Announcing the news on Facebook, Miller-Heidke said working on the production was “an honour and a thrill”. “Muriel’s Wedding is a masterpiece of storytelling,” she said.
“It means so much to me and to so many people.”
Featuring a “huge cast and a live band”, the production will be directed by Simon Phillips, who brought Priscilla to the stage in 2006, and whose work includes the Helpmann award-winning musical Ladies in Black.
When she said goodbye to the small town of Porpoise Spit for the bright city lights, Muriel Heslop had no idea what was waiting for her: a starring role in an original musical at one of Australia’s most celebrated theatres.