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"Bette Midler has signed to produce a stage version of the film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The original 1994 movie stars Hugo Weaving, Guy Pierce and Terence Stamp as a trio of drag queens travelling through Australia in a bus. &amp;quot;We are thrilled that she wants to join us on the bus for this magnificent adventure,&amp;quot; said fellow producer James L. Nederlander. The musical is now playing in Toronto after premiering in 2006 in Australia. Stephan Elliott, the director of the film, co-wrote the show with Allan Scott. Simon Phillips is helming the musical. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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