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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Chorus Line (Greg), West Side Story (Action),
CATS (Alonzo). Film: Welcome to New York.
Cast, Crew, Creative you’re fabulous! Much
love to family & friends! www.alexringler.com
WILL B. WHITESELL (Benji) is an actorsinger,
who loves to make people smile! Will
performs for Bully Busters and Hands Off Our
Children, and he hopes to help children in the
future. The “B” in Will’s name stands for “BE-
LIEVE.” If you believe you can, you can!!!
STEPHAN ELLIOTT (Book) Stephan saw a
drag queen’s feathered plume rolling down the
street like a tumbleweed from a Sergio Leone
western. In that single moment he created
Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The image still
haunts him.
ALLAN SCOTT (Book, Producer) Allan Scott
has written and produced more than 20 feature
films, some of which have won awards and
some his children praised. He graduated from
McGill University and the CBC. He has been
chairman of a public company and a trade union
at the same time. This probably led him to
Priscilla.
SIMON PHILLIPS (Director) During the past
30 years, Simon has worked as a director and
dramaturg on new works, classics, musicals and
operas in Australasia, Japan and Europe. In
2000 he was appointed artistic director of the
Melbourne Theatre Company and most recently
he received Best Director awards for his Australian
productions of The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, August: Osage County and
Richard III.
DAVID HYSLOP (Associate Director) was
the Production Stage Manager for the Broadway
production of Priscilla Queen of the
Desert. Part of his duties at Chicago, which
he has been affiliated with since 2005, have
been to rehearse dozens of new cast members
which have included Huey Lewis, Usher,
Brian McKnight, Lisa Rinna, George Hamilton
and Sofia Vergara. Other Broadway credits
include La Cage, Blue Room, Rocky
Horror Show, An Ideal Husband, Jekyll &
Hyde, and A Few Good Men.
ROSS COLEMAN (Choreographer) Ross is
known for his immense contribution as director/choreographer
to Australia’s musical the-
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atre. Credits include Urinetown, Grease,
Cabaret and Priscilla. Ross passed away in
2009 and is greatly missed by everyone involved
with Priscilla.
JOSHUA BUSCHER (Associate Choreographer)
is making his Associate Choreographer
debut with Priscilla. Having recently performed
in both the Broadway and North American productions
of Priscilla, he’s thrilled that audiences
across America can experience this amazing
show. Joshua has staged multiple TV appearances
such as the Tony Awards, Macy’s Day Parade,
America’s Got Talent to name a few. Other
credits include: Diesel, in the 2009 revival of
West Side Story, NBC’s “Smash,” “America’s
Got Talent.” Much love B.
ANDREW HALLSWORTH (Original Associate
Choreographer) Theatre choreography:
The Boy From Oz, The Drowsy Chaperone,
Carousel, The Boy Friend, EuroBeat - Almost
Eurovision, Leader of the Pack, Mame,
Sideshow Alley, Wombat Stew, Newly Discovered,
The Merry Widow. Co-choreography: Bye
Bye Birdie, The Music Man, Priscilla Queen of
the Desert. TV choreography: “We Can Be Heroes,”
“The Librarians,” “Dead Gorgeous.”
BRIAN THOMSON (Scenic Design) An
Aussie, Brian’s international scenic design
works include The Rocky Horror Show, Jesus
Christ Superstar at London’s Palace Theatre
and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. For
Broadway, London: Housewife Superstar!!!
The King and I (Tony Award) and Dame
Edna: Back With a Vengeance. He designed
the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Closing
Ceremony, the Sydney New Year’s Eve
Bridge Effect and was awarded an Order of
Australia (AM) in 2005.
TIM CHAPPEL and LIZZY GARDINER
(Costume Design) At 25 years of age, Lizzy
and Tim won an Academy Award, a British
BAFTA Award and an Australian Film Industry
Award for their costumes for the film Priscilla
Queen of the Desert. For the Oscars, Lizzy wore
a dress made completely out of American Express
Gold Cards that became an iconic moment
in history. Lizzy and Tim’s work on Priscilla the
Musical has also won Olivier, Helpmann, Green
Room and Broadway World Toronto Awards for
Best Costume.