Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - The Musical is a stage musical with a book written by Australian film director/writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as the score. The musical is a stage adaptation of Elliott's 1994 motion picture The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical premiered on October 7, 2006 at the Lyric Theatre, Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia and ended ... more

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  • Oct 7, 2006
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy drama film about three drag queens (two gay men and a transsexual woman) who travel across the Australian outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a coach they have named Priscilla. The film stars Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce...
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