
Moulin Rouge Summary
- Show Status: Currently playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre
- Genre: Musical
- Moulin Rouge is 2 hours and 35 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: June 28, 2019
- Show Opened: July 25, 2019
- Show Closes: Open ended
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary 2001 film of the same name, comes to life on Broadway. A young English poet falls in love with a beautiful courtesan in Paris.
Moulin Rouge on Broadway Background
The Broadway stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary 2001 film comes to the Great White Way at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Although the show is depicted as a "jukebox musical" as it does not have any original songs written specifically for it, the show still feels quite original in nature and the mash-up style of the music still feels fresh and new.
The three leads in the show have a bevy of Broadway experience among them including West Side Story, Catch Me If You Can, In the Heights, Rent, Brooklyn the Musical, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray
The 2001 movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the March 24, 2002 Oscars but only won for the somewhat-paltry "costume design" and "art direction", due to the fierce competition that year with some other amazing films. Along with the original songs from the movie, some newer songs have also been brought in to beef up the show, and the show may be the beneficiary of many Tony Award nominations.
What’s Moulin Rouge Like?
Set in 1900's Paris, The Moulin Rouge is a popular cabaret and a young English poet falls in love with a beautiful courtesan, who is also the star of the show. The show is an upbeat musical with comedic interludes and a serious subject matter of impending death, a common ailment back in 1900's Paris when Tuberculous was still called "consumption". The show is a beautiful recreation of an early Paris set, but set in a very dark time, and resonates with the audiences. The show has cabaret seating available on stage and the whole theatre and seating has been designed to make the audience feel that it is actually in the original Moulin Rouge in Paris, evoking the glamour of the period.
Is Moulin Rouge Good for Kids?
Despite being an upbeat show, Moulin Rouge may not be appropriate for children under 12 years old due to its adult themes of sex, death, murder and corruption.
Moulin Rouge Ticket Lottery and Rush Schedule
Every day there are discounted Broadway show tickets sold as part of the Broadway ticket lotteries or as Rush Tickets Tonight. Tickets are only valid on-the-same-day of the drawing. The following is the daily schedule of the ticket lottery and RUSH ticket pricing.
Online Lottery
Tuesday, 12:00am
Wednesday, 12:00am
Thursday, 12:00am
Friday, 12:00am
Saturday, 12:00am
Sunday, 12:00am
Theatre Information
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
New York, NY 10036
Cast Members
- Satine
- Karen Olivo
- Christian
- Aaron Tveit
- Harold Zidler
- Danny Burstein
- Toulouse-Lautrec
- Sahr Ngaujah
- Santiago
- Ricky Rojas
- Nini
- Robyn Hurder
- The Duke of Monroth
- Tam Mutu
Producers
Bill Damaschke (Executive Producer)
Desantis-Baugh Productions
42nd.club
Candy Spelling
Tulchin/Bartner Productions
Jujamcyn Theaters
International Theatre Fund
Production Credits
- General Manager
- Foresight Theatrical LLC
- Company Manager
- Marc Borsak
- Production Manager
- Juniper Street Productions
- Casting Director
- Stephen Kopel
- Advertising Representative
- RPM
- Press Agent
- Boneau/Bryan-Brown
- Production Stage Manager
- Michael J Passaro
Creative Team
- Book Writer
- John Logan
- Director
- Alex Timbers
- Choreographer
- Sonya Tayeh
- Music Supervisor/Arrangements
- Justin Levine
- Settings
- Derek McLane
- Costumes
- Catherine Zuber
- Lighting
- Justin Townsend
- Sound
- Peter Hylenski