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| On the bus L-R: Bryan West, Scott Willis, Joe Hart and Wade McCollum. Flying: Brit West, Emily Afton and Bre Jackson. Photos by Joan Marcus |
Get ready to be glitter-bombed! Everything in this musical gets a touch of the pink as a bus named Priscilla treks across the outback taking two drag queens and a transsexual on a transformative journey none of them will ever forget. And it’s all bursting to the rafters with spectacular sequined costumes, high-flying belting divas, neon flashing lights, and big, bold characters in 8-inch platform heels, all dancing to the soundtrack of the 70’s and 80’s. What more could a girl ask for? Confetti, you say? Yes, they’ve got that too.
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| The Compnay in "MacArthur Park" |
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| The Company in "It's Raining Men" |
From here we meet our three leading ladies – long, leggy Tick/Mitzi (Wade McCollum) who decides to make the journey to his wife’s casino (at her request) in rural Alice Springs to meet his 8-year old son he’s never seen and fill in as an act in her club. Though gay, he and Marion (Christy Faber) are on good terms but he’s terrified what his son will think of him if he finds out who he really is and what he really does. McCollum is a dynamic entertainer and exceptional dancer, and it is a showstopper of a role and he makes it look effortless.
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| L-R: Wade McCollum, Bryan West, Scott Willis & Company in “Colour My World” |
For West it’s all about having fun and his youthful energy & pretty face make him the perfect third musketeer of this mismatched trio of friends. Favorite look and number – his sparkly X-men super hero outfit that he wears while singing "Sempre Libera" (from La Traviata) atop a gigantic silver high heel on Priscilla’s roof. There’s even an oversized boom box tucked into the toe strap. I don't know what it all meant but I loved it anyway.
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| Bryan West in "Sempre Libera" |
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| Center L-R: Wade McCollum, Scott Willis, Bryan West & Company in “I Will Survive” |
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Now through June 16, 2013
Pantages Theatre
Tickets: www.HollywoodPantages.com.
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