Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical - Creative Team

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical MICHAEL CHUGG (Producer) has been a pioneer in the Australian music industry for over 40 years, promoting some of the biggest international concerts in Australia including Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Simon and Garfunkel and AC/DC. He also tirelessly promotes Australian music to the rest of the world. Almost every year, Michael and the Chugg Entertainment team are recognized with internationally renowned awards such as Pollstar's "International Promoter of the Year," ILMC's "Promoter's Promoter," CMA's "International Talent Buyer/Promoter" award, Helpmann Awards, the Jack Award's, "Gentlemen Jack" and APRA's prestigious "Ted Albert Award" for a lifetime of ... read more Ross Coleman is known for his immense contribution as director/choreographer to Australia's musical theatre. Multiple Helpmann Award nominee and winner, his credits include Urinetown, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Rocky Horror Show, Grease, Cabaret and Priscilla. International work includes Hedwig and the Angry Inch, High Society (UK tour), The Demon (Bregenzerfestspiel, Austria), The Demon (Zurich Opernhaus), The Merry Widow (Metropole Theatre and Friedrichstaadtplast, Berlin, St. Petersburg Music Hall) and Pomp, Duck and Circumstance (Berlin and New York). During the past thirty years Simon has worked as a director and dramaturge on new works, classics, musicals and operas in Australasia, Japan and Europe. In 2000 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company, and most recently he has received 'Best Director' awards for his Australian productions of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, August: Osage County and Richard III. Australian born Nick Schlieper has designed lighting for opera and theatre internationally, across Europe, Canada and the United States, and for all the major companies in Australia. Work in Europe includes productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the State Theatres of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich as well as productions in Vienna, Stuttgart, at the Hamburg State Opera and Theatre Clwyd in Wales. Notable credits include Wagner's Ring Cycle in Adelaide, Hedda Gabler and A Streetcar Named Desire in Washington and New York. His designs have also won four Melbourne Green Room Awards, two Sydney Theatre Critics Awards and two ... read more Allan Scott has written and/or produced over 20 feature films. From Don't Look Now, recently voted by the BFI one of the ten best of all time, and Regeneration to The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington and Whitney Huston, In Love And War with Sandra Bullock and the cult thriller Shallow Grave, his work has been eclectic. Born and educated in Sydney, Australia Brian studied architecture before venturing into theatre design. He was invited to London to design Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre then designed the original productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the cult movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show before returning to Sydney as Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company. For Broadway he designed The King and I (Tony Award) and Dame Edna Back With A Vengeance. He designed the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games closing Ceremony, designs the Sydney New Years Eve Bridge Effect and was awarded an Order Of ... read more