NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Priscilla's J. Elaine Marcos Takes Us (and Castmates) on a Tour of TorontoThe new Broadway-bound musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is currently enjoying its North American premiere at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.
By
Matthew Blank
December 13, 2010
J. Elaine Marcos — whose Broadway credits include The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Flower Drum Song, Miss Saigon and A Chorus Line — plays the role of Cynthia in the show based on the Academy Award-winning film.
A native of Toronto, Marcos generously offered to play tour guide and show Playbill.com and fellow cast members some of her favorite sights and haunts around the city.
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Priscilla's J. Elaine Marcos Takes Us (and Castmates) on a Tour of Toronto
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Priscilla's J. Elaine Marcos Takes Us (and Castmates) on a Tour of Toronto
The new Broadway-bound musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is currently enjoying its North American premiere at Toronto's The Princess of Wales Theatre. J. Elaine Marcos, who hails from Toronto and plays the role of Cynthia, took time to show her fellow actors and Playbill.com around the city.
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"The boys" downtown at the Toronto harbor front.
J. Elaine Marcos
The boyz grabbing a bite.
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Me at the shopping center.
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Bryan West, James Brown III, Jeff Metzler, Nathan Lee Graham, Steve Schepis and Kyle Brown.
J. Elaine Marcos
Delicious street meat in front of the theatre.
J. Elaine Marcos
West Queen Street in Toronto.
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Second City — the home of the funniest people in Canada!
J. Elaine Marcos
The Four Seasons Centre... home of the Canadian Opera Company.
J. Elaine Marcos
Canteen, right across from our theatre.
J. Elaine Marcos
Toronto is a huge bike town....
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A bite to eat at Smokeless Joe.
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At Smokeless Joe with C. David Johnson and Jackie Arnold
Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon (as Bernadette), Hair Tony Award nominee Will Swenson (as Tick/Mitzi) and La Cage aux Folles actor Nick Adams (as Adam/Felicia) star as "the trio of friends on a heart-warming, uplifting adventure who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed." The North American company also features C. David Johnson (Bob), James Brown III (Jimmy), Nathan Lee Graham (Miss Understanding), Mike McGowan (Frank), J. Elaine Marcos (Cynthia), Jessica Phillips (Marion), Steve Schepis (Farrah), Keala Settle (Shirley), plus "Divas" Jacqueline Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey and Ashley Spencer, with Thom Allison, Kyle Brown, Bryan West, Tad Wilson, Joshua Buscher, Susan Dunstan, Gavin Lodge, David Lopez, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Jeff Metzler and Eric Sciotto.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert is written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips.
The score features existing dance-floor favorites. The musical will arrive at the Palace Theatre on Broadway Feb. 28, 2011, with an official opening scheduled for March 20.
For tickets, schedule and performance information, visit priscillathemusical.com and priscillaonbroadway.com.
