Cast announced for Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical

The complete cast has been announced for the pre-Broadway North American company of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical .  The show is currently running at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End and will begin performances at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto for a twelve-week, pre-Broadway engagement beginning 12th October (opening night on 26th October 2010).

It will open on Broadway in Spring 2011 at a theatre to be announced.

The musical will star Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon (Priscilla),  Will Swenson (Tick/Mitzi) and Nick Adams (Adam/Felicia) as the trio of who make their own personal journeys of discovery as they go across Australia from Sydney to the outback in a battered old bus named Priscilla. Singing some great songs along the way including Downtown, What's Love Got To Do With It, I Love The Nightlife, I Will Survive, Pop Muzik, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Hot Stuff, MacArthur Park, Boogie Wonderland and Finally.

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert will also feature C. David Johnson (Bob), James Brown III (Jimmy), Nathan Lee Graham (Miss Understanding), J. Elaine Marcos (Cynthia), Jessica Phillips (Marion), Steve Schepis (Farrah), Keala Settle (Shirley), and 'Divas' Jacqueline Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey, as well as Thom Allison, Kyle Brown, Joshua Buscher, Susan Dunstan, David Lopez, Eric Sciotto, Bryan West, Wayne Wilcox and Tad Wilson.

Australian star Tony Sheldon will make his Broadway debut as Bernadette, the role he originated in the original Australian production and played in London’s West End.

Will Swenson, who will play Tick/Mitzi, recently starred in Hair in the West End direct from the Tony Award winning Broadway production and was recently seen on Broadway in the revival of '110 in the Shade' and the original musicals 'Lestat' and 'Brooklyn.'