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The ceremony’s biggest prize, for best musical, went to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a sumptuously eye-popping stage adaptation of the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film about a love triangle in fin-de-siècle Paris. The musical, jam-packed with present-day pop songs, swept the musical categories, picking up 10 prizes.
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The reopening of shows big and small—among them lavish musicals like the 2021 Tony for Best Musical winner Moulin Rouge!, featured in the behind-the-scenes photos here—is great news for loyal theatergoers, and for New Yorkers especially. In the depths of pandemic uncertainty, the dimmed marquees and darkened doorways of our most beautiful theaters made Times Square the most depressing stretch of our city, rather than the most vibrant. Now that the lights—and with them, the makers—have returned, life has returned, too.
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Seven-Time Tony Nominee Danny Burstein on Returning to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Rebecca Luker’s Legacy & More (opens in a new window)
September 24, 2021
Danny Burstein, the seven-time Tony nominated performer who is up for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, is 30 years into his Broadway career and still loving every moment. Hear Burstein talk with Broadway.com editor-in-chief Paul Wontorek about returning to the mad, mad world of the Tony-nominated Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the legacy of his late wife Rebecca Luker and how he got “everything he ever wanted” in his career.
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Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown (opens in a new window)
September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic.
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A Look Inside Rehearsal for the Reopening of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (opens in a new window)
August 26, 2021
Rehearsals are underway for the reopening of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s film is set to return to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre September 24 after going dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical Hires Chloe Beck as Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (opens in a new window)
August 24, 2021
Moulin Rouge! The Musical has appointed Chloe Beck to oversee its equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. As director of EDI, Beck will focus on the Broadway production, the upcoming U.S. national tour and the show’s international productions. She officially started in the newly created role on July 12. “After living through the pandemic and noting the effects of COVID-19 and police brutality on BIPOC, queer, trans and non-binary bodies, I knew that I could not stop fighting for equity and inclusion after protests slowed down. It’s time for me to bring my love of the arts, fresh perspectives and passion for cultivating belonging into the EDI space,” Beck said in a statement.
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Natalie Mendoza to Play Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway; Full Cast Set (opens in a new window)
August 2, 2021
Natalie Mendoza is Broadway’s newest sparking diamond. As previously reported, Moulin Rouge! The Musical will resume performances at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on September 24. Mendoza, who appeared as the featured can-can dancer “China Doll” in Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge!, has previously been seen on Broadway as Arachne in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
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With major Broadway shows set to resume this fall, all of the actors and dancers are getting ready for their return to the spotlight.
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Spectacular, Spectacular! Moulin Rouge! Sets Date for Broadway Return (opens in a new window)
May 13, 2021
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will resume performances at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre on September 24. The show, which garnered 14 Tony nominations, will welcome New York’s frontline workers to to a special dress rehearsal on September 23.
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Find out about the impact of Covid on the livelihoods of the cast.
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