Moulin Rouge! (musical)

Moulin Rouge!
The Musical
2018 Broadway teaser poster
MusicVarious
LyricsVarious
BookJohn Logan
BasisMoulin Rouge!
by Baz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
PremiereJuly 10, 2018 (2018-07-10): Colonial Theatre, Boston
Productions2018 Boston
2019 Broadway
2022 West End
2021 Australia
2022 North American tour
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce.[1]

The musical premiered on July 10, 2018, at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston. Moulin Rouge! opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with previews starting on June 28, 2019, and officially opening on July 25.[2]

At the 74th Tony Awards, Moulin Rouge! received 14 nominations and won 10 awards (the most for the evening), including Best Musical.

  1. ^ Evans, Greg (April 4, 2018). "'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Announces Cast For Pre-Broadway Boston Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Moulin Rouge! The Musical Sets Dates, Theater & Casting for Broadway Premiere". Broadway.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.