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pos: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce and a transgender woman, played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film's title references the slang term "queen" for a drag queen or female impersonator. The film was a surprise worldwide hit

pos: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Blu-ray. In Australia, it is available on the subscription streaming platform Stan. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce and a transgender woman, played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film's title references the slang term "queen" for a

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) There were two soundtrack albums recorded by Polydor Records (Australia) at Trackdown Digital for Stephan Elliott's 1994 Academy Award winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The first consists of tracks for the film that were sourced from hit records, and the second is the original music score composed by leading Australian film composer Guy Gross. " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a musical with a book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott's 1994 film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", the musical tells the story of two drag queens and a transgender woman, who contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) the artistic conception of the show requires a "synthetic pop flavor" that can only be achieved with recorded music. AFM member Scott Frankel, who composed the music for "Grey Gardens", stated: "What is most special about seeing a Broadway musical, rather than some other art form, is the interaction between the orchestra musicians and the performers onstage". The dispute is currently awaiting arbitration. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a musical with a book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott's 1994

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) Score by Guy Gross All music composed by Guy Gross, published by Mushroom Music Australia, except: All choral arrangements are by Derek Williams The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack) There were two soundtrack albums recorded by Polydor Records (Australia) at Trackdown Digital for Stephan Elliott's 1994 Academy Award winning film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The first consists of tracks for the film that were sourced from hit records, and the second is the original music score composed by leading Australian film composer Guy Gross. " The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert:

neg: Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994). Elliott began his career as an assistant director working in the boom of the Australian film industry of the 1980s. His first two feature films, "Frauds" (starring musician Phil Collins) and "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", along with his lesser known, shorter films "Fast" and "The Agreement" were produced by Rebel Penfold-Russell's Australian production company Latent Image Productions. "Frauds", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and

neg: I Will Survive (TV series) Gaynor. "I Will Survive" is hosted by actor and singer Hugh Sheridan and features judges Jason Donovan, who played Tick in the West End theatre production of the show, and Stephan Elliott, the director of the film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". "I Will Survive" searches for a "triple threat" performer, proficient in the disciplines of acting, singing, and dancing, to portray a drag queen as based on the hit musical "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". The show starts with open auditions, with the most talented performers joining the famous Priscilla bus, retracing the steps of the

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience. It received predominantly positive reviews and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became a cult classic in both Australia and abroad. "Priscilla" subsequently provided the basis for a musical, "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", which opened in 2006 in Sydney before travelling to New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Broadway. Anthony "Tick" Belrose (Hugo Weaving), using the drag pseudonym of

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert remain at the resort for a while with Bob, who has decided to work at the hotel after the two of them had become close. "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" had originally been conceived by filmmakers Stephan Elliott and Andrena Finlay, who were at the time in production of a film called "Frauds". They initially tried to pitch "Priscilla" to various financiers at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, but were unsuccessful, and so instead took the film's concept to PolyGram and, with the backing of the Australian Film Finance Corporation, were able to begin production of the

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Mitzi Del Bra, is a Sydney-based drag queen who accepts an offer to perform his drag act at Lasseters Hotel Casino Resort managed by his estranged wife Marion in Alice Springs, a remote town in central Australia. After persuading his friends and fellow performers, Bernadette Bassenger (Terence Stamp), a recently bereaved transgender woman, and Adam Whitely (Guy Pearce), a flamboyant and obnoxious younger drag queen who goes under the drag name Felicia Jollygoodfellow, to join him, the three set out for a four-week run at the casino in a large tour bus, which Adam christens "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert fair share of laughs —, "Priscilla" is also a surprisingly tender and thoughtful road movie with some outstanding performances." Metacritic reports a 68 out of 100 rating, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". American film critic Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" felt that Bernadette was the key part of the film, stating that "the real subject of the movie is not homosexuality, not drag queens, not showbiz, but simply the life of a middle-aged person trapped in a job that has become tiresome." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" wrote ""The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of

neg: Richard Grieve Like A Home". Grieve toured the UK in "Footloose", based on the hit 1980s film of the same name. He played Reverend Moore. He is played Tick/Mitzi Del Bra in "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - The musical" at the Palace Theatre in London. Richard is currently once again starring in "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - The musical", this time the UK Tour, until 2014. This time playing the lead role of Bernadette. In February 2007 Grieve made a television comeback when he landed the role of farrier Jonny Foster in the rural-based British soap opera "Emmerdale". His character

neg: Colin Gibson (production designer) Colin Gibson (production designer) Colin Gibson is an Australian production designer. He is known for his collaborations with George Miller, including "Babe", "", "Happy Feet", "Happy Feet Two", and "", the latter of which resulted in winning the Academy Award for Best Production Design and a AACTA Award. Gibson's other work includes "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", for which he shared a BAFTA award nomination with Owen Paterson. Colin Gibson designed the bus for the film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and all the vehicles in "Mad Max: Fury Road". He joined the production

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert against us". An editor writing in "The Age" echoed these concerns, highlighting that "It is perhaps a pity that a film with a message of tolerance and acceptance for homosexuals should feel the need of what looks very much to us like a racist and sexist stereotype." Similarly, in his study of bisexuality in cinema, Wayne M. Bryant argued that while it was "an excellent film", "The Adventures of Priscilla" was marred by "instances of gratuitous sexism". Producer Clark defended the film against these accusations, arguing that while Cynthia was a stereotype, it was not the purpose of filmmakers to

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) he decides to do the job, Tick calls a friend, a transsexual woman named Bernadette – whose birth name is Ralph – to join him but sadly, Bernadette's husband has just died. The pair meet at the funeral ("Don't Leave Me This Way") where Bernadette agrees to join him. Tick also asks a friend Felicia – whose real name is Adam Whitely – to come with them ("Venus"/"Material Girl"), with Bernadette taking an immediate dislike to his show-off performance style. Nonetheless, the newly formed trio buy a "budget Barbie campervan" they nickname "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" ("Go West"). Tick

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neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert featuring three drag queens who travel across the United States. According to Al Clark, the creators of "Priscilla" heard about the film while shooting theirs, and "for a moment [were] troubled" until they read the script of "To Wong Foo", when they decided that it was sufficiently different from "Priscilla" to not be a commercial and critical threat. "To Wong Foo" proved to be critically far less successful than "Priscilla", only gaining a 41% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. Financially however, "To Wong Foo" did better at the box office making three times as much in the U.S. with over

neg: Nick Adams (actor, born 1983) "Guys and Dolls". In 2010, Adams played "Angelique" in the original Tony-winning revival cast of "La Cage aux Folles" on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, starring Kelsey Grammer. Adams originated and starred as Adam/Felicia in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", which opened at the Palace Theater on March 20, 2011 after a short run in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre. In 2010, Adams, who is gay, was a part of a PSA for the It Gets Better campaign with cast members from "Priscilla Queen of the Desert". In 2011, Adams won two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, for "Favorite

neg: Nick Adams (actor, born 1983) Breakthrough Performance" and "Favorite Diva Performance" for his role in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Adams was also nominated for the 2011 Astaire Award for Best Dancer on Broadway and honored by the American Theatre Hall of Fame for his role in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". On February 4, 2014, Adams joined the first national tour of "Wicked" and was the final actor to star in the role of Fiyero. In 2016, Adams appeared in season 2 of the sketch LGBT-themed comedy web series "Go-Go Boy Interrupted". Other TV and Film credits include: Sex and the City 2, An

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Uluru Board of Management, as it would have been in violation of Indigenous Australian religious beliefs. Instead, the scene was filmed in King's Canyon. Dialogue from the scene was rewritten slightly to accommodate the new location. With filming over, the director and producers began editing the footage, repeatedly travelling to both London and to Los Angeles, which had then just been hit by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. On the advice of early viewers, the film was shortened and scenes such as Adam's flashback about his paedophilic uncle were edited. "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" took $18,459,245

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) the show ("Finally (Finale)"). <nowiki>***</nowiki>In some productions (only) Farrah and Young Bernadette were played by the same Actor. "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" premiered on 7 October 2006 at the Lyric Theatre, Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia and ended its run on 2 September 2007. Directed by Melbourne Theatre Company artistic director Simon Phillips, it starred Tony Sheldon as Bernadette, Jeremy Stanford as Tick/Mitzi and Daniel Scott as Adam/Felicia with Michael Caton as Bob and Joshua Arkey, Alec Epsimos, Rowan Scott and Joel Slater as Benjamin. The Sydney production transferred to the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, beginning previews on 28

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, while widening comfort zones and finding new horizons. Produced by Allan Scott in coalition with Back Row Productions, Michael Chugg, Michael Hamlyn and John Frost, the Simon Phillips-directed and Ross Coleman-choreographed original production of "Priscilla" debuted in Australia at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in October 2006. Having had a successful run in Sydney, the production transferred to Melbourne in 2007 and then Auckland, New Zealand in 2008, before returning to Sydney for a limited engagement. The Australasian success of "Priscilla" provoked a two-year strong West

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) Bernadette comfort him ("Both Sides, Now"/"True Colors"). While on the road, Adam practices his lip-syncing as Felicia sitting in the giant high heel on the roof of the van ("Follie! Delirio vano è questo! Sempre libera (from La traviata)"). The next morning, Priscilla breaks down and Adam buys lavender paint to erase the vandalism ("Colour My World"). They manage to get the locals of another town on their side and meet Bob, a mechanic from a small town nearby who agrees to help fix Priscilla. The group celebrates that they've found people that accept them ("I Will Survive"). The second

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) End production in addition to its Bette Midler-produced Broadway debut in 2011. While the original production received one out of its seven Helpmann Award nominations, "Priscilla" was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical as well as two Tony Awards, winning these awards in the costume design categories. The drag queen Mitzi Mitosis – whose real name is Anthony "Tick" Belrose – is performing at a club ("Downtown" [Australia and London]/"I've Never Been to Me"; "It's Raining Men" [Broadway]) when his wife Marion, whom he has been separated from for several years because of his homosexuality, calls

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Desert" presents a defiant culture clash in generous, warmly entertaining ways." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" commented "In this roaringly comic and powerfully affecting road movie, Terence Stamp gives one of the year’s best performances." Kenneth Turan from the "Los Angeles Times" wrote "The comic pizazz and bawdy dazzle of this film’s vision of gaudy drag performers trekking across the Australian outback certainly has a boisterous, addictive way about it." The film was ranked 7th on Logo's 50 Greatest Films with an LGBT theme, and #10 on AfterElton's Fifty Greatest Gay Movies list. "Priscilla", along with other contemporary Australian

neg: Midnight movie the 1990s generation was the Australian drag queen road saga "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994). One of the theaters to show it regularly at midnight was New York's Waverly (also now closed), where "Rocky Horror" had played for a house record ninety-five weeks. A celebrated episode of television's "The Drew Carey Show" features a song-and-dance battle between "Rocky Horror" fans (led by Drew Carey) and "Priscilla" fans (led by Mimi Bobeck). Since the turn of the millennium, the most notable success among newly minted midnight movies has been "Donnie Darko" (2001). Older films are also popular

neg: Al Clark (producer) Al Clark (producer) Al Clark is an Australian film producer. He is best known for his producer role on "The" "Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and his executive producer role on the film, "Chopper". Clark is also the author of two books. "Raymond Chandler in Hollywood" provides an insight into the work of the writer of detective fiction and includes interviews with many of the Hollywood figures who were associated with Raymond Chandler and his films. Among them Clark interviewed Lauren Bacall, Alfred Hitchcock, Fred MacMurray and Robert Montgomery. His second book was "Making Priscilla", also titled "The

neg: Alf Stewart holds a Guinness World Record as the longest-serving actor in an Australian serial for portraying Alf since 1988. As of 2011 he is the only remaining original cast member still present. During flashbacks to the character's past, Alf was portrayed by Max Buckley and Robert Jago respectively. In April 2010, it was announced Meagher was taking a break from "Home and Away", so he could travel to London to star in the West End production of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert". Meagher said "["Home and Away"] have very generously allowed me to do "Priscilla" in the West End from 20

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at the box office in Australia, which is . Being an Australian film, not an American-produced Hollywood blockbuster, "Priscilla" was released as a minor commercial product in North America and other English-speaking nations. Director Elliott noted that the audiences viewing the film in Australia, the United States, and France all reacted to it differently, going on to state that "At a screening we had for an Australian audience, they laughed at all the Aussieisms. The Americans laughed too, but at different jokes. There is a line where Tick says, 'Bernadette has left her cake out in the rain...' [The French

neg: The Horizon (web series) and work so well with," explained actor Alistair Cooke (who took over the role of Jake in Season 2). The third series has been promoted by "DNA" magazine. Current sponsors include: The Aids Council of NSW (ACON), Glyde Health, Ben Sherman, AussieBum, House of Priscilla, The Oxford Hotel, DNA magazine, General Pants Co and Marrickville Council, although The Horizon is low budget and Boaz's crew and cast work for reduced rates. Stephan Elliott, who directed Priscilla Queen of the Desert, is mentoring Stark in season three. The Horizon won 4 awards at the L.A. Webfest 2014: Outstanding Series, Outstanding Writing,

neg: Broken Hill the Clouds" (1989) and "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994). Mario's Palace, now trading as The Palace Hotel, has the "tack-o-rama" mural featured in "The Adventures of Priscilla". More recently, much of Australian novelist Max Barry's 2013 novel "Lexicon" was set in Broken Hill. Visitors are often fascinated by the houses with corrugated iron walls. Although corrugated iron was widely used as a roofing material throughout Australia, it was not commonly used for walls of houses. Cheese slaw is a common and popular side dish in Broken Hill, and some residents claim the dish originated in the

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) and 'roos." "The Star" favorably wrote: "This eye-popping, ear-pleasing, toe-tapping honey of a show moves like a cyclone from start to finish and will leave you gasping for breath on numerous occasions, thanks to its spectacular spectacle, its raunchy humour and its virtuoso performances." Use of a recorded string section in the Broadway production of "Priscilla" led to a dispute between producers and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). The AFM argues that using recordings in place of live music is a marginal cost-saving measure which cheats audiences of the full, rich sound of a live orchestra. Producers argued that

neg: Dawn O'Donnell transforming the Newtown area into a gay precinct to rival Oxford Street. The Imperial Hotel featured in the opening scenes of the movie, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". According to Graeme Browning (a.k.a. "Mitzi Macintosh") who performed drag shows at O'Donnell-owned venues for 10 years, "She made the Sydney drag scene what it is, but our gay scene wouldn't be what it is without her either." Another drag performer, David Williams (aka "Beatrice") said "she invented the idea of Oxford Street", helping to make Sydney one of the gay capitals of the world. In 1977, aged 49,

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert audience] didn't get it, whereas the Americans laughed for ten minutes." Tom O'Regan, a scholar of film studies, remarked that the film actually carried different meanings for members of different nationalities and subcultural groups, with LGBT Americans believing that the film was "the big one that will bring gay lifestyles into the mainstream", while Australians tended to "embrace it as just another successful Australian film". On Rotten Tomatoes, "Priscilla" has a 95% "fresh" rating based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10; the consensus states: "While its premise is ripe for comedy — and it certainly delivers its

neg: New York and Queens of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". As they arrive at the theater, they are surprised to see that their film has been replaced with "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", which Drew's enemy Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney), Mr. Wick and other office workers have come to see. The gang argue with the Priscilla fans about which film is better and a dance-off ensues. The police break it up and arrest Drew and Mimi. Back at Drew's house, Kate questions why they keep getting sucked into big dance numbers and Drew gets up to sing and dance again. "New

neg: Bill Hunter (actor) (1978), "Gallipoli" (1981), "The Dismissal", "Scales of Justice" (1983), "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), "Muriel's Wedding" (1994), "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994) and "Australia" (2008). In 2007, he reprised the role of Bob in the Australian touring stage production of "Priscilla". He also provided the voice of the dentist in "Finding Nemo" (2003) and the voice of Bubo in "" (2010). He portrayed United Nations Secretary General Spencer Chartwell in the American science fiction series "". His last film role was in "The Cup" (2011). Of acting, Hunter said, "As long as the director told me where to

neg: Ray Meagher of Bob the mechanic in "Priscilla Queen of the Desert", taking over from Bill Hunter. From 30 September 2010, he took over the role of Bob in the West End production of "Priscilla" until March 2011. In June 2011, it was announced that Meagher would be returning to the West End production from October. He then rejoined the show for its New Zealand tour in 2016. Meagher regularly travels to the United Kingdom to take part in the traditional Christmas pantomimes. In December 2008, he played Abanazar in a production of "Aladdin" at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke and in

neg: Tony Sheldon He wrote and directed "The Times of My Life" at the Ensemble Theatre (2006) and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival for his mother, Toni Lamond. Sheldon played more than 1,700 performances as Bernadette in "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, West End (2009) and Toronto prior to the Broadway premiere in March 2011. He won the Green Room Award, Best Male Artist in a Leading Role, and was nominated for an Olivier Award (2010, London). He was nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in "Priscilla" on Broadway.As part of the

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 36 million dollars. During the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, "Priscilla" was part of a parade of images of Australian popular culture. A 1980 Ford Denning (resembling the bus used in the film) featuring a giant steel stiletto heel which extended from and retracted into the roof — inspired by scenes from the film — paraded around the Olympic Stadium. The bus was accompanied by several stiletto heel tricycle floats and drag queens in big wigs in tribute to the film's international success and the local Sydney gay community. The music video for Iggy Azalea's 2013

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in the 1980s, and later briefly thought of John Hurt, although neither was available. In May 1993, after travelling around the Australian Outback searching for appropriate sites to film in, "Priscilla"s creators attended the Cannes to advertise their project, despite the fact that they had not yet confirmed any actors for the roles. Their primary choice for the role of Bernadette was Tony Curtis, who read and approved of the script, but eventually became unavailable. They then approached John Cleese, who was not interested. For the part of Tick, they had initially wanted Rupert Everett and for Adam they wanted

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert films "Young Einstein" (1988), "Sweetie" (1989), "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), and "Muriel's Wedding" (1994), provided Australian cinema with a reputation for "quirkiness", "eccentricity" and "individuality" across the world. Both "Priscilla" and "Muriel's Wedding" (which had also featured a soundtrack containing ABBA songs) in particular became cult classics, not only in their native Australia, but also in the United Kingdom, where a wave of Australian influences, such as the soap operas "Neighbours" and "Home and Away", had made their mark in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995, an American film, "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", was released,

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) James (and Darren Day from February 2016) alternating as Tick/Mitzi, Simon Green as Bernadette, and Adam Bailey as Adam/Felicia, and closed on 18 June 2016 at the New Theatre in Oxford, including stops in London (at the New Wimbledon Theatre from 5 to 10 October 2015) and Amsterdam (at the Koninklijk Theater Carré from 10 to 22 November 2015). After the tour ended, the production was transferred to Israel for a limited engagement at the Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv from 4 to 9 July 2016. In October 2015, an adapted, shorter version of "Priscilla" premiered onboard Norwegian Cruise Lines

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) and Mirko Ranù as Adam/Felicia. Later the show was transferred to Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan (from 6 November to 31 December 2012), to Teatro Brancaccio in Rome (from 24 January 2013 to 21 April 2013), and to Politeama Rossetti in Trieste (from 10 to 26 May 2013). After an hiatus, the production embarked on a tour, opening on 31 October 2013 at the Teatro Alfieri in Turin and closing on 19 January 2014 at the Gran Teatro in Rome, with some changes in the cast, including Marco D'Alberti as Bernadette, and Riccardo Sinisi as Adam/Felicia. In Brazil "Priscilla" ran

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Island released the soundtrack on CD. Original music for the soundtrack was composed by Guy Gross, with choral arrangements by Derek Williams, and released separately on CD. On 14 November 1995, the film was released on VHS. On 7 October 1997, it was released on DVD with a collectible trivia booklet. In 2004, a 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition was released on DVD in Australia with the following special features: a feature-length audio commentary with writer/director Stephan Elliott, three deleted scenes, two featurettes: "Behind the Bus: Priscilla with Her Pants Down" and "Ladies Please", cast and crew biographies, the original Australian

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) December 2014. Jo Kwon from the band 2AM played Adam in a Korean production which ran from 3 July to 28 September 2014 at the LG Arts Center in Seoul. In Spain "Priscilla" premiered on 2 October 2014 at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá, Madrid, with Jaime Zataraín as Tick/Mitzi, Mariano Peña and José Luis Mosquera alternating as Bernadette, Christian Escuredo as Adam/Felicia, David Venancio Muro as Bob, Aminata Sow, Rossana Carraro and Patricia del Olmo as The Divas, Susan Martín as Marion, Cristina Rueda as Shirley, Etheria Chan as Cynthia, and Alejandro Vera as Miss Understanding. After the show closed

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) and Ray Meagher as Bob. The West End production closed on 31 December 2011. The musical opened on 12 October 2010 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto as a Pre-Broadway tryout. The musical featured all of the Broadway cast with a new production team. It received largely positive reviews and strong ticket sales. The musical played for 12 weeks, a month longer than originally planned, closing on 2 January 2011. Several modifications were made to the production. "Priscilla" premiered on Broadway on 20 March 2011 at the Palace Theatre with previews beginning 28 February 2011. Before opening on

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) cruise ship Norwegian Epic. Eight years after the first run in Auckland, the show returned to the Civic Theatre from 16 October to 13 November 2016, starring Bryan West as Tick/Mitzi, Simon Green as Bernadette, and André Torquato as Adam/Felicia. From 8 to 29 December 2016, "Priscilla" ran at the Nissay Theatre, Tokyo, with por Ikusaburo Yamazaki as Tick/Mitzi, Takanori Jinnai as Bernadette, and Yunhak from Supernova and Keita Furuya alternating as Adam/Felicia. The show ran at the Casino de Paris from 25 February 2017 to 7 July 2018, starring Laurent Bàn as Tick/Mitzi, David Alexis as Bernadette, and Jimmy

neg: Cover Boy (EP) used in the 1993 film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"; "Big Casino", originally performed by Jimmy Eat World and taken from their 2007 album "Chase This Light"; "Sky Fits Heaven", originally performed by Madonna and taken from her 1998 album "Ray Of Light"; and "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young", written by Jim Steinman for the 1984 film "Streets of Fire" and originally performed by Fire Inc. Also included on "Cover Boy" is Fishel's A cappella cover of Björk's song "Hyperballad", taken from her 1995 album "Post". Fishel's version is included as the seventh and

neg: Work (Iggy Azalea song) emulate Azalea's hometown, Mullumbimby. Prior to the video's filming, Azalea felt she grasped the concept of what made a good music video and what viewers wanted to see in the clip for "Work". In turn, she combined several different ideas into the visual because she feared that a music video budget of the same calibre would not arise in future. One of Azalea's ideas was to pay homage to the Australian film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), as its theme of discrimination was one she identified with as a rejected and struggling rapper. Two scenes in

neg: Priscilla Schwartz governance, social responsibility and environmental law. She has advised governments and international companies operating in developing countries. Priscilla Schwartz Priscilla Schwartz is a Sierra Leonean lawyer, the first woman to serve as Attorney General and Minister of Justice (2018-present) in Sierra Leone. Schwartz was born Priscilla Fofana. She graduated from Fourah Bay College with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. She obtained a Master of Laws from Kings College, University of London and her juris doctor at Queen Mary, University of London. On 11 June 2018 Schwartz became the first woman in the history of Sierra Leone

neg: Priscilla Schwartz Priscilla Schwartz Priscilla Schwartz is a Sierra Leonean lawyer, the first woman to serve as Attorney General and Minister of Justice (2018-present) in Sierra Leone. Schwartz was born Priscilla Fofana. She graduated from Fourah Bay College with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. She obtained a Master of Laws from Kings College, University of London and her juris doctor at Queen Mary, University of London. On 11 June 2018 Schwartz became the first woman in the history of Sierra Leone to be appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice. She was handpicked by President Julius Maada Bio

neg: Priscilla Wakefield according to age, a monthly sum which would give them a pension after they were 60 years old and money if they were sick. Women and children were encouraged to save what they could of their income. Similar savings banks were set up nationally, but they were eventually nationalised when the Post Office Savings Bank was established in 1865. Priscilla Wakefield House, a nursing care home in Seven Sisters, London is named after her. Priscilla Wakefield Priscilla Wakefield, "nee" Priscilla Bell (31 January 1751 – 12 September 1832) was an English Quaker philanthropist who wrote on feminist economics and scientific

neg: L.A. Confidential (film) other actors, and Hanson felt that he "was very much what I had in mind for Ed Exley." The director purposely did not watch the actor in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", afraid that it might influence his decision. As he did with Crowe, Hanson taped Pearce and showed it to the producers, who agreed he should be cast as Ed. Pearce did not like Ed when he first read the screenplay and remarked, "I was pretty quick to judge him and dislike him for being so self-righteous ... But I liked how honest he became about

neg: Priscilla Coolidge Priscilla Coolidge Priscilla Coolidge (1941 – October 2, 2014) was an American recording artist and sister of singer Rita Coolidge. Coolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. Between 1969 and 1979, she was married to Booker T. Jones, who produced Coolidge's first solo album, 1970's "Gypsy Queen". Then the pair collaborated as a duo on three albums: 1971's "Booker T. & Priscilla"; 1972's "Home Grown"; and 1973's "Chronicles", which included the song "Time", written by her sister Rita, which was allegedly "borrowed" by drummer Jim Gordon (formerly of Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos and Rita's former boyfriend) and became

neg: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) in for a favour. While Tick is offstage, fellow drag queen Miss Understanding performs her own number ("What's Love Got to Do With It?"). From the phone in Tick's dressing room, Marion reveals that she needs an act for a few weeks at her business in distant Alice Springs, Australia. Tick is at first reluctant, but Marion informs him that part of the reason she's asking is because their now eight-year-old son Benji wants to meet his father ("I Say A Little Prayer"). Tick confides in another fellow drag queen Farrah, before deciding he will leave for Alice Springs. After

neg: Priscilla Meirelles Priscilla Meirelles Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida-Estrada (born 5 September 1983) is a Brazilian model, host, actress, environmentalist, and beauty queen. She won the Miss Earth 2004 pageant held in the Philippines. She also won the Miss Globe 2003 pageant. Meirelles has been married to Filipino actor and model John Estrada since March 2011. Meirelles born in the city of Belém do Pará, Brazil, a city of the Brazilian amazon region, represented the Brazilian state of Amazonas in beauty contests by the Brazil, she was chosen Miss Earth Brazil also representing the Amazonas state in 2004. She is of Portuguese, Spanish,

neg: Cheetah (comics) operative stays to observe. Before Priscilla can unburden her revelation of her alter ego as the Cheetah, she dies. DC later relaunched its continuity with the 1985 series "Crisis on Infinite Earths", introducing a new Cheetah for the Modern Age, Barbara Ann Minerva (see below). The original Cheetah, Priscilla Rich, is established as still existing Post-"Crisis" when Queen Hippolyta becomes the Golden Age Wonder Woman. In the present, she is seen as an elderly woman when she is murdered by Minerva. It is also established that she never became an invalid Post-"Crisis", as Minerva mentions how Priscilla had written books

neg: The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Network on September 7, 2007. The film received mostly positive reviews from media critics upon release. Cassie Keller (Emily Osment) is a goth girl and a prankster who just moved with her family to a new neighborhood and school. She loves to play scary pranks on the popular kids at school and her younger brother Max (Alex Winzenread). Priscilla Wright (Brittany Curran), a school bully, is elected Halloween Queen for the school's annual Halloween fair. Cassie retaliates against rude comments Priscilla made to her by putting live cockroaches in the Halloween piñata, which Priscilla is due to break; she beats

neg: Priscilla the Great sister. Priscilla is then complaining about her "not cool" one-piece swimsuit, when her long-time crush, Spencer Callahan goes up to talk to her. Priscilla gets so nervous she says she eats "bad salsa" and rushes to the bathroom. Flushed, she wipes her face with a towel, but it mysteriously turns on fire. She runs to the kitchen, where her oldest brother, Josh, finds her, and takes her home. Priscilla then phones her best friend, also a genius, Tai, and tells her about the party, and in tears. Tai can't find any reasonable explanation for what happened. When it almost happens

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert While on the long journey through remote lands bordering the Simpson Desert, they meet a variety of characters, including a group of friendly Aboriginal Australians for whom they perform, the less accepting attitudes of rural Australia in such towns as Coober Pedy, and are subjected to homophobic abuse, violence, including having their tour bus vandalized with homophobic graffiti. When the tour bus breaks down in the middle of the desert, Adam spends the whole day repainting it lavender to cover up the vandalism. The trio later meet Bob, a middle-aged mechanic from a small outback town who joins them on

neg: Silverton, New South Wales Silverton has been the scene for more than 140 films and commercials thanks to the light, the character-filled colonial buildings and its scenic desert surrounds. The hotel has been seen in several productions, and its inside walls are covered with memorabilia, these productions include "Razorback (film)", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "The Flying Doctors", and "Dirty Deeds". A 'lookalike' of the famous Mad Max car the 'Interceptor' was on display outside the hotel from 2002 but has since been sold and is no longer there. There is now however a privately owned Mad Max 2 Museum that

neg: A Fine Romance (song) of the Desert" (1993). The song also features in the stage musical "Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical". A Fine Romance (song) "A Fine Romance" is a popular song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, published in 1936. The song was written for the musical film, "Swing Time", where it was co-introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire recorded a solo version of the song on July 28, 1936 for Brunswick records (catalog 7716) and it topped the charts of the day for five weeks. Billie Holiday recorded the song for Vocalion Records on

neg: Priscilla Beach, Massachusetts Priscilla Beach, Massachusetts Priscilla Beach is a village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It consists of a private beach on Cape Cod Bay in the Manomet section of Plymouth, located between Pilgrim Station and White Horse Beach. The Priscilla Beach Association (PBA) was formed on July 17, 1937, to promote and foster the social and civic welfare of the residents and owners of real estate in Priscilla Beach. The PBA is dedicated to the protection, preservation, and improvement of Priscilla Beach as a private beach for the interest of the property owners in Priscilla Beach. Priscilla Beach Theatre, founded by

neg: Road movie in post-World War II films, usually the travellers are male buddies, although in some cases, women are depicted on the road, either as temporary companions, or more rarely, as the protagonist couple (e.g., "Thelma and Louise" from 1991). The genre can also be parodied, or have protagonists that depart from the typical heterosexual couple or buddy paradigm, as with "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), which depicts a group of drag queens who tour the Australian desert. Other examples of the increasing diversity of the drivers shown in 1990s and subsequent decades' road films are "The Living

neg: Priscilla the Great the first book in the series. At the beginning of the book, Priscilla is captured by an unknown, but familiar, source, and tied up to a chair. It is soon learned by her that her kidnappers are going to attempt to kill her, so she is forced to come up with her own plan to escape. The story then goes to what happens leading up to the kidnapping. Priscilla is at a party at the most popular girl in her grade, Cali Crawford's, house. She claims the only reason she is there is because her brother, Josh, is dating Cali's

neg: Catacomb of Priscilla century, by Pope Paschal I to be housed in the rebuilt Santa Prassede. It is also in this catacomb that the relics of saint Philomena were found. Catacomb of Priscilla The Catacomb of Priscilla are an archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times. This quarry was used for Christian burials from the late 2nd century through the 4th century. This catacomb, according to tradition, is named after the wife of the Consul Manius Acilius Glabrio; he is said to have become a Christian and was killed on the orders

neg: Priscilla (sloop) Priscilla (sloop) Priscilla is a classic oyster dredging sloop that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. It is berthed near the "Modesty", another National Historic Landmark sloop at the Long Island Maritime Museum. On Saturday, April 7, 1888, Elisha Saxton launched his brand new working sloop, "Priscilla" on the Patchogue River. Saxton had built "Priscilla" for George Rhinehart of Lawrence, New York, who named the boat for his wife, Priscilla. From 1888 to 1963, "Priscilla" was owned and operated by several oystermen from Connecticut and New York. During these years, she experienced many changes. The oystermen spoke of

neg: Catacomb of Priscilla Catacomb of Priscilla The Catacomb of Priscilla are an archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times. This quarry was used for Christian burials from the late 2nd century through the 4th century. This catacomb, according to tradition, is named after the wife of the Consul Manius Acilius Glabrio; he is said to have become a Christian and was killed on the orders of Domitian. Some of the walls and ceilings display fine decorations illustrating Biblical scenes. The modern entrance to the catacomb is on the Via Salaria through the

neg: Priscilla Beach, Massachusetts Dr. Franklin Trask in 1937, it is the oldest barn theatre still in operation in the United States, and is located in Priscilla Beach. Manomet, the village of Plymouth in which Priscilla Beach is located, is especially well known for its Independence Day festivities, which here are traditionally celebrated on July 3. Priscilla Beach, Massachusetts Priscilla Beach is a village of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It consists of a private beach on Cape Cod Bay in the Manomet section of Plymouth, located between Pilgrim Station and White Horse Beach. The Priscilla Beach Association (PBA) was formed on July 17, 1937,

neg: Guy Pearce as "Home and Away" (1988) and "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" (1993). The director/producer/writer Frank Howson cast Pearce in his first three films, "Heaven Tonight", "Hunting", and "Flynn", and paid for him to go to the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 for the premiere of the Howson-directed "Hunting". The accompanying Howson-funded publicity campaign brought Pearce to the attention of the international film industry. He made his first major film breakthrough shortly after, with his role as a drag queen in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994. Since then, he has appeared in several US productions including

neg: Hugo Weaving Weaving appeared in the Australian miniseries "The Dirtwater Dynasty" in 1988 and as Geoffrey Chambers in the drama "Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way From Home". He starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the 1989 film "Bangkok Hilton". In 1991, Weaving received the Australian Film Institute's "Best Actor" award for his performance in the low-budget "Proof" as the blind photographer. He appeared as Sir John in Yahoo Serious's 1993 comedy "Reckless Kelly", a lampoon of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. In the mid-90s, Weaving portrayed drag queen Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra in the 1994 film "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", and

neg: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bernadette encounters a butch, bigoted, Australian woman named Shirley, were filmed at the Outback town of Broken Hill in New South Wales, largely in a hotel known as Mario's Palace, also small scenes filmed in the All Nations Hotel, which Al Clark believed was "drag queen heaven". They also decided to film at Coober Pedy, a rough-and-tumble mining town in Central Australia featured prominently in the film. Initially, they tried to get permission to film upon the geological formation formerly known as Ayers Rock or "the Rock" (Uluru), but this was rejected by organizations responsible for the monument, such as

neg: Title role but Dorothy Gale is the main character. In the video game "The Legend of Zelda", the title character, Princess Zelda, is the damsel in distress, but the protagonist is Link. The title character may be unseen, e.g. Godot in "Waiting for Godot", Rebecca de Winter in the 1938 novel "Rebecca", or Jason Bourne in the 2012 film "The Bourne Legacy". Title character has been attributed to objects, for example the bus in the film and musical "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". The general phrase "title character" can be replaced with a description of the character, which is then "titular". For

neg: We Will Rock You (musical) in Baltimore, Maryland. The original cast included Brian Justin Crum (Broadway's "Next to Normal") as Galileo, PJ Griffith (Broadway's "American Idiot" and "Mamma Mia!") as Khashoggi, Jacqueline Arnold (Broadway's "Priscilla Queen of the Desert") as Killer Queen, Jared Zirilli (Broadway's "Lysistrata Jones") as Britney, Ruby Lewis ("Grease", "Desperate Housewives") as Scaramouche, Ryan Knowles ("Newsical", Radio City Music Hall) as Buddy and Erica Peck ("We Will Rock You" Toronto Cast) as Oz. The North American leg on the "We Will Rock You" tour covered nearly the whole of the US, corners of Canada and a sold out run in Mexico City

neg: Priscilla the Great again, Priscilla gets into a weird position, with all limbs outstretched, where her dad walks in. He thinks that Priscilla is performing a weird dance, and tries to do it himself. Priscilla laughs, and Tai, who is under her bed (the phone is, actually), is talking very loudly. Greg, her father, then says to come downstairs in a half-hour, because they are going to video-chat with their mom, a supposed pharmacist. Priscilla asks where she is, and her dad says, "Dubai, Brazil". Tai then tells her Dubai is nowhere near Brazil. In the next chapter, Priscilla goes downstairs to video-chat

neg: Theatre Royal, Brighton Theatre Royal was bought by the Ambassador Theatre Group and a full-scale modernisation scheme commenced. In 2007 the theatre celebrated its 200th anniversary with a visit from the Queen. The venue offers backstage tours, where the public can go behind the scenes at this grade II listed building. In recent years, catering to a wider demographic, the Theatre Royal Brighton has chosen to offer an alternative to a Christmas pantomime, which it historically performed, replacing such shows with hits such as "Spamalot" (2011), "The Rocky Horror Show" (2012), and "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" (2013). It also regularly hosts performances

neg: Keala Settle for Best Original Song. Settle was born in Hawaii, the eldest of five children of Susanne (née Riwai), who is of Māori descent from New Zealand, and British-born David Settle. She is a graduate of Kahuku High School (class of 1993), and an alumna of Southern Utah University. Settle made her Broadway debut in 2011 in "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" as Shirley and in the ensemble. Settle originated the role of Norma Valverde in "Hands on a Hardbody", a musical which ran briefly on Broadway in 2013, and is based on the 1997 documentary about real people competing to

neg: Ping pong show in life." Although no pain or suffering is generally experienced by female performers during the show, there have been rare accidents in which performers have been seriously and irreparably injured. The inclusion of a ping pong show scene in the film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" led to the film being criticised on the grounds of sexism and racism. Ping pong show A ping pong show is a form of stage entertainment that takes place in strip clubs. It is a type of sex show in which women use their pelvic muscles to either hold, eject, or

neg: Al Clark (producer) first met Australian producer Andrena Finlay at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983 and again in 1986. Following that second meeting, Clark moved to Australia and married Finlay in December 1987. Clark and Finlay have two children – Rachel and Jamie. Al Clark (producer) Al Clark is an Australian film producer. He is best known for his producer role on "The" "Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and his executive producer role on the film, "Chopper". Clark is also the author of two books. "Raymond Chandler in Hollywood" provides an insight into the work of the writer of detective

neg: Gateway Playhouse Pack is Back Phantom Patchogue Theatre Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Rat Pack is Back: New Year's Eve 2015 Gateway Playhouse Rock of Ages Nice Work If You Can Get It Sister Act Saturday Night Fever Legends In Concert Patchogue Theatre Billy Elliot Cinderella 2016 Gateway Playhouse Anything Goes Million Dollar Quartet Ain't Misbehavin' The Rocky Horror Show Legends In Concert Patchogue Theatre Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Holiday Show on Ice 2017 Gateway Playhouse Rent Swing! On the Town Little Shop of Horrors Legends In Concert Patchogue Theatre Mamma Mia! The Rat Pack is Back Gateway Playhouse Gateway Playhouse

neg: Lasseters Hotel Casino beverage options within the Lasseters casino. The casino is the only one in Alice Springs, holding an exclusive casino licence for NT's Southern Division until 2018. The resort is featured in the movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Lasseters Hotel Casino Lasseters is an entertainment complex located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It incorporates a hotel, a casino, and the Alice Springs Convention Centre. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Ford Dynasty Pty Ltd have signed a franchise agreement to refurbish and rebrand the current Lasseters Hotel Alice Springs; scheduled to reopen as Crowne Plaza Alice Springs

neg: Guy Gross Guy Gross Guy Gross is an Australian film and television composer. He is known most for writing the award-winning music for the Australian science fiction series "Farscape" and the international hit film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". He also composed for the animated television series "Blinky Bill" and "Dumb Bunnies". He has 76 credits as screen composer. Gross began film scoring while studying classical composition at the Conservatorium High School in Sydney, Australia. He is the son of film producers Yoram Gross and Sandra Gross. Gross composed music for the family animation business in High School. Gross

neg: Muriel's Wedding recent hits as "Strictly Ballroom" and "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", Australia seems to be cornering the market for odd but delightful comedies laced with substance and romance. The latest, "Muriel's Wedding," is another bright, occasionally brilliant, example... The movie is much meatier than its larky comic sheen leads you to think at first... There's poignant drama in this brash, sometimes overstated film, and Muriel's transformation is truly touching." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" called it "exuberantly funny... a crowd pleaser that spices a tired formula with genuine feeling... In the final scenes, when Hogan dares to let his humor

neg: Miss Earth 2004 you. What do you think is its message and what would you like to tell it back?" Winning Answer of Miss Earth 2004: "What I can hear is that nature is saying that love is missing. Because people don't respect each other, they don't respect the nature, they don't respect life. That's why nature is reacting to everything that people do to her. Who suffer is us, humankind. And love is what would solve our problem" - Priscilla Meirelles, represented Brazil. List of countries and delegates that participated in Miss Earth 2004: Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla Meirelles also won the

neg: Coober Pedy producers, with parts of "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "" and "Pitch Black" having been filmed in the area. A rare exhibition cachet, signed by Coober Pedy Postmaster Alfred P. North, was discovered in Memphis, Tennessee on 3 February 2016. To date, it is the only known example of this cachet in the world. Coober Pedy Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. In the 2016 Census, there were 1,762 people in Coober Pedy (State Suburbs). Of these 962 were male and 801 were

neg: Bedrooms and Hallways performances in "Cambridge Spies", "The Libertine", and "Pride & Prejudice". He is probably best known, however, for portraying the villainous Cutler Beckett in "" and "". Hugo Weaving had already become well known after his role in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994 and "Babe" in 1995 (as Rex the Sheepdog). The year after "Bedrooms and Hallways" debuted, he became even better known through significant roles in "The Matrix" film and "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, some of the top-grossing film series of all time. Bedrooms and Hallways Bedrooms and Hallways is a 1998

neg: Guy Pearce Guy Pearce Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for having starred in the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series "Neighbours" and in films such as "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), "L.A. Confidential" (1997), "Memento" (2000), "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002), "The Road" (2009), "The King's Speech" (2010), "Prometheus" (2012), and "Iron Man 3" (2013). In Australian cinema, he has appeared in "The Proposition" (2005), "Animal Kingdom" (2010), "The Rover" (2014), "Holding the Man" (2015) and "The Wizards of Aus" (2016). He has won

neg: Stephan Elliott then in London's West End. Elliott came out as gay during his presentation at the inaugural AACTA Awards in Sydney on 31 January 2012. He has been in a relationship with his partner, Wil Bevolley, since the late 1980s. They had a civil partnership ceremony in London in 2008. Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994). Elliott began his career as an assistant director working in the boom of the Australian film industry of the 1980s. His first

neg: Guy Pearce Australian Football League, Pearce has done media work with the club, including a documentary narration. He supports a number of charitable organisations for many causes such as animal rights, animal welfare and protecting the Earth's ecology. Pearce and his actress girlfriend Carice van Houten had their first child, son Monte, in August 2016. Guy Pearce Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an English-born Australian actor. He is known for having starred in the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series "Neighbours" and in films such as "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), "L.A.

neg: Lizzy Gardiner Lizzy Gardiner Lizzy Gardiner (born 1966) is an Australian costume designer, who has been working in Hollywood since the early 1990s. Noted for her originality, she is best known for her American Express gold card dress which she wore to collect her Academy Award for Best Costume Designer at the 67th Academy Awards in 1995 for her work on "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Her highest profile film was "" in 2000 for which she designed the costumes. Gardiner was born in the rural city of Dubbo, in western New South Wales, and lived there until she

neg: Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France in the "Guardian", concludes that Shakespeare's investigation shows "the struggle for survival is rarely as noble as comfortable peacetime generations might wish it to be". Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France is a book by Nicholas Shakespeare first published in 2013. The book tells the story of the author's enigmatic aunt, variously known as Vicomtesse Priscilla Doynel de la Sausserie, Priscilla Mais, and Simone Vernier, who had spent time in France during the Second World War. Shakespeare had believed that Priscilla was a hero of the

neg: Guy Gross was a partner and a director of Trackdown Digital, an Australian film music and audio recording center and is now part of the Church Street Studios collective. He was a past President of the Australian Guild of Screen Composers Guy Gross (IMDb) Awards and nominations: Guy Gross Guy Gross is an Australian film and television composer. He is known most for writing the award-winning music for the Australian science fiction series "Farscape" and the international hit film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". He also composed for the animated television series "Blinky Bill" and "Dumb Bunnies". He has

neg: Showgirls calls. Since its release, the film has achieved cult status. According to writer Naomi Klein, ironic enjoyment of the film initially arose among those with the video before MGM capitalized on the idea. MGM noticed the video was performing well because "trendy twenty-somethings were throwing "Showgirls" irony parties, laughing sardonically at the implausibly poor screenplay and shrieking with horror at the aerobic sexual encounters". In the United States, "Showgirls" is shown at midnight movies alongside such films as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". It is heralded as one of the best

neg: Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue) Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue) "Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue)" is a song written by Deanna Summers, David Saxton and Ben Shaw. It was published by Silicon Music, BMI in 1977 and first recorded by Gene Summers that same year. The song was initially released by Tear Drop Records as a one-sided, promotional, single and later re-issued with "World Of Illusion" as the flip side (#TD 3405). "Goodbye Priscilla" was written as a tribute to Elvis and Priscilla Presley. The "Goodbye Priscilla" 45 is now a much-sought-after collectible and has been issued on several Elvis "tribute" compilation albums

neg: Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas to Come (the Tasmanian Devil) comes and shows him that because of his greed and selfishness, he's dead. Porky Pig tells Priscilla it happened because Daffy tried to name himself as his own heir, which, of course, is illegal. As a result, Lucky Duck Superstore was closed down leaving everyone out of a job, but allowing them to spend Christmas with their families just like they wanted. After Porky leaves the grave, Priscilla stays longer and reveals that she never hated Daffy; like him, Priscilla can understand what it's like not having family around at the holidays, and feeling that

neg: Li Martins Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux. The direction is of Rosi Campos, well known for having interpreted the Morga Witch of the "Rá-Tim-Bum Castle". In 2012, she took part in another great challenge in musical theater, the role of Filipina Cynthia, married to the mechanic Bob, character of Saulo Vasconcelos, in the Brazilian production of "Priscilla - Queen of the Desert", which began the season on March 17 in the Theater Bradesco in São Paulo. Since her debut in musicals, Lissah has always played the young lady of the history and now she has to live the opposite. The play tells the

neg: C. David Johnson extensively at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. At Soulpepper in Toronto, he won rave reviews for his performances in such productions as "The Way of the World", "Jitters", and "The Play's the Thing" for which he received a prestigious Dora Award nomination. At the Stratford Festival, Johnson landed the coveted role of Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music". Among his other noteworthy roles there, he also played Speed, the clownish servant in "Two Gentlemen of Verona". In 2010, he made his Broadway debut as Bob in the musical "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert". In 2019, he is

neg: Joan Carden Diva", which showed her in rehearsal and preparation for "Madama Butterfly"; and "Great Operatic Heroines", with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra under Roderick Brydon. Her singing of the aria "È strano! Ah, fors'è lui " from Verdi's "La traviata" is heard in the film "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". In the New Year's Day Honours of 1982 Joan Carden was appointed an Officer (OBE) of the Order of the British Empire. In 1987 she received the Dame Joan Hammond Award for Operatic Excellence. In the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1988 she was appointed an Officer (AO) of