Nullarbor Productions
Garry McQuinn, Liz Koops, Michael Hamlyn and Allan Scott
in association with MGM ON STAGE
Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber
Presentano
Direttamente da Broadway arriva in Italia
“Priscilla la Regina del Deserto - il Musical”
Milano – Priscilla Palace –
Da mercoledì 14 dicembre 2011
Adapted from the Academy Award® winning film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
di Stephan Elliott e Allan Scott
Scenografie e Bus Concept Costumi
Brian Thomson Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner
Lighting Design Sound Design Make Up Design
Nick Schlieper Michael Waters Cassie Hanlon
Orchestrazione
Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy & Charlie Hull
Direzione Musicale Arrangiamenti e Supervisione
Stephen ‘Spud’ Murphy
Coreografie
Ross Coleman and Andrew Hallsworth
Regia Simon Phillips
The most successful Australian Musical
“Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical”
after Sydney, London, Toronto and New York opens in Milan
on 14 December 2011 in a venue that has been transformed for the occasion into the glittering Priscilla Palace
The commitment and dedication of the group MAS Music, Arts & Show (Milan) in producing, promoting and spreading in Italy and abroad important theatrical productions is now even more determined and relevant.
MAS is co-producing in Broadway “Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the musical” together with other eminent producers, such as the actress Bette Midler, Allan Scott and James L. Nederlander.
The entrepeneur Daniele Luppino, founder of MAS, is the first Italian producer to enter the Board of Producers of a prestigious, multi-awarded “First Class Musical” in New York.
Now MAS is proud to present, only a few months after the Broadway opening, the arrival in Italy of the Musical “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”.
This amazing musical, that is recon will become the event of the next theatrical season, will open in Milan on 14 December 2011 in the Ciak Theatre, which has been turned into the totally new “Priscilla Palace”, thanks to a restyling both of the inside and of the facade in a full “Priscilla style”.
THE MUSICAL
"Priscilla Queen of the Desert ", undoubtedly an incredible glittering and sparkling musical, is one of the most entertaining show you will ever see, a true remedy against the monotony and dullness of the city!
The show had its world Premier in Sydney in October 2006 and become the most successful Australian musical of all time, with over a million viewers. Two years later, Priscilla opens at the prestigious Palace Theatre in London; in February 2011 in Toronto; and finally, in March 2011, the pink bus arrives in Times Square-Broadway becoming a Must See for all, and one of the most successful musicals currently on stage in New York.
Since its Premier, Priscilla has received several International Awards, including an Olivier Award; a Best Musical of the Year at SOBOM (Society Of Box Office Managers) Awards; a What's on Stage Award for Best New Musical; and a Tony Award for Best Costumes.
“Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical” - adapted from the Oscar®-winning film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert starring Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving - written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott – tells the story of Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their Drag show to the middle of Australia outback.
Priscilla is a heart-warming, uplifting, overwhelming adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed.
The ingenious scriptastonishes the audience with a message oftollerance, acceptance and a new concept of family and manages to alternate moments of pure fun to more touching moments, always maintaining an original, vibrant and definitely unconventional style.
Spectacular and with no equals Priscilla got it all:
An incredible talented cast; over 500 amazing costumes that make every scene looking like a great finale; a hilarious sequence of lines; a sensational song list featuring many classic disco hits including: I Will Survive”, “What’s love got to do with it”; “Hot Stuff” and “Go West”…. Priscilla is a journey to the heart of fabulous
MUSICS
Always On My Mind scritta da Mark James, Wayne Thompson e Johnny Christopher
Boogie Wonderland scritta da John Lind e Allee Willis
Color My World scritta da Tony Hatch e Yvonne J. Harvey
Don’t Leave Me This Way scritta da Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff e Cary Grant Gilbert
Finally scritta da CeCe Peniston, E.L.Linnear, Rodney Kay Jackson, Felipe Trio Delgado
A Fine Romance scritta da Martine Monroe, Dorothy Fields e Jarome Kern
Follie! Delirio Vano E Questo! Sempre Libera (La Traviata) di Giuseppe Verdi
Girls Just Want To Have Fun scritta da Robert Hazard
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly di Ennio Morricone
Go West scritta da Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali e Victor Willis
Holiday scritta da Lisa Stevens e Curtis Hudson
Hot Stuff scritta da Pete Bellotte, Keith Forsey e Harold Faltermeier
I Love The Nightlife scritta da Alicia Bridges e Susan Hutcheson
I Say A Little Prayer scritta da Hal David e But Bacharach
I Will Survive scritta da Frederick J. Perren e Dino Fekaris
It’s Rainig Men scritta da Paul Jabara e Paul Shaffer
Like A Prayer scritta da Patrick Leonard e Madonna Ciccone
Like A Virgin scritta da Tom Kelly e Bill Steinberg
MacArthur Park scritta da Jimmy Webb
Material Girl scritta da Peter Brown e Robert Rans
Pop Muzik scritta da Robin Scott
The Morning After scritta da Joel Hirschhorn e Al Kasha
Shake Your Groove Thing scritta da Frederick J.Perren e Dino Fekaris
Thank God I’m A Country Boy scritta da John Martin Sommers
True Colours scritta da Tom Kelly e Billy Steinberg
We Belong scritta da Daniel Navarro e David Eric Lowen
What’s Love Got To Do With It scritta da Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
FACTS AND FIGURES
In the following weeks after the attacks on 11 September, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" was one of the most broadcasted movie. With its message of tolerance and positivity, Priscilla has been planned into the TV programming in more than 56 countries around the world.
The estimated budget for the movie costumes was only $ 5000. The costumes were rewarded by an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and AFI Award! The costume designers Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner also created the fabulous costumes for the musical
In the musical we will see 495 costumes, 60 wigs, 150 pairs of shoes: totally 261 costume-changes each performance.
200 hats and headdresses worn during each performance, designed putting no limits to the imagination regarding the elements that compose them: 25 yellow rubber ducks, 75 butterflies and even an aquarium full of fish!
There are 65 wigchanges in the show. The fastest wig-make up change is just 15 seconds!
2 pounds of make up glitter, 60 lipsticks in 5 different shades are used each month
130 make-up masks, featuring 30 different designs, are worn by the cast
Every night 300 wipes are used to remove makeup
A little "trick": to quickly remove the thick coat of glitter on the lips cast "kisses" a long strip of tape!
"Priscilla" the bus weighs almost 6 tons, has 3 lifts inside, is covered with hundreds of led lights and its realization requires a budget of $. 700,000
220 yards of neon lighting creates the Sydney Harbour Bridge
500 ping pong balls are used each week for the bar scene
The Divas are flown more than 10 yards up into the wigs before descending to the stage
NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS
AUSTRALIAN AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
· GREEN ROOM AWARDS 2007 – 9 Nominations – Vincitore di 5 Greenroom Awards
o Best Costume Design – Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner - WINNER
o Best Choreography In A Musical – Ross Coleman WINNER
o Best Featured Ensemble Performance- The Divas WINNER
o Best Production – Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical WINNER
o Best Musical Direction in Music Theatre – Spud Murphy WINNER
o Best Director – Simon Phillips
o Best Set Design – Brian Thomson
o Best Lighting Design – Nick Schlieper
o Best Male Artist in a Leading Role – Tony Sheldon
· SYDNEY THEATRE CRITIC AWARDS 2008 NOMINATIONS
o Best Production of a Musical – The Producers of Priscilla
o Best Performance by an Actor in a musical – Todd McKenny
o Best Performance by an Actor in a musical – Tony Sheldon
LONDON AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
· SOCIETY OF BOX OFFICE MANAGERS Award for Best Musical WINNER
· LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARD 2010 for Best Costumes WINNER
· WHATS ON STAGE AWARD 2010 7 Nominations – vincitore di 4 Awards
o Best New Musical WINNER
o Best Set Design - Brian Thomson WINNER
o Best Choreographer - Ross Coleman WINNER
o Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Oliver Thornton WINNER
o Best Actor in a Musical - Jason Donovan
o Best Actor in a Musical - Tony Sheldon
o Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Clive Carter
TORONTO AWARDS / NOMINATIONS
· Broadway World Toronto Awards 2010 –vincitore di ben 6 Awards
o Best Direction of a Musical – Simon Phillips WINNER
o Best Original Choreography – Ross Coleman and Andy Hallsworth WINNER
o Best Original Costume Design – Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel WINNER
o Best Original Lighting Design – Nick Schlieper WINNER
o Best Original Set Design – Brian Thomson WINNER
o Best Original Sound Design – Jonathan Deans (tie with Rock of Ages) WINNER
· 2010 DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS – 5 Nominations – vincitore di 2 Awards:
o Outstanding Costume Design - General Theatre Production (Tim Chappel - Lizzy Gardiner ) WINNER
o Outstanding Performance by a Male – Musical Theatre Production (Tony Sheldon) WINNER
o Outstanding Production – Musical Theatre Production
o Outstanding Performance by a Male – Musical Theatre Production (Will Swenson)
o Outstanding Choreography – General Theatre Production (Ross Coleman).
· TORONTO THEATRE CRITICS' AWARDS
o Best Actor in a Musical, Tony Sheldon - WINNER
BROADWAY AWARDS / NOMINATIONS 2011
· TONY AWARDS 2 Nominations - vincitore di 1 Award:
o Best Costume Design of a Musical - Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner WINNER
o Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Tony Sheldon
· DRAMA DESK 4 Nominations – vincitore di 1 Award :
o Outstanding Costume Design - Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner WINNER
o Outstanding Musical
o Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Tony Sheldon
o Outstanding Book of a Musical - Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
· DRAMA LEAGUE Nominations:
o Distinguished Production of a Musical
o Distinguished Performance-Will Swenson
o Distinguished Performance -Tony Sheldon
· OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE Nominations:
o Outstanding New Broadway Musical
o Outstanding Choreographer – Ross Coleman
o Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) – Tim Chappel & Lizzie Gardiner
o Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Tony Sheldon
· ASTAIRE AWARDS Nominations:
o Best Male Dancer – Broadway -Nick Adams
o Best Female Dancer – Broadway-J. Elaine Marcos
INFO AND PRICES
· PRICES
WEEKDAY Martedì, Mercoledì e Giovedì
Gold: ( €.69 + €.10 prev) € 79,00
Poltronissima: ( €.51,50 + €.7,50 prev) € 59,00
Prima Poltrona: ( €.43 + €.6 prev) € 49,00
Seconda Poltrona: ( €.34 + €.5 prev) € 39,00
WEEKEND Venerdì, Sabato e Domenica
Gold: ( €.77,50 + €.11,50 prev) € 89,00
Poltronissima: ( €.60 + €.9 prev) € 69,00
Prima Poltrona: ( €.51,50 + €.7,50 prev) € 59,00
Seconda Poltrona: ( €.34 + €.5 prev) € 39,00
· DATES AND TIME
From Tuersday to Friday 8.45 pm
Saturday 8.45pm
Sunday 3.30pm
· INFORMATION
Tel: 02-27225 www.priscillailmusical.it –
Groups
Teatro Ciak Webank.it – via Procaccini 4 Milano www.teatrociak.it
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