Priscilla-Queen of the Desert- Is it coming to the U.S.? — Page 2

What's dated about it?

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Really Useful is co-producing the production on the West End. They do not have anything confirmed about it yet, the last time I asked. I doubt they would co-produce the show in New York.


Yours,

Carolyn

The story is far from dated....

Gay man w/ child.
Slutty Gay man w/ poo of ABBA around neck.
Tranny who finds true love.

These are the things of today for the gay community. (okay maybe not the poo-- but still)

It may be a 'modern' story but it is full of classic story telling.

Love, Friendship, Finding ones voice and being you are.

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and you think that the crap, I mean crop of musicals that are out there now are pushing the envelope?

Perhaps In the Heights but what else out there right now? Even Avenue Q is a little dated.

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This is one of the few movie to musicals that I'm really looking forward too. I just hope that they don't just try to recreate the movie and have some sort of point for putting it on the stage.

Is the cast recording on Itunes? Or should I just order from Amazon (or Footlight)?

Tony Sheldon was definately fantastic.

Nick Hardcastle (Felicia u/s) was as well. Granted half the audience was willing to go gay for him after the show but that is another story.

And not all shows have to be about pushing the envelope. Some are just good old fashion fun and entertaining evenings out with a few catchy tunes and plenty of eye-candy.

Here's a longer promotional video:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYscLtlS3k

The only thing I would worry about Priscilla is translating it to an American audience. The UK isn't as bad, because the UK has been fed a staple diet of Aussie Soap Operas & second rate singers for the last 30 odd years, thus alot of those smaller Ockerism type jokes and incidental situations throughout the show (and there is certainly a heck of alot of them) wouldn't neccessarily go over the average West Enders head.

But on the other hand I highly doubt the Americans would get a good quarter of the jokes in the show (alot visual, alot verbal) because they are extremely Australiana BUT actually make the show the gem that it is.

Just make sure you ordered the actual cast recording and not the 'music that inspired the show' CD!!

The roadkill segment was actually the one I was thinking off (which is sad since it it one of the funniest bits of the show).

Of course all the Kylie references might be an issue since Kylie has only ever had like two hits in America.

America,

Get on the bus whatever way you can!

Priscilla is worth it! I'd never seen the movie (*prepares for people to pounce- hey I'm a bit younger ok!)

But even though I hadn't the show was FANTASTIC!

The colour and the songs and the characters are just larger than life and fantastic.

Admittedly I was worried after the first number- I felt it was a little lack lustre, so I thought I was going to dread the rest of the show, but it just improved greatly from there!

'What's Love Got To Do With it' is HILARIOUS and 'Colour My World' is one of my favourite numbers.

The show made improvements between the Sydney and Melbourne seasons, it will make improvements in New Zealand, it will make improvements in Sydney (there's talk of a return) it will make improvements again in London, it would be slick and very polished by the time it arrives on Broadway.

For the overseas people- realise that the successful Australian Musical doesn't pop up very often. For Priscilla to do this well is REALLY good.

My Question is Boy From Oz and Priscilla- from a country that can be quite Homophobic (and Priscilla shows this during the number Hot Stuff) don't you think it's interesting that these successful musicals are both 'gay' musicals?

Sean

Updated On: 5/30/08 at 06:32 AM