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Priscilla bus rolls into Auckland's Civic

Tue 11 Mar 2008 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback

Following successful seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, the live musical production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is on its way to Auckland for a six-week season at the Civic Theatre. Queens of the Desert on stage at the Civic last night Along with 30 cast members in a huge variety of flamboyant and outrageous costumes, the show features a scene-stealing ten-metre long Priscilla bus on stage. Seven of the cast members appeared at the Civic last night to announce the show's Auckland season, perform a few numbers and mingle with a crowd of invited guests. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the story of three fish-out-of-water drag queens travelling across the Australian outback in a worn-out bus, was an international cinema hit in 1994, and now the stage production is set to tour the world - beginning with Auckland in May, and London in 2009. "Priscilla is a story of families… of connecting," says show producer Gary McQuinn. "Those things are in all our lives. The joy and heart of the show is just incredible." The show includes a variety of classic disco hits including Don't Leave Me This Way, Finally, I Love The Nightlife, Colour My World, Pop Musik and I Will Survive. Priscilla's Auckland season begins on Tuesday 27 May 2008.    

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Tuesday, 11th March 2008 - 3:34pm

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