PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Featured on LX NY & NY NONSTOP Today

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL's star trio takes to the airwaves today, Friday, March 25 following opening to critical acclaim on Broadway this week.

Watch "LX New York" host Maria Sansone visit Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams separately for a peek at backstage life at the Palace Theatre. Adams shows off his dressing room and favorite costumes, while Sheldon shares his process of "becoming Bernadette" and reveals his makeup secrets with Sansone. Tune in to WNBC, Channel 4 during the 5:00pm half hour.On NBC's "New York Nonstop" at 9:30pm tonight, Tony Award nominee Will Swenson leads a tour of his dressing room and shares five of his favorite things with an "In the Wings" segment."LX New York" airs 5:00 - 6:00pm weekdays on NBC 4 New York's daytime line-up, serving up a fast-paced, witty and irreverent take on what's going on in the city that never sleeps and beyond. NBC's "New York Nonstop" airs in New York on Time Warner Cable (Channel 61) &RCN (Channel 28), in New Jersey on Cablevision (Channel 109), in Connecticut on Cablevision (Channel 118) and on DTV (Channel 4.2).Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL opened on March 20 at the Palace Theatre, following previews beginning February 28.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 Mitchell. Tim 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 Midler; James L. Nederlander; Garry McQuinn, Liz Koops; Michael Hamlyn; Allan Scott; Roy Furman/ Richard Willis; Terry Allen Kramer; Terri and Timothy Childs, Ken Greiner, Ruth Hendel; Chugg Entertainment; Michael Buckley; Stewart Lane/ Bonnie Comley; Bruce Davey; Thierry Suc/TS3; Bartner/ Jenkins; Broadway Across America/H. Koenigsberg; M. Lerner/ D. Bisno/ K. Seidel/ R. Gold; Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment / Spirtas-Mauro Productions / MAS Music Arts & Show; and David Mirvish. Ticket prices range from $50.00 - $125.00 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 877-250-2929, online at www.ticketmaster.com and in person at The Palace Theatre at 1564 Broadway (between 46th & 47th Streets).

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