Priscilla Pictures in the Recoding Studio

Great pictures of the Priscilla cast during their recording session,
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_In_the_Recording_Studio_with_PRISCILLA_QUEEN_OF_THE_DESERT_THE_MUSICAL_20110127

Updated On: 1/27/11 at 09:27 AM

Call me behind the times, but I had NO idea this was a jukebox musical. How do we feel about this?

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Many and/or most who have seen it have claimed that the accomplishments of the book elevate the material as a whole.

I remain dubious.

Or at least cautiously optimistic.

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The show is wonderful. It's jukebox in the sense that the music is pre-existing, but the songs are for the most part used in the way that the songs in Jersey Boys are. The characters are performing the songs as part of the act. A few are used to forward the plot (comparable to Fallen Angel in Jersey Boys), but most are performance numbers.

Also, the track listing doesn't include the overture or Boogie Wonderland. Is this a mistake, or are those numbers not being recorded. I will be VERY upset if Jessica Phillips doesn't get to record her one solo from the show on the CD.

I normally hate jukebox musicals but I loved Priscilla in London - can't wait to see the Broadway production in April. My feathery jacket is making the journey with me!

I have a big question. Does the fact we do not see any single ensemble member mean that the chorus are pre-recorded like they do in some shows nowadays ?

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Sorry...tried to upload some pics I found, but wasn't able to do it.

According to Tad Wilson's twitter (Tad Wilson is in the ensemble of Priscilla), he was in the studio on Tuesday. According to Nick Adam's twitter, he was in the studio Wednesday. So I guess the answer is...yes? They recorded chorus stuff a day earlier.

And Will is gorgeous, yes.

Updated On: 1/27/11 at 08:20 PM

It's for the soundtrack!

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Can't wait to hear this new cast recording before seeing the show in May