Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical 2011 - Articles Page 3

Bette Midler's production of the Tony Award® winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT will perform a medley of dance-floor hits featuring a cast of 23 on the 85th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, aired nationally on NBC on Thursday morning, November 24 in the 9:30am half hour.

The Tony Award winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT and Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon were featured on 'CBS Sunday Morning' this weekend with a special segment on the art of female impersonation that aired on the nationally syndicated program on Sunday, October 30.

The Tony Award winning smash hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, produced by 'The Divine Miss M' Bette Midler, knows how to give people a good time - inside the theater and out! First there were the delicious Magnolia cupcakes, and now every New Yorker's favorite frozen treat, Tasti D-Lite, will reveal a brand new flavor inspired by PRISCILLA - 'DIVABERRY by Priscilla.' The new flavor will debut at the Times Square Tasti D-Lite (1588 Broadway) on Tuesday, November 1, and will be available exclusively at that location every Tuesday throughout November. There will also be an in-store raffle during the month to win two tickets to PRISCILLA and a Tasti Treat Card. Additionally, PRISCILLA ticket-holders will receive $1.00 off any Tasti D-Lite treat (including DIVABERRY by Priscilla) by showing their ticket (offer valid 11/01/11-11/30/11 at Times Square location only).

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL's Tony Award nominated star and original Australian leading man Tony Sheldon sat down live with NBC 4 'Weekend Today in New York' anchor Pat Battle this week to discuss starring in the Tony Award winning hit musical, and introduced NBC 4's 'Meg-A-Phone' exclusive Australian Northern Territory adventure contest giveaway. Click below to check out his appearance!

The Time Out New York Lounge, in association with New World Stages, is presenting the second season of the highly popular SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! This sassy elimination competition on Wednesday nights features themed performances, ruthlessly scrutinized by a rotating panel of celebrity judges, at the Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues).

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL's Tony Award nominated star and original Australian leading man Tony Sheldon, will sit down live with NBC 4 'Weekend Today in New York' anchor Pat Battle tomorrow morning, Saturday, October 22 in the 9:30am half hour to discuss starring in the Tony Award winning hit musical, and introduce NBC 4's 'Meg-A-Phone' exclusive Australian Northern Territory adventure contest giveaway.

The cast of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT made an appearance on OWN Network's new talk show, 'The Rosie Show', starring Rosie O'Donnell. The cast performed a medley of 'It's Raining Men' and 'I Will Survive' in O'Donnell's new Chicago studio. The show aired last night, during the series premiere week and it marked the first Broadway musical to appear on O'Donnell's new show. Check out the performance below!

Get out your most fabulous frock and put on that bedazzled thinking cap! The Tony Award winning smash hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, produced by 'The Divine Miss M' Bette Midler, will host an exclusive trivia contest with NBC 4 New York's 'Meg-A-Phone' on Saturday, October 22, 2011 between 9-10AM. Five finalists will each win a pair of tickets to PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT on Broadway. The grand prize winner will receive round-trip travel from New York to famed Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia's Northern Territory - the setting for the Broadway show; hotel accommodations for five nights; and a touring itinerary for the trip, including some of Australia's most iconic landmark destinations such as Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kings Canyon and Alice Springs. PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT is the most successful Australian musical of all time, and the lucky grand prize winner will get to experience first-hand many of the landmarks visited in the show.

The cast of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT will be making an appearance on OWN Network's new talk show, 'The Rosie Show', starring Rosie O'Donnell.

The thirteenth edition of Carols for a Cure is now in production and each week BroadwayWorld has been bringing you photo coverage from inside the recording studio. Below, Anastacia McCleskey contributes her bit to the album!

According to Entertainment Weekly, the cast of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT will be making an appearance on OWN Network's new talk show, 'The Rosie Show', starring Rosie O'Donnell.

Broadway's Tony Award winning smash hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT announces exclusive new fabulous wedding packages - from bachelor/bachelorette parties to on stage engagements and 'Newly Married Monday's' - where couples can make their Broadway debut together on stage at the Palace Theatre!

The 2011 edition of the annual Carols for a Cure album is now in the works. Produced by Rock-it Science Records and currently in it's thirteenth year, purchase of the album benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This highly anticipated annual holiday release features casts from the current line-up of prestigious shows performing new and traditional holiday music. Broadway's Carols for a Cure offers a 'snapshot' of each season, as the casts and orchestras from each show on Broadway perform their own holiday track. BroadwayWorld was there for the PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT session and brings you photo coverage below!

Thousands more great seats have just been put on sale for the Tony Award® winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. A new block of tickets for the Broadway production is now available through the end of March, 2012. Tony Danza recently visited theproduction, where he posed with the cast and gave them his compliments. Click below to hear what he had to say!

Thousands more great seats have just been put on sale for the Tony Award® winning hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. A new block of tickets for the Broadway production is now available through the end of March, 2012.

Broadway's Tony Award winning hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL kicked off PIX-11's 'Curtain Up!' Broadway week series with an exclusive behind the scenes television segment this morning. PIX11 host Tamsen Fadal went backstage at the Palace Theatre to visit Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon, took a tour of Priscilla's Tony Award winning costumes, spoke with star Will Swenson in the middle of Times Square and went behind the hit music of the show with 'Divas' Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer. Click below to check it out!

Broadway's Tony Award winning hit PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL will kick off PIX-11's 'Curtain Up!' Broadway week series with an exclusive behind the scenes television segment on Monday morning, August 22 in the 8:30am half hour (approximately 8:45am).

Broadway's PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT 'Divas' Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer visited WCBS FM 101.1 radio host Bob Shannon in the studio to belt out a medley of dance floor favorite hit songs from the Tony Award winning smash musical tomorrow, Thursday, August 18 to kick off 'Divas of Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame' Thursday. Click below to check out the performance!