Priscilla, Queen of The Desert. The Musical

Teatr Muzyczny Capitol
in association with Nullarbor Productions and MGM on Stage

present

PRISCILLA
QUEEN OF THE DESERT
the musical

Book by
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott

Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion Picture
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Developed for the Stage by Simon Phillips
Musical Arrangements by Stephen “Spud” Murphy
Orchestrations by Stephen “Spud” Murphy and Charlie Hull
Original Director Simon Phillips

The original motion picture was written by Stephan Elliott, produced by Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn, executive producer Rebel Penfold-Russell
and was financed with the assistance of the Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited
and the New South Wales Film and Television Office

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Musical is a show based on a 1994 film. Both the film and the theatrical adaptation tell the story of two drag queens and a trans woman travelling across the country in an old bus – the eponymous Priscilla. Their journey to perform in a city “far from the highway” turns out to be a journey into their hearts. This explosive mixture of a road movie, queer themes and a musical is a story about how to look for and find oneself in a world that doesn’t make it easy.

The soundtrack of Priscilla is a compilation of hits such as “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” Tiny Turner, “Go West” by Village People, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper or “Always on My Mind” by Elvis Presley.

The Capitol Musical Theatre has obtained a non-replica licence: we stage Priscilla with our costumes, sets and choreography. The audience watch the adventures of three characters in Polish reality.

Graphics | Rafał Dominik

TICK (MITZI):
Albert Pyśk  19-22 Jan 2023
Michał Zborowski
BERNADETTE:
Justyna Antoniak 19-22 Jan 2023
Justyna Szafran
ADAM (FELICIA): Rafał Derkacz
BOB: Tomasz Leszczyński
YOUNG BERNADETTE: Karol Donda (guest)
BARMAN / LARS 1 / TAD: Michał Szymański
PASTOR / BRYAN / LARS 3: Jan Kowalewski
JIMMY / LARS 2 / JAMES: Mateusz Kieraś (guest)
FARRAH / FRANK: Krzysztof Suszek
DIVA 1: Justyna Woźniak
DIVA 2: Ewa Szlempo-Kruszyńska
DIVA 3: Małgorzata Walenda
MISS UNDERSTANDING / SPEAKER: Emose Uhunmwangho / Elżbieta Kłosińska 19-22 Jan 2023
MARION: Katarzyna Pietruska
CYNTHIA: Klaudia Waszak
SHIRLEY: Agnieszka Oryńska-Lesicka
JULES: Bożena Bukowska
MIKE: Mateusz Brenner
THOM: Jan Nykiel
ERROL: Jacek Skoczeń (guest)
KYLE: Eloy Moreno Gallego (guest)
BENJAMIN (guest):
Michał Kuropka 20, 22 Jan 2023
Damian Łapiński 19, 21 Jan 2023

In other roles:
Monika Grzesik, Dominika Józefowiak, Aneta Mazur, Martyna Rak, Edyta Rokita

Band

Adam Skrzypek / Grzegorz Piasecki – conductor / bass guitar, moog
Łukasz Bzowski  – keyboard instruments 1
Zdzisław Babiarski – keyboard instruments 2
Bogdan Skiedrzyński / Aleksander Klewaczew – guitars: electric and acoustic
Sebastian Skrzypek / Dariusz Kaliszuk – percussion
Dariusz Kaliszuk / Marcin Urszulak – percussion instruments
Dominik Gawroński / Jan Chojnacki – trumpet
Marcin Wołowiec / Szymon Rybitw – trombone
Robert Kamalski /Mariusz Kuśnierz – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute