{"id":333042,"date":"2026-08-30T04:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333042\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T04:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:58:09","slug":"moulin-rouge-the-musical-ends-tony-winning-broadway-run-august-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/333042\/","title":{"rendered":"Moulin Rouge! The Musical Ends Tony-Winning Broadway Run August 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/a>, which had been scheduled to close July
\n 26, ends its\u00a0seven-year run\u00a0August 30 at the
\nAl Hirschfeld Theatre. As of closing, the Best Musical Tony
\nwinner will have played 2,297 regular performances and\u00a024 previews. It departs the Main Stem as\u00a0 the 36th longest-running show in Broadway history.<\/p>\n

Photographer Avery Brunkus Shares Her Favorite Moulin Rouge! The Musical Images<\/a><\/p>\n

Moulin Rouge!, based on the 2001 film, opened on Broadway July 25,\u00a0 2019, following a Boston tryout. The musical was subsequently nominated
\nfor 14 Tony Awards in 2020, winning 10, including Best Musical. It holds
\n the record for the highest-grossing production in the 100-year history
\nof the Hirschfeld.<\/p>\n

The final company is led by Christian Douglas<\/a> as Christian,\u00a0Kelsie Watts<\/a> as Satine, AK Naderer<\/a> as
\nNini, Eric Anderson<\/a> as Harold Zidler, Andr\u00e9 Ward<\/a> as Toulouse-Lautrec,
\nDavid Harris<\/a> as The Duke of Monroth, original cast member Ricky Rojas<\/a> as Santiago, and Arianna Rosario<\/a> as the Satine
\nAlternate.<\/p>\n

Aaron\u00a0Tveit, who won the 2021 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading
\nActor in a Musical creating the role of Christian, recently returned for a limited engagement, August 18-29. Douglas has returned for the final performance.<\/p>\n

Look Back on Broadway’s Beloved Maximalist Musical<\/a><\/p>\n

The final ensemble includes Patrick Clanton<\/a>, Rayven Bailey<\/a>, Donnie Hammond<\/a>, Jeigh Madjus<\/a>, Carina R. Avila<\/a>, Giovanni Bonaventura<\/a>, Nick Burrage<\/a>, Jack Cahill-Lemme<\/a>, Jada Simone Clark<\/a>, Alexa De Barr<\/a>, Mia DeWeese<\/a>, Jeremy Gaston<\/a>, Alexander Gil Cruz<\/a>, Tamrin Goldberg<\/a>, Bahiyah Hibah<\/a>, Kamal Lado<\/a>, Tyler Logan<\/a>, Heather Makalani<\/a>, Nick Martinez<\/a>, Janay\u00e9 McAlpine<\/a>, Melissa Hunter McCann<\/a>, Omar Nieves<\/a>, Christian Probst<\/a>, Benjamin Rivera<\/a>, Brandon Stonestreet<\/a>, Brooke Taylor<\/a>, Halli Toland<\/a>, Alec Varcas<\/a>, Michael Bryan Wang<\/a>, and Jordan Wynn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The musical officially
\n recouped its Broadway investment in late 2022 and is the only show that
\n opened that season that is still running. Like all of Broadway, the
\n production halted performances March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19
\npandemic. It was subsequently one of the key shows to lead
\nthe reopening of Broadway the following year, resuming performances
\nSeptember 24, 2021.<\/p>\n

Producer Carmen Pavlovic of Global Creatures<\/a> said in an earlier\u00a0statement,
\n \u201cIt\u2019s truly been the honor of a lifetime bringing this exceptional show
\n to Broadway. We couldn\u2019t have done it without Baz Luhrmann<\/a> and
\nCatherine Martin<\/a>\u2019s trust in allowing us to adapt their iconic film for
\nthe stage and for their creative guidance and generosity throughout.
\nAlex Timbers<\/a>\u2019 vision and leadership, along with the passion and artistry
\n of our entire creative team, has been unmatched. We\u2019ve always said that
\n Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a celebration of Broadway and of
\nthe artists who, against all odds, make it possible. We look forward to
\nsix more months of celebrating the remarkable people who created this
\nshow and those who perform eight times a week. And before we take our
\nfinal bow, we have more exciting announcements that we can\u2019t wait to
\nreveal. See you at the Moulin Rouge, Chickens!\u201d<\/p>\n

The original Broadway company was led by Tony winners Aaron Tveit<\/a> and
\n KO (formerly Karen Olivo) as poet Christian and courtesan Satine,
\nrespectively, taking on the star-crossed roles played on screen by Ewan
\nMcGregor and Nicole Kidman<\/a> in the Luhrmann movie musical. The original
\ncast also included Tony winner Danny Burstein<\/a> as Harold Zidler, Sahr
\nNgaujah as Toulouse-Lautrec, Tam Mutu<\/a> as The Duke of Monroth, Ricky
\nRojas as Santiago, and Robyn Hurder<\/a> as Nini.<\/p>\n

Purchase Moulin Rouge! merchandise in the Playbill Store.<\/a><\/p>\n

The production is directed by Alex Timbers with a book by John Logan<\/a>
\n(based on the Baz Luhrmann-directed movie of the same name) and
\nchoreography by Sonya Tayeh<\/a>. The score features covers of “Firework” by
\nKaty Perry, “Your Song” by Elton
\n John, and “Chandelier” by Sia, among many other modern pop songs. The
\nstory takes place at Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge and follows the tragic
\nlove story between performer Satine and composer Christian.<\/p>\n

The production’s music team includes musical supervisor Justin
\nLevine, music producer Matt Stine<\/a>, and music director Andrew Graham<\/a>.
\nOrchestrations are by Levine, Stine, Katie Kresek<\/a>, and Charlie Rosen<\/a>,
\nwith dance arrangements by Levine and Stine.<\/p>\n

Also on the creative team are scenic designer Derek McLane<\/a>, costume
\ndesigner Catherine Zuber<\/a>, lighting designer Justin Townsend<\/a>, sound
\ndesigner Peter Hylenski<\/a>, hair designer David Brian Brown<\/a>, and makeup
\ndesigner Sarah Cimino<\/a>, with creative services by Luhrmann and Catherine
\nMartin. Casting is by Jim Carnahan<\/a> and Stephen Kopel<\/a>. Star casting is by Whitley Theatrical<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ: <\/a>Ricky Rojas Has a ‘Pinch-Me Moment’ Every Night in Broadway’s <\/a>Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to Best Musical, the production won Tonys for Best
\nPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tveit), Best
\nPerformance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Burstein), Best
\n Choreography (Tayeh), Best Direction of a Musical (Timbers), Best
\nOrchestrations (Levine, Kresek, Rosen, and Stine), Best Scenic Design of
\n a Musical (McLane), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Zuber), Best
\nLighting Design of a Musical (Townsend), and Best Sound Design of a
\nMusical (Hylenski).<\/p>\n

Having performed to over 12 million audience members across 15 productions worldwide, Moulin Rouge! is also currently playing North America on a national tour,
\n in London\u2019s West End, Germany, Korea, The Netherlands, a world tour, and
\n in non-replica productions in Scandinavia and Italy.<\/p>\n

Co-producers of the Broadway production included Aaron Lustbader<\/a>,
\nHunter Arnold<\/a>, Darren Bagert<\/a>, Erica Lynn Schwartz<\/a> \/ Matt Picheny<\/a> \/
\nStephanie Rosenberg<\/a>, Adam Blanshay Productions<\/a> \/ Nicolas & Charles
\nTalar, Iris Smith<\/a>, Aleri Entertainment<\/a>, CJ ENM<\/a>, Sophie Qi<\/a>\/Harmonia
\nHoldings, AF Creative Media<\/a> \/ International Theatre Fund<\/a>, Baz & Co. \/
\n Len Blavatnik<\/a>, Endeavor Content<\/a>, Tom & Pam Faludy<\/a>, Gilad-Rogowsky \/
\n InStone Productions<\/a>, John Gore Organization<\/a>, Mehr-BB Entertainment
\nGmbH, Spencer Ross, Nederlander Presentations \/ IPN, Eric Falkenstein<\/a> \/
\nSuzanne Grant<\/a>, Jennifer Fischer<\/a>, Peter May<\/a> \/ Sandy Robertson<\/a>, Triptyk
\nStudios, Carl Daikeler<\/a> \/ Sandi Moran<\/a>, Desantis-Baugh Productions<\/a>, Red
\nMountain Theatre Company \/ 42ND.CLUB, Candy Spelling<\/a> \/ Tulchin Bartner,
\nRoy Furman<\/a>, and Jujamcyn Theatres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which had been scheduled to close July 26, ends its\u00a0seven-year run\u00a0August 30…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-333042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}