On February 13th, while anxiously awaiting the Eric Clapton concert, Sarah and Kari and I decided to see a musical. We agreed on Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and got really cheap tickets, which was definitely a plus. Now, I didn't exactly know what this musical was about, so needless to say I was pleasantly surprised by the content. Based on an Australian movie, Priscilla is the hilarious yet heart-wrenching story of two drag queens and a transvestite who travel from Sydney to Alice (Australia) to perform at a casino. What two of them don't know, however, is that one of the drag queens has a secret past. The results of this secret are both touching and uproarious, causing tears to stream down the faces of those in the audience without quite knowing the exact cause.
Amazingly, the day after we saw the show, Priscilla won an incredible four What's On Stage Awards including Best New Musical, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Oliver Thornton (my favourite character in the show, by the way), Best Set Designer - Brian Thomson, and Best Choreographer - Ross Coleman. Obviously musical critics and the public agree that this new musical isn't going anywhere soon. And I sincerely hope not; what with a big bar in front of the stage due to my twenty-five pound ticket, I simply have to see it again soon. This show is definitely one of the best I have ever seen.
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