In 24 hours, Justin Levine went from happily, furiously working on arrangements for “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” to wondering how to redo half the show after watching a dozen songs evaporate. “In one ...

As a jukebox musical, Moulin Rouge has nailed a winning formula, capitalizing on a canon of syrupy, but also deliciously raunchy tunes (Lady Marmalade!) that speak to all the good stuff, from love to ...

APPLETON – A love story told through pop music from a range of decades is on its way to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for a two-week run from June 11 to 23. "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," based ...

There is nothing that signals MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL faster than the words, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” From the opening moments, the production announces its arrival in Vancouver, BC ...

I’m imagining the following love letter landing on the writing desk of Christian (Ewan McGregor) in the attic in Moulin Rouge!. It’s among a pile of other love letters. If I had written it by hand the ...

When the 74th annual Tony Awards ceremony was finally held in 2021, a year late due to pandemic restrictions, there were only three shows nominated in the “Best Musical” category. All three — Moulin ...

Since some people still do dress to impress in the Bushnell lobby, what does the thoughtful theatergoer wear to see “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”? In the case of this style-conscientious critic, it was ...

It’s a story we have all heard before — a poor young man falls passionately in love with a woman out of his league and does everything in his power to be with her. However, at the Al Hirschfeld ...

APPLETON – It's an absurd concept for a musical. In a seemingly unidentifiable time in Paris — although the movie version states the year as 1899 — the Moulin Rouge cabaret is on the brink of ...

About 20 minutes into Baz Luhrmann's audacious new musical, Moulin Rouge, the movie's two main characters -- a high-priced courtesan, Satine (Nicole Kidman), and the penniless writer who loves her, ...

Entering the red light-coated Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with the stage flanked on either side with a giant red windmill and a large elephant's head, you're immediately asked to immerse yourself in the ...