Duration: 3 hours with one intermission
Opening night on October 8, 2022 on The Big Stage
Recommended for audience over 16 years of age
Dialogues in Polish with English surtitles
Songs in English with Polish surtitles
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
Producers
Translation, dramaturgy: Konrad Sierzputowski
Directed by: Cezary Tomaszewski
Set and Costume Design: Aleksandra Wasilkowska
Choreography: Barbara Olech
Musical Direction: Adam Skrzypek
Lighting Design: Jędrzej Jęcikowski
Wigs and Make Up Artists: Magdalena Chabrowska-Oleksiak, Agnieszka Jasiniecka
Sound Design: Krzysztof Borowicz
Video: Rafał Dominik
Assistant to the Director: Eleni Theodosiadou
Assistant to the Choreographer: Mateusz Brenner
Assistants to the Costumes and Set Designer: Eleni Theodosiadou, Julia Godlewska
Stage Managers/Prompters: Wojciech Kupczyński, Hubert Michalak, Małgorzata Szeptycka
Vocal Preparation: Magdalena Śniadecka, Ewa Głowacka-Fierek
English Language Workshop: Rafał Motriuk
Stunt Coordination: Grzegorz Mikołajczyk
Cast
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
