Priscilla Stars Greet ASF Supporters

AIDS Services Foundation auction winners
backstage with the cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 

Stars from Priscilla Queen of the Desert welcomed several special guests backstage following the show’s October 22 opening at the Center. Mike and Nancy Brown generously supported AIDS Services Foundation last month at the Foundation’s SPLASH! Fundraiser. They purchased one of two live auction packages that included dinners for four at Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge in the Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and tickets to Priscilla. The Priscilla stars – Wade McCollum, Bryan West and Scott Willis – met the Browns and their guests to a special thank you and backstage tour. 

For more information about ASF, visit www.ocasf.org. To purchase tickets to Priscilla Queen of the Desert, click here. The show is at Segerstrom Center for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 27.

Priscilla Packs a Fashion Whallop!

The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. 
Life is too short to blend in. 
— Paris Hilton 

Boring will never be used in the same fashion breath as Priscilla Queen of the Desert! The Tony® Award-winner for best costume design dazzles and amazes. Count them if you will/can: 500 costumes, more than 200 hats and headdresses, 150 pairs of shoes and 60 wigs. Ostrich feathers number 295. During the Broadway run, approximately 1,500 makeup remover wipes were used EACH WEEK, 24 pairs of eye lashes for EACH PERFORMANCE, 175 tubes of lipstick, 75 pots of eye shadow and 2 pounds of glitter EACH MONTH. And to remove all that glitter from those lips – with 12 rolls of packing tape each week. Ouch! 

Prepare yourself for this fashion frolic and join the adoring audiences at the Center now through Sunday, October 27.

How Sweet It Is! Now on the Menu: Broadway Cupcakes!

Surprise your loved ones at intermission by preordering Patina Group’s cupcake trio set inspired by three shows from Segerstrom Center’s Broadway season. The flashy purple confection dons Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical’s glittering pumps over a vanilla cake with berry filling, Glinda’s magic wand tops a caramel-filled chocolate cake for The Wizard of Oz and the iconic red heart from I Love Lucy® Live on Stage completes the last of the set with an American classic – red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. 

To purchase a cupcake trio, please call Patina’s special events line at (714) 556-2122 x4202 by 5 p.m. the day before for the Tuesday to Thursday performances or by 5 p.m. on Friday for both Saturday and Sunday performances. Cupcakes are $10 for all three or $4 a la carte. 

Patina Group has also prepared a themed menu for the run of ANYTHING GOES, available 70 minutes prior to each evening performance. For more information, please visit www.patinagroup.com.