Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Al Hirschfeld Theatre

In 2019, first showing at the Al Hirschfeld theatre, the 2001 motion picture Moulin Rouge was converted into the now-famed live staging in Broadway. Originally written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, it was given more life by famous cast members such as Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo, who were the original cast members of Christian and Satine respectively, and creative experts including director Alex Timbers and music arrangements and orchestrations by Justine Levine, behind the scenes.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is an adaptation exemplifying happiness amidst tragic love that shows us all four Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love. At the turn of the 20th century and at the height of Bohemianism, during the span of La Belle Époque, Christian, an American writer and composer, tries to find his path to success. He dreams to begin a successful career as a writer and moves to Montmartre, Paris, where he meets two new friends, Lautrec and Santiago, who advise him to pen a musical that they can flaunt. It is in the underbelly of Moulin Rouge where he meets Satine, the star of the the infamous nightclub that catches his eye and heart. Their forbidden romance however encounters an almost insurmountable obstacle in the persona of the boastful and greedy Duke of Monroth, who is pledged Satine by the nightclub’s promoter Harold Zidler, in exchange for a large financial trade-off to keep Moulin Rouge afloat and improve the nightclub's standing. So starts Christian and Satine’s tale of love and loss on the Broadway stage.

Essentially a classical story that remains a sure favorite in current times, the musical is also a mixture of both classical and modern music, incorporating arrangements not just from the 2001 film, but also musical mash-ups and renditions from popular songs that were interlaced into the plot of Moulin Rouge.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be running for a limited time on October at Friday 10th October 2025, at Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Al Hirschfeld Theatre is known as the finest theatre venue of New York, with sufficient seating and amazing decor fit for this Broadway box office hit. You can buy your tickets now by using the links provided above.