PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Mother's Two-Show Day With Priscilla Queen of the Desert's Ellyn Marie Marsh

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News   PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Mother's Two-Show Day With Priscilla Queen of the Desert's Ellyn Marie Marsh
By Matthew Blank
May 08, 2012
 
In honor of Mother's Day (May 13), Playbill.com offers a two-show day with one of the hard-working mommys currently performing on Broadway. Spend a day at work and play with Priscilla Queen of the Desert's Ellyn Marie Marsh, who balances the rigorous show schedule with her duties as mother to 3-year-old Lola.

Marsh offers readers an extensive glimpse at her day, beginning promptly at 7:30 AM in order to maximize mother-daughter time before heading off to the Palace Theatre for a two-performance Sunday.

See how the family fits playtime, breakfast, band practice and a trip to the street fair into just a few short hours... then accompany Marsh to work and meet the guys and gals (and other) who inhabit the world of Priscilla.

PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Priscilla Queen of the Desert With Broadway Mommy Ellyn Marie Marsh

PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Priscilla Queen of the Desert With Broadway Mommy Ellyn Marie Marsh

Priscilla Queen of the Desert closed on Broadway on this date in 2012. Earlier that year Playbill.com offered a two-show day at work and play with cast member Ellyn Marie Marsh, who balanced the rigorous show schedule with her duties as mother to then-3-year-old Lola.

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Wake up call at 7:50 AM. This is the face I see first thing in the morning. Stinking adorable right? We always camp out on a Saturday night. Here's my alarm clock. Her name is Lola and she is very punctual. And does not come with a snooze button.
Wake up call at 7:50 AM. This is the face I see first thing in the morning. Stinking adorable right? We always camp out on a Saturday night. Here's my alarm clock. Her name is Lola and she is very punctual. And does not come with a snooze button. Ellyn Marie Marsh
We grab a breakfast bar and head for the first project of the morning. Coloring. Our little Picasso. What we imagine everyone is doing at 8 am.
We grab a breakfast bar and head for the first project of the morning. Coloring. Our little Picasso. What we imagine everyone is doing at 8 am. Ellyn Marie Marsh
This is our art gallery. She for sure has a method. Please contact her agent for commissions. (please also note my coupons. I'm like an 80 year old woman with a THING for all things coupons.)
This is our art gallery. She for sure has a method. Please contact her agent for commissions. (please also note my coupons. I'm like an 80 year old woman with a THING for all things coupons.) Ellyn Marie Marsh
Most of our day is filled with waiting on the Princess. This is my husband Travas, the amazing chef of the house! She likes lemon curd on her toast and she takes her toast in the lounge, naturally.
Most of our day is filled with waiting on the Princess. This is my husband Travas, the amazing chef of the house! She likes lemon curd on her toast and she takes her toast in the lounge, naturally. Ellyn Marie Marsh
Lola, like most, spends her Sunday morning thumbing through the New York Times.
Lola, like most, spends her Sunday morning thumbing through the New York Times. Ellyn Marie Marsh
Lola loves to paint. She paints a cat, I paint my face. Mommy/daughter quality time in a multitasking kind of way.
Lola loves to paint. She paints a cat, I paint my face. Mommy/daughter quality time in a multitasking kind of way. Ellyn Marie Marsh
We had a visitor to our morning art project. A beautiful butterfly.
We had a visitor to our morning art project. A beautiful butterfly. Ellyn Marie Marsh
Lola LOOOOOOVES animals. She is like a little Bindy Erwin. Here, she is crying tears of joy that her winged friend landed on her. Whatta tree hugger, my little one.
Lola LOOOOOOVES animals. She is like a little Bindy Erwin. Here, she is crying tears of joy that her winged friend landed on her. Whatta tree hugger, my little one. Ellyn Marie Marsh
A quick clean-up (with song obviously) and we are on to the next part of our morning. We speak to her in Japanese and she is working on rice paper making and thai chi- it's all super zen. All this before 10 AM. It's awesome.
A quick clean-up (with song obviously) and we are on to the next part of our morning. We speak to her in Japanese and she is working on rice paper making and thai chi- it's all super zen. All this before 10 AM. It's awesome. Ellyn Marie Marsh
We are also working on sharing.
We are also working on sharing. Ellyn Marie Marsh
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Bette Midler proudly presents "the most outrageously fun musical on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning production of Priscilla, now celebrating its one-year anniversary on Broadway, over 500 performances and over half a million fans dancing in the aisles," according to production notes. "This spectacular show tells the story of three best friends on the wildest road trip ever. With over 500 dazzling costumes and a hit parade of songs including 'It's Raining Men' and 'I Will Survive,' Priscilla promises the two happiest hours on Broadway!"

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.

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. [They] 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." Priscilla Queen of the Desert won a Tony Award for Costume Design. Tony Sheldon was nominated for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

For tickets, schedule and performance information, visit priscillaonbroadway.com.

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