center has just announced their 2012-13 season. Celebrating 25 years of Broadway in Buffalo, BILLY ELLIOT, JEKYLL AND HYDE, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and more are set to run throughout the season!

Kathleen Marshall-Helmed DINER Heading to Broadway in Spring 2013!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 20, 2012


BASE Entertainment has just announced that DINER, a new musical based on the critically acclaimed 1982 film with a book by Academy Award winner and original DINER screenwriter Barry Levinson and music & lyrics by 9-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at San Francisco's SHN Curran Theatre (445 Geary Street). Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, DINER will play a strictly limited four week engagement from Tuesday, October 23, 2012, through Sunday, November 18, 2012, with an opening night of Friday, November 2, 2012. Due to these confirmed San Francisco dates DINER will now bow on Broadway in the spring of 2013, instead of the fall of 2012 as previously announced. Design team and casting will be announced at a later date.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA Miami Series 2012-2013
by Beau Higgins - Mar 18, 2012


South Florida theater fans are in for an array of Broadway hits as the awesomely cool, ROCK OF AGES, opens the all musical Broadway in Miami 2012 - 2013 season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County. Scheduled to launch the season with a bang, from October 9-14, ROCK OF AGES will be followed by the high-stepping Broadway Musical for the entire family, MARY POPPINS, set to bring in the New Year, January 1-6; the return of the world's greatest musical, LES MISÉRABLES, in a brand new 25th anniversary production, February 26 - March 3; the outlandishly colorful PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT will keep audiences on their feet with its parade of dance-floor favorites, April 2-7; and Best Musical Tony Winner of 2010 MEMPHIS will make its triumphant Miami debut with its explosive dancing and powerhouse songs, May 7-12.

THE 12 to Premiere at Inserra Theater 3/30-31
by Sally Henry Fuller - Mar 16, 2012


THE 12 is a powerful new rock musical with Book and Lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, and Music and Lyrics by award winning composer Neil Berg. THE 12 will have its Regional Premiere Presentation at the Inserra Theater (on the campus of St. Joseph's Regional High School) in Montvale, NJ on March 30th and 31st at 7pm.

The Kimmel Center & Shubert Organization Announce 2012/13 Broadway Season: WAR HORSE, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN and More
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 8, 2012


The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization today announced the line-up of Broadway's most popular touring stage musicals coming to Philadelphia for the 2012/13 Broadway Season. The Broadway Season is presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization with productions at the Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theater.

Other Productions of Priscilla Queen of the Desert

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 - 2013 US Tour Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2011 BroadwayWorld Awards Best Costume Design Tim Chappel
2011 BroadwayWorld Awards Best Costume Design Lizzy Gardiner
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical 0

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