Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Al Hirschfeld Theatre

In 2019, debuting at the Al Hirschfeld theatre, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge was transformed into the iconic live staging in Broadway. Originally written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, it was brought to the stage by award-winning cast members such as Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo, who embodied the roles of Christian and Satine respectively, and creative experts including director Alex Timbers and music numbers and medleys by Justine Levine, behind the curtain.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a show filled with young passion, love, and loss that presents to us all four Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love. At the end of the 19th century and at the pinnacle of Bohemianism, during the time period of La Belle Époque, Christian, an American writer and composer, tries to find his dream and inspiration. He aspires to start a chance to succeed as a writer and moves to Montmartre, Paris, where he meets two local friends, Lautrec and Santiago, who influence him to create a play that they can flaunt. It is in the underworld of the Moulin Rouge nightclub where he meets Satine, the performer of the Moulin Rouge that captures his attention. Their developing love however meets an almost insurmountable obstacle in the persona of the rich and powerful Duke of Monroth, who is pledged Satine by the nightclub’s owner Harold Zidler, in exchange for a considerable financial trade-off to keep Moulin Rouge afloat and pay off the nightclub's debts. So begins Christian and Satine’s struggle for love on the musical stage.

Fundamentally a love story that remains relatable and relevant even now, the show is also a combination of both old and new music, combining songs not just from the Baz Luhrmann's original, but also performance mash-ups and medleys from modern songs that were injected into the narrative of Moulin Rouge.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be available for a limited period on September at Wednesday 18th September 2024, at Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Al Hirschfeld Theatre is known as the leading theatre venue of New York, with adequate seating and second to none decor appropriate for this continued stage adaptation. You can buy your seats now by going to the links seen above.