I love the nightlife!

I went to see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical on Saturday. I love the film and was pleased to see that the musical was just as good, although I did miss the ABBA references (and a Liam Finn concert!). They seemed to have replaced ABBA with Kylie references.
For example, in the classic quote "I'll join this conversation on the proviso that we stop bitching about people talking about wigs, dresses, bust sizes, penises, drugs, night clubs, and bloody ABBA!", ABBA was changed to Kylie.

"What sort of Kylie should I be? Neighbours Kylie? Delinquents Kylie? Leopard Print Kylie? Ooh, how about Hot Pants Kylie?"

The show was riddled with jabs at Australians and because they couldn't resist poking fun at their audience from next door, New Zealanders didn't entirely escape unscathed. At the beginning of the show, the backdrop feature a map of Australia etched in pink lipstick with Alice Springs and Sydney marked as well as the path taken by Priscilla (the bus), Mitzy, Bernadette and Felicia on their way to Alice Springs. To the New Zealand audience was the message "you are here" with an arrow pointing off stage.
Another jab was:
Bernadette: Oh no! The battery is flat! LOOK, Tick! It's as flat as Rodney Hide's mattress!

The show was full of wonderful quotes. Many of them were the same as those in the movie, however some had been updated to be more relevant to the audiences watching the show today. Since I'm sure most of you have seen it (or will, because I'll make you ;p), here is a list of quotes from the show:
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Voice-over: Good evening, ladies and ladies. Please remember to turn off your cellphones. Also, in order to not obstruct the views of those behind you, please remove any large wigs and place them underneath the seat in front of you.
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Mitzy: Remember, ladies and ladies, the more you drink, the better I look!
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Off-stage voices: Boo! Get a new act, Mitzy! Get a new dress! Get some new tits! *snickering*
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Adam: A desert holiday, let's pack the drag away. You take the lunch and tea, I'll take the esctasy!
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Adam: I had this dream about climbing to the top of Ayers rock in full costume.
Bernadette: That's just what this country needs: a cock in a frock on a rock.
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Bernadette: Listen here, mullet. Why don't you light your tampon, blow your box apart. It'll be the best bang you'll ever get, sweetheart!
*silence*
Bar people: Woo! Go faggots!
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Bernadette: Oh shit! (the bus has broken down)
Adam: What are we going to do? We're going to starve!
Bernadette: Someone will come looking for us, won't they?
Tick: We're not due in Alice for another 6 days.
Bernadette: Six days! We'll be bones and silicon by then!

** later on, Felicia gets off the bus carrying a can of paint. Priscilla was vandalised by Broken Hill RedNecks**
Bernadette: What are you doing?
Felicia: If I'm going to die out here, I don't want my tombstone reading "fuck off faggots"

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Bernadette: Help! We're trapped in the middle of the desert!
Voice on phone: Where are you?
Bernadette: Oh, don't ask me that! How the fuck should I know? Um... somewhere between Broken Hill and.... purgatory.
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Bernadette (on arrival to Coober Pedy): If I had to give the world an enema, I think I found the place!
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Felicia: Oh for goodness sake! Get down off the crucifix, someone needs the wood! (points to Tick).
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Felicia: Do you know why this microphone cord is so long? So I can retrieve it after I've shoved it up your ass!
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Mitzi: You know, there are two things I don't like about you, Felicia. Your face. So how's about shutting both of them?
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Tick and Bernadette are discussing what it would be like to have children
Tick: What happens if they turn out like Adam?
Bernadette: You stuff 'em back in and ask for a refund.
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Tick: Whose rooms are those?
Benji: That's my room, that's mum's room and that room is for you and your boyfriend.
Tick: Oh! I don't have a boyfriend at the moment, Benji.
Benji: That's ok, neither does mum.
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In case you haven't seen the show:
Tick, Adam and Bernadette are the main three characters.

Tick (nickname for Anthony) becomes Mitzy when he's in drag (for the show she was Mitzy-matosis. Kept reminding me of the Radiohead song rather than the poison ;p)
Adam becomes Felicia in drag
Bernadette has had the 'chop'. (Felicia: Is is true that her real name is Ralph? Bernadette: Aaaaargh! Just call me that one more time, one more time!! and then later.... Felicia: Is it true that you keep Ralph junior in your bag in a jar of formaldehyde? Bernadette: I wish I did so I could shove it down your throat!)

Benji is Tick's son.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is the name of the bus they road trip it to Alice Springs in. (Felicia: I hereby christen this budget Barbie camper: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!)

Coober Pedy is an old opal mining town in Australia. It is famous because most of the residents (all 1,916 of them, according the the 2006 census) prefer to live underground or in houses bored into the rock in caves. This is because the summer time temperatures are often unbearably hot (gets over 40 in summer. Holey moley, that's pretty hot ;p). They are a quirky bunch. For example, they play golf at the local golf course mostly at night to avoid the daytime temperatures so they use glow in the dark golf balls. Ah, gotta love it!

They were quite cruel to their own people in the show, but they didn't spare anyone. Kinda like Bro Town, in that sense. Mullet, for example, was a real good ol' Aussie sheila. Her probably F cup breasts were flying around all over the place and her bra straps keep falling down, visible from under her white 'wife-beater' single. She also had the mullet she's named for. We are introduced to her singing the classic first verse lines "Please don't talk about love tonight..." of the song I love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) by Alicia Bridges. Her best moment was her floor grabbing, hip thrusting "I want some action, I wanna live! Action, I have SO much to give! I want to give it, I want to get some tooooooo"

(followed up by:
Bogan like character: Hey baby, how about a root?
Mullet: Nah, get off it.
Bogan: Aw, come on! It's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
Mullet: It wasn't last time...)

Ok, maybe "best moment" is a bit kind :p

When I have my Australian film night, Priscilla will be one of the feature films. Others include Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding, and the more recent films The Castle and Fat Pizza. Any other suggestions are welcome :)