Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (2010)
Produced by
Allan Scott Productions and Chugg Entertainment and Martian Entertainment and Mas Music, Arts, & Show and MGM on Stage and Mirvish Productions and Spirtas-Mauro Productions and The Volcano Project
Book: Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Director: Simon Phillips
Choreographer: Ross Coleman
Venue
Run
October 12th, 2010 – January 2nd, 2011
Awards & Nominations
2010 BroadwayWorld Toronto Award Winner – Best Direction of a Musical, Best Original Choreography, Best Original Costume Design, Best Original Lighting Design, Best Original Set Design, Best Original Sound Design (Tie)
Synopsis
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a musical with a book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott’s 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the musical tells the story of two drag queens and a transgender woman, who contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, while widening comfort zones and finding new horizons. (wikipedia.org)
Cast
| Will Swenson | Tick / Mitzi |
| Tony Sheldon | Bernadette |
| Nick Adams | Adam / Felicia |
| C. David Johnson | Bob |
| Thom Allison | Ensemble / Understudy for Bernadette, Miss Understanding, and Jimmy |
| Jacqueline B. Arnold | Diva |
| Kyle Brown | Ensemble / Understudy for Frank |
| James Brown III | Jimmy / Understudy for Miss Understanding |
| Trek Buccino | Benjamin |
| Joshua Buscher | Swing / Understudy for Farrah, and Young Bernadette |
| Susan Dunstan | Swing / Understudy for Divas, Shirley, Marion, an Cynthia |
| Nathan Lee Graham | Miss Understanding |
| Gavin Lodge | Ensemble / Understudy for Bernadette, Tick/Mitzi, and Frank |
| David Lopez | Swing / Understudy for Jimmy |
| Luke Mannikus | Benjamin |
| J. Elaine Marcos | Cynthia |
| Ellyn Marie Marsh | Swing / Understudy for Divas, Shirley, Marion, and Cynthia |
| Anastacia McCleskey | Diva |
| Mike McGowan | Frank / Understudy for Bob |
| Jeff Metzler | Ensemble / Understudy for Farrah/Young Bernadette |
| Jessica Phillips | Marion |
| Steve Schepis | Farrah / Young Bernadette / Understudy for Adam/Felicia |
| Keala Settle | Shirley |
| Ashley Spencer | Diva |
| Bryan West | Ensemble / Understudy for Adam/Felicia |
| Tad Wilson | Ensemble / Understudy for Bob |
Creative Team
| Stephan Elliott | Book |
| Allan Scott | Book |
| Simon Phillips | Director |
| Ross Coleman | Choreographer |
| Brian Thomson | Scenic Designer |
| Tim Chappel | Costume Designer |
| Lizzy Gardiner | Costume Designer |
| Nick Schlieper | Lighting Designer |
| Jonathan Deans | Sound Designer |
| Cassie Hanlon | Makeup Design |
| Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy | Orchestrations |
| Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy | Musical Supervision |
| Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy | Music Arrangements |
| Charlie Hull | Orchestrations |
| Jeffrey Klitz | Music Director |
| John Miller | Music Coordinator |
| Dean Bryant | Associate Director |
| Andrew Hallsworth | Associate Choreographer |
| Bryan Johnson | Associate Scenic Designer |
| Mike Jones | Associate Lighting Designer |
| Carolyn Wong | Assistant Lighting Designer |
| Brian Thomson | Bus Visual Animations Sequences Design |
| Richard Mawbey | Associate Wig Designer |
| Brian Bustos | Associate Costume Designer |
| Mike Floyd | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Benjamin Moir | Assistant Make Up Designer |
| Nick Dare | Australian & UK Associate Set Designer |
| Michael Waters | Australian Sound Designer |
Music
| Jeffrey Klitz | Conductor |
| Jeff Marder | Associate Conductor |
| John Johnson | Woodwinds / Woodwinds (Recording) |
| Steve Crowe | Trumpet / Flugel / Trumpet (Recording) |
| Gord Myers | Trombone / Trombone (Recording) |
| James Tait | Guitar |
| Scott Alexander | Bass |
| Rick Gratton | Drums |
| Nick Coulter | Percussion |
| Jeffrey Klitz | Keys I |
| Jeff Marder | Keys II |
| Xiao Grabke | Violin (Recording) |
| Corey Gemmell | Violin (Recording) |
| Michele Fox | Violin (Recording) |
| Bridget LaMarche-Brown | Viola (Recording) |
| Jonathan Craig | Viola (Recording) |
| Tom Mueller | Cello (Recording) |
| Amy Laing | Cello (Recording) |
Production
| Rick Whitelaw | Toronto Contractor |
| David Benken | Technical Supervisor |
| David Hyslop | Production Stage Manager |
| Mahlon Kruse | Stage Manager |
| Megan Schneid | Assistant Stage Manager |
| B.J. Holt | General Manager |
| Alecia Parker | Executive Producer |
| Bette Midler | Producer |
| James L. Nederlander | Producer |
| Garry McQuinn | Producer |
| Liz Koops | Producer |
| Michael Hamlyn | Producer |
| Roy Furman | Producer |
| Richard Willis | Producer |
| Terry Allen Kramer | Producer |
| Terri Childs | Producer |
| Timothy Childs | Producer |
| Ken Greiner | Producer |
| Ruth Hendel | Producer |
| Robert G. Bartner | Producer |
| Michael Chugg | Producer |
| Michael Buckley | Producer |
| Stewart F. Lane | Producer |
| Bonnie Comley | Producer |
| Bruce Davey | Producer |
| Thierry Suc | Producer |
| Paul Boskind | Producer |
| David Mirvish | Producer |
| Thom Clay | Company Manager |
| Adrian Bryan-Brown | Press Representative |
| Joe Perrotta | Press Representative |
| Michael Strassheim | Press Representative |
| Clare Rainbow | International Associate Producer |
| David Benken | Production Manager |
| Rose Palombo | Production Manager |
| Hilary Hamilton | Associate General Manager |
| Stephen Spadaro | General Management Associate |
| Tammie Ward | Assistant Company Manager |
| Martina Murray | Assistant to the Director |
| Roger Kuch | Assistant to Alecia Parker |
| Katherine Hayes | Assistant to B.J. Holt |
| Jamie Clennett | Animator |
| Kenji Oates | Animator |
| Pip Runciman | Photoshoppers |
| Micka Agosta | Photoshoppers |
| Chris Twyman | LED Web Content |
| Patrick Eviston | Head Carpenter |
| Michael Shepp Jr. | Automation |
| Jeff Zink | Assistant Carpenter |
| Jon Lawson | Production Electrician |
| Daniel Novi | Advance Electrician |
| Chris Herman | Moving Light Programmer |
| Chris Herman | Video Programmer |
| Garth Helm | Production Sound |
| Steve Henshaw | Head Sound |
| Jerry Marshall | Production Properties |
| James Cariot | Assistant Props |
| Irene Bohan | UK Costume Supervisor |
| Hannah Trickett | UK Associate Costume Supervisor |
| Meghan Carsella | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Megan Bowers | Assistant Wardrobe |
| Jo Miles | UK Production Consultant |
| Cass Jones | Australian Technical Director |
| Justen M. Brosnan | Hair and Make Up Supervisor |
| Nathan K. Claus | Production Assistant |
| Amanda Gwin | Production Assistant |
| Kevin MacLeod | Production Assistant |
| Carly Price | Production Assistant |
| Stephanie Gorin | Canadian Casting Consultant |
| Joan Marcus | Production Photography |
Staff
| Tom Locke | Head Carpenter |
| Ron Montgomery, Jr. | Head Electrician |
| Sean Taylor | Head of Properties |
| Chris Sinton | Head Flyman |
| Pam Weston | Head of Wardrobe |
| Lisa Sheaves | Assistant Wardrobe Head |
