Priscilla the Musical gives the Milan catwalks an added dash of kitsch
Today is carnival day in Milan: Sabato Grasso. It comes later than all the other carnival celebrations, and this year Milan was blessed with a 20°C sunny day which gave the tourists a good excuse to get out their shorts and sandals.
As carnival week also coincides this year with a fashion week, Milano Moda Donna, the streets were crowded, especially outside one of the strangest catwalk shows Milan has seen this week. The producers of the musical Priscilla capitalised on the big crowds to give Oscar-winning designer Lizzy Gardiner’s costumes an airing outside the walls of the theatre. The crowds loved it…
Priscilla, La Regina del Deserto: Priscilla Palace -Teatro Ciak, Milan
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
