Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical)
E441058
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a jukebox stage musical featuring disco and pop hits that follows three drag performers on a road trip across the Australian outback, adapted from the 1994 film of the same name.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Priscilla Queen of the Desert | 1 |
| Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | 1 |
| Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4469792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical) Context triple: [The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, hasAdaptation, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical)]
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A.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film about two drag queens and a transgender woman traveling across the Outback in a bus named Priscilla.
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B.
Applause (musical)
Applause is a 1970 Broadway musical adaptation of the film "All About Eve," featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
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C.
Showgirls: The Musical
Showgirls: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the cult 1995 film "Showgirls," reimagined as a campy, satirical musical comedy.
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D.
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience is a late-1980s British television talk show and comedy series starring Barry Humphries as his flamboyant alter ego, Dame Edna Everage, interviewing celebrities with camp, satirical humor.
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E.
Curtains (musical)
Curtains is a comedic murder-mystery musical set in 1950s Boston, featuring music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb and a book by Rupert Holmes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical) Target entity description: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a jukebox stage musical featuring disco and pop hits that follows three drag performers on a road trip across the Australian outback, adapted from the 1994 film of the same name.
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A.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film about two drag queens and a transgender woman traveling across the Outback in a bus named Priscilla.
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B.
Applause (musical)
Applause is a 1970 Broadway musical adaptation of the film "All About Eve," featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
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C.
Showgirls: The Musical
Showgirls: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the cult 1995 film "Showgirls," reimagined as a campy, satirical musical comedy.
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D.
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience is a late-1980s British television talk show and comedy series starring Barry Humphries as his flamboyant alter ego, Dame Edna Everage, interviewing celebrities with camp, satirical humor.
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E.
Curtains (musical)
Curtains is a comedic murder-mystery musical set in 1950s Boston, featuring music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb and a book by Rupert Holmes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jukebox musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical (2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Allan Scott
NERFINISHED
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Stephan Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2011-03-20 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Palace Theatre, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | various artists ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner |
Lizzy Gardiner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Chappel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adam / Felicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernadette NERFINISHED ⓘ Tick / Mitzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related theatre
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comedy ⓘ jukebox musical ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (film screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInternationalProduction |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTour |
Australian national tour
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UK national tour ⓘ US national tour ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | various artists ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Finally
NERFINISHED
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Go West NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ I Love the Nightlife NERFINISHED ⓘ I Will Survive NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s Raining Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSydneyChoreographer | Ross Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSydneyDirector | Simon Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2006-10-07 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Back Row Productions
NERFINISHED
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Garry McQuinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Chugg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Australian outback ⓘ |
| subject |
drag queens
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road trip ⓘ |
| tonyAwardCategoryWon | Best Costume Design of a Musical ⓘ |
| vehicleCharacter | Priscilla (bus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westEndOpeningDate | 2011-03-29 ⓘ |
| westEndTheatre | Palace Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical) Description of subject: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a jukebox stage musical featuring disco and pop hits that follows three drag performers on a road trip across the Australian outback, adapted from the 1994 film of the same name.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
→
hasAdaptation
→
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (stage musical)
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this entity surface form:
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
this entity surface form:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert