FILE - In this file theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, from foreground left, Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams perform in a scene from, "Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical," at The Palace Theatre in New York. Producers on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said that the musical, adapted from the 1994 film comedy, will close June 24, 2012 after 23 previews and 526 performances. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus, File)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The wild — and exuberant — ride of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" is coming to an end on Broadway.
Producers said Wednesday that the musical, adapted from the 1994 film comedy, will close June 24 after 23 previews and 526 performances.
The show is about three drag performers who set off through the harsh Australian desert in a beat-up bus and who on the way encounter the harsh reality of intolerance and do a lot of lip-syncing.
It opened in March 2011 and won the Tony Award for costume design. One of the three leads, Tony Sheldon, also was nominated for leading actor in a musical.
Ticket sales have been weak for many months, with a half-full house last week earning $535,357 from a potential of $1,458,535.
