The smash hit Australian musical hits London with a cast including Oz legends Tony Sheldon and Jason Donovan. Based on the cult 1994 movie The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Priscilla tells the story of two drag queens and a transsexual woman who inadvertently embark on a voyage of discovery (and self discovery) while travelling across the outback to an Alice Springs casino in a bus named Priscilla.

The musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert broke box office records when it opened at  Sydney’s Star City Casino in October 2006 and the production has also played spectacularly successful runs in Auckland and Melbourne before returning to its original home. Priscilla is pumped along by camp dancefloor classics including Don’t Leave Me This Way, Go West, I Will Survive, Hot Stuff and Finally.

Please note that the age recommendation for the above production should be one of ‘parental guidance for children of 15 years and under’ 

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Don Gallagher Joins the Cast of Priscilla

Don Gallagher (pictured below) joins the cast of West End musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The stage veteran will replace Tony Sheldon as ‘Bernadette’ in the production which plays at the Palace Theatre. The show recently announced its booking period is being extended to February 2011. Jason Donovan (Tick/Mitzi) and Oliver Thornton (Adam/Felicia) retain their roles.

A Bus Journey of Self-Discovery The musical tells the story of three drag queens, Mitzi, Felicia and Bernadette, who take a bus journey of self-discovery when they take their show to the middle of the Australian Outback. The content is loud, the costumes amaze and the soundtrack is packed with dance floor hits. The show is based on the hit 1994 movie ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’.

West End Roles Don Gallagher’s stage credits include ‘Roger de Bris’ in the Mel Brook’s musical ‘The Producers’, ‘Javert’ in Les Miserables and ‘Pierre Guerre’ in ‘Martin Guerre’. He has also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has many TV credits to his name, including ‘Casualty’ and ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’.

Don Gallagher joins the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert from 8 March 2010. Book Your Priscilla Break Here

Posted by Ben on Monday 1st February 2010 at 2:42PM

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