Moulin Rouge! (musical)

In 2002–2003, there was speculation about the possibility of a stage musical based on Moulin Rouge!, possibly in Las Vegas, but there had been no public discussion in the years since.{{cite web |url=http://www.bazthegreatsite.com/moulinstage.htm |title=Moulin Rouge – Stage Production |website=Baz the Great |access-date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303142324/http://www.bazthegreatsite.com/moulinstage.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2009 }} Some sources claimed in 2006 that director Baz Luhrmann had approached the leads of the film, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, to star in the potential stage version.{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Moulin-Rouge-on-the-Stage-27174.shtml |title=Moulin Rouge on the Stage? – The director Baz Luhrmann has already approached Kidman and McGregor with the offer |website=Softpedia |last=Gorgan |first=Elena |date=June 20, 2006 |access-date=March 27, 2009}}

In 2016, it was announced that a stage musical was being developed by Global Creatures with direction by Alex Timbers.{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/moulin-rouge-stage-musical-1201849506 |title='Moulin Rouge!' Being Developed Into a Stage Musical |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=September 1, 2016 |magazine=Variety |access-date=April 5, 2018}}

A workshop took place in 2017,{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-and-karen-olivo-lead-moulin-rouge-lab/ |title=Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo Lead Moulin Rouge! Lab |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=October 31, 2017 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=April 4, 2018}} starring Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo. The lab ran from October 30 until December 15.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190191/exclusive-aaron-tveit-karen-olivo-lead-moulin-rouge-developmental-lab/ |title=Exclusive! Aaron Tveit & Karen Olivo Lead Moulin Rouge Developmental Lab |website=Broadway.com |access-date=August 12, 2019}}

Moulin Rouge! is set in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France, during the Belle Epoque at the turn of the 20th century. The musical relates the story of Christian, a young composer, who falls in love with cabaret actress Satine, who is the star of the Moulin Rouge. Similar to the film, the musical's score weaves together original songs with popular music, including songs that have been written in the 17 years since the film's premiere.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/shows/moulin-rouge-musical/cast/ |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical |website=Broadway.com |access-date=May 9, 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/world-premiere-of-moulin-rouge-musical-officially-opens-in-boston-before-broadway-bow# |title=World Premiere of Moulin Rouge! Musical Officially Opens in Boston Before Broadway Bow |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=August 3, 2018 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=August 20, 2018}}

The Moulin Rouge cabaret club, "where all your dreams come true", is in full swing under the direction of Harold Zidler, flanked by four dancers: Nini, Baby Doll, Arabia, and La Chocolat. Christian arrives at the Moulin Rouge with fellow bohemians Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Santiago the Argentinean. At the same time, the money-motivated Duke of Monroth is introduced as well ("Welcome to the Moulin Rouge"). Right before Zidler introduces the Moulin Rouge's Sparkling Diamond, Christian interrupts to start a story "about love", about a woman named Satine.

In 1899, Christian arrives at the Montmartre district of Paris from Lima, Ohio, where he meets bohemians Toulouse-Lautrec and Santiago, who are attempting to create a play with songs in it. The two are impressed by Christian's musical and songwriting talents and ask for help to get their work produced at the Moulin Rouge. The trio celebrates the Bohemian ideals of truth, beauty, freedom, and love ("Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love").

Back at the Moulin Rouge, Zidler introduces Satine ("The Sparkling Diamond"). After Satine performs for the club, Zidler prepares for her to meet and impress the Duke of Monroth, who might invest in the Moulin Rouge and save it from financial ruin. However, Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke. Toulouse and Santiago distract Zidler from seeing Satine and Christian interact. While dancing and still thinking she is speaking with the Duke, Satine invites Christian to come to her dressing room in "the Elephant" outside the club ("Shut Up and Raise Your Glass").

Arabia, Baby Doll, and La Chocolat share their worries with Satine backstage about the Moulin's financial future. Nini expresses cynicism about its future, while Satine tries to maintain morale. Afterward, Zidler expresses the dire straits that the club is in and stresses the importance of Satine impressing the Duke. Satine, who is concealing her worsening consumption from her colleagues, resolves to stay strong for them ("Firework").

Christian arrives in the Elephant hoping to impress Satine with his musical talent, whereas Satine is prepared to seduce him, under the impression that he is the Duke. Christian's true identity is revealed ("Your Song"). The Duke interrupts them; Christian and Satine claim they were practicing lines for a new show, Bohemian Rhapsody. With Zidler's help, Christian, Satine, Toulouse, and Santiago pitch the show to the Duke with an improvised plot about an evil gangster attempting to woo an ingenue who loves a poor sailor ("So Exciting! (The Pitch Song)"). The Duke decides to back the show, and Zidler reminds Satine that her duty is to keep the Duke happy for the sake of the Moulin Rouge. She dismisses Christian from the Elephant. The Duke returns, and he and Satine spend the evening together ("Sympathy for the Duke").

In Montmartre, Toulouse shares with Christian that he fell in love with Satine many years ago, when she was living on the streets. He was impressed by her spirit but was too self-conscious to ever share his love for her over the years. He urges Christian to return to Satine and confess his love for her, insisting to him, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" ("Nature Boy"). Christian goes back to Satine to convince her that they should be together. Though she initially finds this ridiculous, she eventually returns his affections ("Elephant Love Medley").

Two months later, rehearsals are underway for Bohemian Rhapsody. Christian and Satine continue seeing each other behind the scenes, and Santiago falls in love with Nini ("Backstage Romance"). As the company rehearses, tensions rise between Toulouse and the controlling Duke. Backstage, Nini tells Satine that she needs to be careful about her relationship with Christian and keep the Duke happy, as he once threw a vial of acid in the face of another woman who betrayed him. Satine tells Christian that their relationship endangers the show and the Moulin Rouge, but he counters by writing a secret love song to affirm their love ("Come What May").

In the Champs-Élysées neighborhood, the Duke tells Satine that he wants every part of her, including her heart. Despite Satine's protests that she does not "fit in" with the upper-class society of Paris that he inhabits, he remodels her image accordingly against her wishes ("Only Girl in a Material World"). Back in rehearsals, the Duke continues to involve himself in the show's creative aspects, to Toulouse's frustration. It becomes clear that Bohemian Rhapsody is a metaphor for Christian, Satine, and the Duke, resulting in an outburst by Christian. The Duke, enraged, threatens to reconsider his investment entirely. Zidler reminds Satine that she alone can fix the dilemma with the Duke. Satine's illness worsens, but she urges her colleagues not to share that she is ill; she wants to fight to keep the Moulin Rouge alive and for the play to go on.

Toulouse and Santiago tell Christian he needs to forget about Satine and move on. Christian retreats in frustration and drinks absinthe with them in excess, at one point, imagining Satine as The Green Fairy ("Chandelier"). Christian expresses jealousy and disgust that Satine is with the Duke instead of him, ignoring Zidler's warning that falling in love with a prostitute "always ends badly" ("El Tango de Roxanne"). At his castle, the Duke threatens Satine from being with Christian ever again, saying that he will have Christian killed if she chooses him. Christian interrupts their conversation to try to save Satine, singing their secret song. Knowing that Christian would be killed if she says otherwise, Satine tells Christian that she does not love him. Christian leaves.

Christian decides that without Satine's love, he will load a prop gun with real bullets and commit suicide on stage during the play's opening night. Meanwhile, Satine's illness dramatically worsens. Together, she and Toulouse stand up to the Duke, who leaves the Moulin Rouge before the performance begins ("Crazy Rolling"). As Satine performs, Christian enters and asks her to face him as he turns the gun his way. Before he pulls the trigger, Satine sings their secret song, all at once saving his life and revealing to him that she loved him the entire time. After a final song together in which the two affirm their love one last time, Satine tells Christian to "tell our story," and subsequently dies in his arms ("Your Song (Reprise)"). Over a year later, Bohemian Rhapsody is a success, and Zidler regains control of the Moulin Rouge. Christian affirms that his and Satine's story will forever be told ("Come What May (Reprise)").

Moulin Rouge! was scheduled to begin preview performances on June 27, 2018, at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-and-karen-olivo-will-star-in-boston-world-premiere-of-moulin-rouge-musical |title=Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo Will Star in Boston World Premiere of Moulin Rouge! Musical |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=April 4, 2018 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=April 15, 2018}} Construction delays in renovating the Emerson Colonial Theatre resulted in the premiere date being pushed back to July 10.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MOULIN-ROUGE-Delays-Boston-Premiere-to-July-10th-Full-New-Dates-20180618 |title=Moulin Rouge! Delays Boston Premiere to July 10th, Full New Dates |date=June 18, 2018 |website=Broadway World |access-date=June 18, 2018}} The production featured direction by Timbers, choreography by Sonya Tayeh, sets by Derek McLane, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Justin Townsend, and sound by Peter Hylenski. The cast again starred Tveit and Olivo as Christian and Satine, with Danny Burstein as Harold, Tam Mutu as the Duke, Sahr Ngaujah as Toulouse-Lautrec, and Robyn Hurder as Nini.{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=August 3, 2018 |title=World Premiere of Moulin Rouge! Musical Officially Opens in Boston Before Broadway Bow |url=https://playbill.com/article/world-premiere-of-moulin-rouge-musical-officially-opens-in-boston-before-broadway-bow |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=playbill.com}} The production closed on August 19, 2018.{{cite web|first=Hannah|last=Vine|date=August 18, 2018|title=Look Back at Highlights of Moulin Rouge! as Its Boston Run Ends|url=https://playbill.com/article/look-back-at-highlights-of-moulin-rouge-as-its-boston-run-ends|website=Playbill|access-date=January 29, 2025}}

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The musical next opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with the same cast as in Boston. Previews began on June 28, 2019, with an official opening on July 25.{{cite news |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-musical-begins-on-broadway-june-28# |title=Moulin Rouge! Musical Begins on Broadway June 28 |magazine=Playbill |date=June 28, 2019 |access-date=May 14, 2020}} On March 12, 2020, the production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/moulin-rouge-broadway-coronavirus-cancel-performances-1202881234/ |title=Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical Cancels Today's Performances "Out Of Abundance Of Caution"; No Positive Tests For Coronavirus – Update |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=March 12, 2020 |website=Deadline |access-date=March 25, 2020}} and at least four cast members soon contracted the virus.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/aaron-tveit-coronavirus-broadway-moulin-rouge-symptoms-smell-1203552585/ |title=Broadway's Aaron Tveit thought he had a cold — it turned out to be coronavirus |last=Setoodeh |first=Ramin |magazine=Variety |date=April 2, 2020 |access-date=May 14, 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/here-are-the-members-of-the-broadway-community-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19 |title=Here Are the Members of the Broadway Community Who Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 |date=April 3, 2020 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=April 7, 2020}} Broadway's closure continued until mid-2021.{{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/theater/broadway-coronavirus.html |title=Curtains for Broadway: No Shows Until Labor Day, at Least |date=May 12, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 14, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/theater/when-broadway-reopening-coronavirus.html |title=Broadway Will Remain Closed Through the Rest of the Year |last=Paulson |first=Mike |date=June 29, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 6, 2020}}

To protest the industry's silence on the allegations against producer Scott Rudin (never a producer of the show), Olivo decided not to return.{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=April 14, 2021 |title='Moulin Rouge!" Star Karen Olivo Won't Return to Broadway Production in Protest of Industry Silence Over Scott Rudin |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/moulin-rouge-karen-olivo-scott-rudin-broadway-production-protest-industry-silence-1234734448/ |work=Deadline |access-date=April 14, 2021}} Natalie Mendoza, who appeared in the original Luhrmann film as a can-can dancer, took over the role of Satine{{cite web |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical |url=https://www.broadway.com/shows/moulin-rouge-musical/ |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=Broadway.com}} when the production resumed on September 24, 2021.{{cite news |last=Franklin |first=Marc J. |date=September 26, 2021 |title=Check Out Photos Inside the Broadway Return of Moulin Rouge! |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/check-out-photos-inside-the-broadway-return-of-moulin-rouge|access-date=September 26, 2021 |magazine=Playbill}} Replacements as Harold have included Eric Anderson{{cite web| last=Smith |first=Paul |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Eric Anderson Set to Replace Danny Burstein in Moulin Rouge! The Musical |url=https://broadwaydirect.com/eric-anderson-set-to-replace-danny-burstein-in-moulin-rouge-the-musical |access-date=May 10, 2024 |magazine=BroadwayDirect}} Tituss Burgess{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/tituss-burgess-will-return-to-broadway-in-moulin-rouge-the-musical |title=Tituss Burgess Will Return to Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical |publisher=Playbill}} September 6, 2023 and Robert Petkoff.Gans, Andrew [https://playbill.com/article/robert-petkoff-will-play-limited-run-as-harold-zidler-in-broadways-moulin-rouge-the-musical Robert Petkoff Will Play Limited Run as Harold Zidler in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical] Playbill, November 12, 2024 Replacements as Satine have included JoJo and Solea Pfeiffer.Russo, Gillian. [https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/see-photos-of-aaron-tveit-jojo-in-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway "See photos of Aaron Tveit, JoJo in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway"], New York Theatre Guide, August 8, 2024Gans, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/john-cardoza-solea-pfeiffer-pepe-mu%C3%B1oz-join-broadways-moulin-rouge-october-15 John Cardoza, Solea Pfeiffer, Pepe Muñoz Join Broadway's Moulin Rouge! October 15], Playbill, October 15, 2024 Derek Klena and Jordan Fisher have been replacements as Christian;[https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205519/jordan-fisher-reunites-with-solea-pfeiffer-in-moulin-rouge-on-broadway-tonight "Jordan Fisher Reunites with Solea Pfeiffer in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway Tonight"], BroadwayBuzz, April 15, 2025 Declan Bennett and Andy Karl have been replacements as the Duke.Henderson, Kathy. [https://broadwaydirect.com/five-spectacular-reasons-to-see-moulin-rouge-the-musical-right-now "Five Spectacular Reasons to See Moulin Rouge! The Musical Right Now"], BroadwayDirect, February 11, 2025

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The first Australian production{{cite news |last=Neutze |first=Ben |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/moulin-rouge-the-musical-is-coming-to-melbourne-072819 |title=Moulin Rouge! the Musical is coming to Melbourne |magazine=Time Out Melbourne |date=July 28, 2019}} opened in Melbourne's Regent Theatre in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Nick |date=2021-10-25 |title=Moulin Rouge reveals opening date and gives first look at lush set |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/moulin-rouge-reveals-opening-date-and-gives-first-look-at-lush-set-20211025-p592v7.html |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}} The show moved to Sydney in May 2022 and returned to Melbourne in August 2023. It starred Des Flanagan and Alinta Chidzey and featured Simon Burke as Harold and Timomatic as Toulouse.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical Australian Cast |url=https://www.global-creatures.com/2021/04/moulin-rouge-the-musical-australian-cast/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Global Creatures}}

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The musical officially debuted in the West End, with the same creative team, on January 20, 2022; previews began November 13, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/moulin-rouge-musical |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical confirms UK Premiere dates |date=May 14, 2021 |website=Best of Theatre |access-date=May 14, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Moulin Rouge! Resumes West End Performances and Reschedules Opening Night |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/MOULIN-ROUGE-Resumes-West-End-Performances-and-Reschedules-Opening-Night-20211213 |access-date=December 13, 2021 |website=www.Broadwayworld.com}} The production was housed at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.{{cite web |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/moulin-rouge-the-musical-to-transfer-to-the-piccadilly-theatre-in-2021 |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical to transfer to the Piccadilly Theatre in 2021 |last=Thomas |first=Sophie |date=October 16, 2019 |website=London Theatre Guide |access-date=October 18, 2019}} It had been delayed from March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Moulin Rouge! delays West End premiere until autumn 2021 |website=WhatsOnStage |date=July 22, 2020 |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/moulin-rouge-delays-west-end-premiere-2021-autumn_52028.html |access-date=March 31, 2022 }} The production was nominated for 5 Laurence Olivier Awards in 2022, including Best New Musical.{{cite news |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and Emma Corrin Nominated for Olivier Awards 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/theater/news/olivier-awards-nominations-2022-1235199067/ |access-date=March 9, 2022 |magazine=Variety}} The cast starred Jamie Bogyo and Liisi LaFontaine and featured Clive Carter as Harold, Jason Pennycooke as Tolouse and Zoe Birkett as Arabia.{{Cite web |last=GC |date=2021-09-17 |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical London Cast |url=https://www.global-creatures.com/2021/09/moulin-rouge-the-musical-london-cast/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Global Creatures}} Jamie Muscato has been a replacement as Christian.{{cite web |title=Jamie Muscato and Melissa James to lead Moulin Rouge! in the West End |website=WhatsOnStage |date=September 5, 2022 |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/jamie-muscato-melissa-james-moulin-rouge_57286.html |access-date=September 8, 2022}}

After covid delays, the first North American tour began at Chicago's Nederlander Theater on March 19, 2022. The cast starred Conor Ryan and Courtney Reed and featured David Harris as the Duke.{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Dan |date=January 6, 2022 |title=North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! Delays Start Due to COVID-19 |url=https://playbill.com/article/north-american-tour-of-moulin-rouge-delays-start-due-to-covid-19 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=playbill.com}}

The show began a World Tour in the UK on 22 April 2025 at the Edinburgh Playhouse. The cast features Verity Thompson and Nate Landskroner as Satine and Christian, Cameron Blakely as Harold, Kurt Kansley as Toulouse-Lautrec, German Santiago as Santiago, James Bryers as The Duke, Kahlia Davis as Nini, Summer Priest as Arabia, Ellie Jane Grant as La Chocolat, Scott Sutcliffe as Baby Doll and Patrice Tipoki as the alternate Satine. The production will have the same creative team as the original production.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title=Moulin Rouge! the Musical announces tour cast |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/moulin-rouge-the-musical-announces-tour-cast_1666419 |access-date=2025-03-11 |language=en-US}}

On November 6, 2022, the first German production opened at the Musical Dome in Cologne. Previews took place from October 18, 2022.{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://www.moulin-rouge-musical.de/cologne/faq/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Moulin Rouge! Das Musical |language=de}} The cast performed on the German entertainment show Wetten, dass..? on November 19, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Wiederholung von "Wetten, dass..?": Welche Wetten und Stars waren dabei? |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/wetten-dass-2022-wiederholung-wetten-wettpaten-show-acts-uebertragung-moderator-thomas-gottschalk-id61524821.html |access-date=2022-12-15 |newspaper=Augsburger Allgemeine |date=November 21, 2022 |language=de}} A South Korean production opened in Seoul in December 2022{{cite web |first=Soo-kyung |last=Moon |trans-title=Tony Award-winning musical Moulin Rouge! to premiere in December | title=토니상 휩쓴 뮤지컬 '물랑루즈!' 12월 라이선스 초연 | website=Nocut News | date=June 23, 2022 | url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/5776077 | language=ko | access-date=April 20, 2025}} and ran through March 2023.{{cite web |first=Sang-rae |last=Jeong |trans-title=Musical Moulin Rouge!, Asia's premiere performance a success! | title=뮤지컬 '물랑루즈!', 아시아 초연 공연 성료! | website=International News | date=March 6, 2023 | url=https://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2667296 | language=ko | access-date=April 20, 2025}}{{cite web | first=Ga-young | last=Park | title=[Herald Review] Musicals that are treats for the ears, feasts for the eyes | website=The Korea Herald | date=January 28, 2023 | url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3050108 | access-date=April 20, 2025}} Hong Kwang-Ho and Lee Choong-joo alternated in the role of Christian, and Ivy and Kim Ji-Woo split the role of Satine.{{cite web | first=Sun-hwa | last=Dong | title=Moulin Rouge! stage musical wows theatergoers with visual splendor | website=The Korea Times | date=January 6, 2023 | url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/arts-theater/20230106/moulin-rouge-stage-musical-wows-theatergoers-with-visual-splendor | access-date=April 20, 2025}} A Japanese production ran at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo from June 24 to August 31, 2023. The double cast starred Yoshio Inoue and Shouma Kai as Christian, Nozomi Futo and Ayaka Hirahara as Satine and featured Satoshi Hashimoto and Yuki Matsumura as Harold, Kanata Irei as the Duke, Masataka Nakagauchi as Santiago and Kaede Kaga as Nini.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

A Norwegian production opened on Chateau Neuf in Oslo on August 30, 2023. It starred Sondre Lerche and Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and featured Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Harold.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} A Danish production opened at Falkonersalen, Frederiksberg September 7, 2023 before going on tour to Vejle and Holstebro. It starred Silas Holst and Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard, and featured Rasmus Bjerg as Harold and Andy Roda as Baby Doll.{{Cite web |title=Kom til danmarkspremiere på Moulin Rouge! the Musical |url=https://oneandonlymusicals.dk/shows/musicals/moulin-rouge/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=oneandonlymusicals.dk |language=da}} The production is set to re-open at the Copenhagen Opera House July 2025.{{Cite web |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical i Operaen |url=https://oneandonlymusicals.dk/shows/musicals/moulin-rouge-operaen/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=oneandonlymusicals.dk |language=da}} A Swedish production played at Chinateatern in Stockholm, premiering on September 14, 2023. It starred Andreas Wijk and Marsha Songcome, and featured Anton Ewald as Santiago.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} A Finnish production opened at Helsinki City Theatre in Helsinki on August 29, 2024.[https://hkt.fi/esitykset/moulin-rouge-musikaali "Moulin Rouge! Musical"], Helsingin Kaupungin Teatteri. Retrieved April 19, 2025 A Dutch production opened at Beatrix Theater in Utrecht on September 19, 2024.{{Cite web |title='De première van Moulin Rouge! de musical |url=https://www.theater.nl/nieuws/de-premiere-van-moulin-rouge-de-musical/ | website=theater.nl|date=September 20, 2024 }}

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) was released digitally on August 30, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/196730/moulin-rouge-the-musical-sets-digital-release-date-for-original-cast-album/ |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical Sets Digital Release Date for Original Cast Album |website=Broadway.com |access-date=August 26, 2019}} A CD version was released on October 25, 2019,{{cite press release |date=October 15, 2019 |url=https://www.rcarecords.com/news/moulin-rouge-the-musical-original-cast-recording-physical-cd-edition-will-be-released-on-friday-october-25th |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Cast Recording Physical CD Edition Will Be Released on Friday, October 25th |publisher=RCA Records |access-date=December 14, 2019}} and a vinyl version was released on December 13, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-MOULIN-ROUGE-Celebrates-Vinyl-Release-With-a-Signing-20191214 |title=Photo Coverage: Moulin Rouge! Celebrates Vinyl Release with a Signing |work=BroadwayWorld.com |date=December 14, 2019 |first=Walter |last=McBride |access-date=May 15, 2020}}

The Broadway production received mixed to positive reviews.

In a rave review, theater critic John Simon wrote, "If you like splash, Moulin Rouge! is the show for you. Even more than the Baz Luhrmann movie, on which the musical is loosely based, it can hold your wonderment without abate from start to finish. ... This is a show to make the young feel mature, and the old blissfully young again."{{cite web |url=http://uncensoredsimon.blogspot.com/2019/08/moulin-rouge.html |title=Uncensored John Simon: Moulin Rouge! |last=Simon |first=John |date=August 12, 2019|website=Uncensored John Simon |access-date=September 7, 2019}} It was named a Critic's Pick by The New York Times with Ben Brantley calling it "a cloud-surfing, natural high of a production."{{cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/theater/moulin-rouge-review.html |title=Theater. Moulin Rouge Review |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 25, 2019}}

Diane Snyder of The Telegraph praised the scenic design, choreography, and costume and wrote that "Moulin Rouge! may not have the depth of some of Broadway's great musicals... [but] it's fun, tuneful and entertaining, and that's exactly what we need right now."{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/moulin-rouge-musical-al-hirschfeld-theatre-new-york-review-exactly/ |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York, review: exactly what the world needs |last=Snyder |first=Diane |date=July 26, 2019 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=September 7, 2019 |issn=0307-1235}} Mashable's Erin Strecker said that "This is the best of what a jukebox musical can be; a thrilling burst of color and chorus and nostalgia and bold reimagining."{{cite web |url=https://mashable.com/article/moulin-rouge-broadway-review/ |title=Moulin Rouge! on Broadway is one hell of a fun spectacle |last=Strecker |first=Erin |website=Mashable |date=July 26, 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019}} Adam Feldman leaned positive as he called the show "an extravagant Broadway megamix," commenting that it "looks and feels expensive."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/moulin-rouge-broadway-review |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical Review: An Opulent Broadway Megamix |magazine=Time Out New York |first=Adam |last=Feldman |date=July 25, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2022}} Some critics praised the changes made from the film. Patrick Ryan of USA Today commented that "the use of recent pop songs actually improves upon the source material, helping flesh out characters' motivations and deepen the central romance."{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/07/26/moulin-rouge-broadway-musical-review-says-better-than-movie/1825575001/ |title=Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' musical updates score with Lady Gaga, Adele hits |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 7, 2019}} David Cote of The New York Observer wrote, "Logan's tweaks to the original screenplay are neat and necessary."{{cite news |url=https://observer.com/2019/08/moulin-rouge-the-musical-kitsch-glitz-review-broadway/ |title=Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' Finds the Sweet Spot Between Kitsch and Glitz |date=August 5, 2019 |newspaper=The New York Observer |first=David |last=Cote |access-date=September 7, 2019}}

In a mixed review, Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos criticized the musical's disjointedness but praised the high-energy parts of the show.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/moulin-rouge-broadway-review-aaron-tveit-karen-olivo-863241/ |title=Love Lifts Us Up: Moulin Rouge! the Musical Packs More Pop Than One Show Can Handle |last=Spanos |first=Brittany|date=July 26, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 7, 2019}} In another mixed review, Charles Isherwood of Broadway News summed up that "The resulting show is all flash, splash and megawatt musical numbers, nimbly if not entirely masking a fairly hollow and certainly hoary emotional core."{{cite web |url=https://broadwaynews.com/2019/07/25/review-moulin-rouge-hits-broadway-with-a-panache-of-pop/ |title=Review: 'Moulin Rouge!' hits Broadway with a panache of pop |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |date=July 26, 2019 |website=Broadway News |access-date=September 7, 2019}} Alexis Soloski of The Guardian also commented on the leads' lack of chemistry, but mentioned that the show delivers when it comes to "dazzle and excitement," praising its choreography, set, energy, and costume.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/25/moulin-rouge-broadway-review |title=Moulin Rouge review – high-kicking Broadway remix is hard to resist |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |date=July 26, 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=September 7, 2019 |issn=0261-3077}}

According to Playbill, Moulin Rouge! grossed around $2.2 million for the week ending of October 13, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/grosses-analysis-moulin-rouge-musical-breaks-record-at-the-al-hirschfeld-theatre|title=Grosses Analysis: Moulin Rouge! Musical Breaks Record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre|website=Playbill|date=October 15, 2019|first=Andrew|last=Gans}} On May 3, 2022, it was reported that Moulin Rouge! The Musical became the fifth highest grossing Broadway shows with $1.4 million box office in the week.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202167/broadway-grosses-moulin-rouge-the-musical-sizzles-at-the-box-office/|title=Broadway Grosses: Moulin Rouge! The Musical Sizzles at the Box Office|website=Broadway|date=May 3, 2022|first=Lindsey|last=Sullivan}} As of September 11, 2022, the musical grossed around $135.5 million with 371,285 attendance and 260 performances.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/MOULIN-ROUGE-|title=Moulin Rouge!|website=Broadway World|access-date=September 20, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/production/moulin-rouge-the-musical-hirschfeld-theatre-2019-2020|title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical |website=Playbill|access-date=September 20, 2022|quote=Total Current Gross: $135,542,515.95}}

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• {{IBDB title|520640|Moulin Rouge! The Musical}}
• [https://www.broadway.com/shows/moulin-rouge-musical/ Moulin Rouge! The Musical] at Broadway.com
• {{Playbill production|moulin-rouge-the-musical-hirschfeld-theatre-2019-2020|Moulin Rouge! The Musical}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20181126005525/https://www.playbill.com/production/moulin-rouge-the-musical-al-hirschfeld-theatre-2019-2020 archive])

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