Tony Award nominee Will Swenson recently chatted with Broadway Beat at PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT's press day. In the interview, Swenson talked about everything from his fabulous character to his fabulous castmates.
Following its critically acclaimed North American debut engagement in Toronto, the spectacular new stage musical arrives on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) when previews begin Monday, February 28 toward an official opening on Sunday, March 20, 2011. This morning, the show met the press in New York for the first time, and Broadway Beat was there, of course.
Tony Sheldon, star of the exciting new Broadway transfer PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, recently chatted with Broadway Beat about the long journey that he has taken with the show. Sheldon reveals, 'I did the very first workshop when it was just a 10 day experiment to see whether the film would transplant onto the stage. And by the end of the 10 days when we presented it, we realized this show has legs. So that was when I actively committed to wanting to do the show, but then I had to audition- along with everybody else.'
Following its critically acclaimed North American debut engagement in Toronto, the spectacular new stage musical arrives on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) when previews begin Monday, February 28 toward an official opening on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Yesterday morning, the show met the press in New York for the first time, we were there to capture all the fun.
This morning, the show met the press in New York for the first time, and Broadway Beat was of course there. Here's a first look at footage of the cast presenting four numbers to the press! Stay tuned for interviews with the stars and creative team with host Richie Ridge in Part Two.
Following its critically acclaimed North American debut engagement in Toronto, the spectacular new stage musical arrives on Broadway at The Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) when previews begin Monday, February 28 toward an official opening on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Here's a look at a montage of splashy footage from the production in Toronto. Next stop, Broadway!
On February 11, the divas from the highly anticipated musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert performed a melody of music from the show as well as a meet and greet. The event took place at the Coca Cola Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Time Warner Center.
The divas from the highly anticipated musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert will perform a melody of music from the show as well as a meet and greet on February 11 at the Time Warner Center. The event will take place at th Coca Cola Lounge on the 2nd floor at 5:00 PM.
Four-time Tony-Nominee Tovah Feldshuh will recreate her award-winning performance as Golda Meir in GOLDA'S BALCONY, when the acclaimed William Gibson play comes to PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre on January 29th at 7:30 p.m. for one performance only!
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the global hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL is being recorded this week in New York City and produced by Stephen 'Spud' Murphy and Frank Filipetti. BroadwayWorld.com got a peak into the recording studio to take some fun photos with the cast!
The Palace Theatre box office (1564 Broadway) will open at 10:00am on Monday, January 24 to celebrate the Broadway arrival of the global hit stage production PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL.
The Palace Theatre box office (1564 Broadway) will open at 10:00am on Monday, January 24 to celebrate the Broadway arrival of the global hit stage production PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the global hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will be recorded next week in New York City and will be produced by Stephen 'Spud' Murphy and Frank Filipetti.
Four-time Tony-Nominee Tovah Feldshuh will recreate her award-winning performance as Golda Meir in GOLDA'S BALCONY, when the acclaimed William Gibson play comes to PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre on January 29th at 7:30 p.m. for one performance only!
Tickets for the upcoming Broadway production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, go on full public sale tomorrow, Saturday, October 30, following the musical's smash hit North American debut in Toronto this week.
The Tony-nominated Best Play NEXT FALL, presented by Elton John & David Furnish, written by Geoffrey Nauffts and directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, will play its final performance at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) on Sunday, July 4, 2010 after 26 previews and 132 regular performances.
The Tony-nominated Best Play NEXT FALL, presented by Elton John & David Furnish, written by Geoffrey Nauffts and directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, will play its final eight performances this week at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street).
The Tony-nominated Best Play NEXT FALL, presented by Elton John & David Furnish, written by Geoffrey Nauffts and directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, will play its final performance at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) on Sunday, July 4, 2010 after 26 previews and 132 regular performances.
The Tony-nominated Best Play NEXT FALL, presented by Elton John & David Furnish, written by Geoffrey Nauffts and directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller, which has now played 26 previews and 132 regular shows will close on July 4th on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
Stephen Hendel, producer of Fela!, and Richard Willis, producer of Next Fall, have stated they intend for their shows to have extended runs on broadway, despite a lack of wins at this year's Tony Awards.
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