Named after the iconic Parisian cabaret, Broadway musical “Moulin Rouge!” is expected to bring glitter, dazzle, theatrical performance and live dance to Popejoy Hall.
The musical — showing from Tuesday, Oct. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 26 — directed and choreographed by Tony Award winners Alex Timbers and Sonya Tayeh, brings Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film of the same name to life onstage.
The musical tells a story in late 19th century Paris where a young poet named Christian discovers a world of sex, drugs, and the French cancan, and decides to rebel and lead a bohemian life. He falls in love with the courtesan Satine, with their relationship told through song, dance and dazzle.
The musical “celebrates over 160 years of music” – from Jacques Offenbach to Lady Gaga — and includes recent hits released since the movie premiered over 20 years ago, according to a Popejoy press release.
The Moulin Rouge venue of Paris, managed by Jean-Jacques Clerico, has been a symbol of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889 when it first opened, according to the press release.
The venue became an iconic music hall in the Roaring Twenties and then a theatre for numerous French and international artists.
Among its 60 artists is Danny Burgos, who plays the role of Santiago, and got the call to be in ‘Moulin Rouge!’ while working as a nurse, he said.
“It's going to be fun,” Burgos said. “It's every single romance movie that you've ever loved.”
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