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Wednesday, 02 April 2025 13:26

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is Now Playing

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Welcome back to the Moulin Rouge! Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the Tony Award® winning production, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is now playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.). MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is playing for a limited three-week engagement through April 20 only. MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is the winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, two Drama League Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, five Drama Desk Awards and ten Outer Critics Circle Award Honor citations including New Broadway Musical. The current North American tour cast is led by Arianna Rosario as “Satine” and Jay Armstrong Johnson as “Christian”; and features Robert Petkoff as “Harold Zidler,” Andrew Brewer as “The Duke of Monroth,” Jahi Kearse as “Toulouse-Lautrec,” Danny Burgos as “Santiago,” Kaitlin Mesh as “Nini,” and Jerica Exum in the role of the “Satine Alternate.” In addition the company includes Amara Berhan, Rodney ThompsonRenee Marie Titus Carina R. AvilaMateus Barbosa da SilvaRhys Carr, Darius CrenshawNicolas De La Vega, Nathan Fister, Jeremy GastonCollin HeywardNathaniel Hunt, Michał Kołaczowski, Charizma LawrenceKatie Lombardo, Meghan ManningAmanda Mitchell, Luke MondayTanisha Moore, Kenneth Michael Murray, Elyse Niederee, Omar Nieves, Luke Rands, Logan Gray SaadMaia SchechterAdéa Michelle SessomsJeff Sullivan, Carmella TaittJordan Vasquez, and Jerald Vincent.MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL opened to critical acclaim at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in the Summer of 2019 and reopened in September 2021 following the shutdown of Broadway due to the pandemic.“Spectacular! Euphoric! In MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL, life is beautiful,” raves The New York Times. “MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a fabulous new musical. The high begins the instant you walk into the theatre,” said the New York Post. Entertainment Weekly concludes that “it’s easy to believe that MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL could run for 50 years.”MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers and with a book by Tony Award® winner John Logan, choreography by Tony Award® winner Sonya Tayeh and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tony Award® winner Justin Levine.The design team for MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL includes Tony Award® winner Derek McLane (sets), Tony Award® winner Catherine Zuber (costumes), Tony Award® winner Justin Townsend (lighting), Tony Award® winner Peter Hylenski (sound), Drama Desk Award winner David Brian Brown (wig and hair design), Sarah Cimino (Make-up design) and Tony Award® winner Matt Stine (Music Producer). Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Stephen Kopel.Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular … Welcome to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL.Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and - above all - Love. MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is more than a musical; it is a state of mind.As in the film, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL celebrates over 160 years of music – from Offenbach to Lady Gaga. The stage musical features many of the iconic songs from the movie, and also includes recent hits released since the movie premiered 21 years ago.MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is produced by Carmen Pavlovic and Gerry Ryan OAM for Global Creatures and Bill Damaschke. General management is by Foresight Theatrical.Co-producers of the touring production include Aaron LustbaderHunter ArnoldDarren Bagert Erica Lynn Schwartz/Matt Picheny/Stephanie Rosenberg, Adam Blanshay Productions/Nicolas & Charles Talar, Iris Smith, Aleri Entertainment, Sophie Qi/Harmonia HoldingsCJ ENM Len Blavatnik, Ambassador Theatre GroupEndeavor ContentJohn Gore OrganizationSpencer Ross, Gilad-Rogowsky/InStone ProductionsAF Creative Media/International Theatre FundNederlander Presentations/IPN, Cody Renard Richard, Jujamcyn TheatersEric Falkenstein/Suzanne GrantPeter May/Sandy Robertson, Tom & Pam FaludyTriptyk Studio Carl Daikeler/Sandi MoranDesantis-Baugh ProductionsRed Mountain Theatre Company/ 42ND.CLUB, Candy Spelling/Tulchin Bartner, Roy Furman, Andrew & Ruby Ryan, Brent & Sarah Deboer and Michael Ryan.Released by 20th Century Studios, Baz Luhrmann’s MOULIN ROUGE! premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. At the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two.The Moulin Rouge of Paris, managed by Jean-Jacques Clerico (CEO), is a dazzling and spectacular universe, the symbol of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889. Starting life as a popular cabaret and dance hall, the venue became an iconic music hall in the Roaring Twenties, and then a theatre where numerous famous French and international artists stepped out into the limelight. Today, the Moulin Rouge and its 60 artists present the Féerie revue show: two hours of amazement between cabaret and music hall styles where dance scenes and surprise acts intersperse – without forgetting the Moulin Rouge’s most emblematic dance, the French Cancan! Since its creation, the Moulin Rouge of Paris has always been an invitation to live and share all the emotions and effervescence of a unique party extravaganza. http://www.moulinrouge.fr/The Grammy-nominated MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Original Broadway Cast Recording, produced by Baz Luhrmann, Justin Levine, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, is now available by Baz Luhrmann’s label, House of Iona, and RCA Records. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Cast Album chart.The book Moulin Rouge! The Musical: The Story of the Broadway Spectacular, a glittering backstage pass to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL and its journey to Broadway, is now available from Rizzoli.Follow MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on XInstagramFacebook and TikTok
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m.TICKET INFORMATION
Experience it again! Individual tickets for MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL are on sale now and range from $40.00 - $145.00 with a select number of premium tickets available. Tickets are available now for groups of 10 or more by calling Broadway In Chicago Group Sales at (312) 977-1710 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more  information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com.ABOUT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO
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