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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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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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 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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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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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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The first national tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the hit Broadway jukebox show based on the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film, now will begin not in New Orleans, but in Chicago.

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In a touching new video, the cast and creative team of Moulin Rouge promises audiences they “will be back.” See behind-the-scenes footage of Tony nominees Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo, Danny Burstein, Sahr Ngaujah and Robyn Hurder on stage and in rehearsal while its Tony-nominated director Alex Timbers encourages viewers by saying, “Moulin Rouge isn’t just a story about show people. It’s also a story about the grit and resilience of artists. Artists are strong. Artists are necessary. We will be back, and we’ll write the ending of this story together.”

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Director Baz Luhrmann and the Tony-nominated creative team and cast of Broadway musical “Moulin Rouge” joined contributing theater editor Gordon Cox in Variety Streaming Room to share how they brought the musical movie to life.

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