Stage Door: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

[Shana A]

Fern Siegel
Deputy Editor, MediaPost
Posted: March 26, 2011 01:46 PM

Stage Door: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

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This drag is a drag. Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the wonderful 1994 cult movie, is less a Broadway musical than a bad drag show on steroids. Wild costumes and crazy confetti replace any insight or feeling. Outrageous dress is fine, but artifice works best when it encases authenticity. The cast work hard, but the real shout-out belongs to the trainer. These guys are buffed to perfection. "Priscilla" is all hype and no heart.

Now at the Palace Theater, Priscilla is the story of three drag queens: aging transsexual Bernadette (a superb Tony Sheldon), Tick (Will Swenson) and body-beautiful Felicia (Nick Adams) who journey from Sydney, Australia, to Alice Springs for a gig. En route, they meet a series of misadventures.