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. Moulin Rouge! The Musical, winner of 10 Tony Awards®, including best musical, is returning to Walton Arts Center July 8-12 for 8 performances.
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary 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 holds nothing back. Its characters put everything on the line for love, its director and choreographer keep the stage filled with energetic movement, and its designers turn up the color and glamour to the max,” says New York Theatre Guide. “Plus, you’ll hear an eclectic catalogue of pop music that will have you all but singing along the entire time.” ‘
Creating the music was not a simple or easy process for the creative team. The soundtrack was a collaborative group effort:
3 continents
165 credited songwriters
75 songs
160 years of music
Set in Paris 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the story of a lovesick American writer, Christian, and Satine, the dazzling star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub. When their lives collide at the Moulin Rouge, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be thwarted by the nightclub’s host and impresario.
Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical—it is a state of mind, and the costume design is what makes the show come alive. It took 180 artisans over 36,000 hours to create all 793 costume pieces in the show. It took 19 of those artisans 960 hours just to create Satine’s opening costume. Over 11,000 crystals are used in different costume pieces for Satine, as well as 20 yards of feather-trimmed boa.
It all comes together to make one fantastic show and you won’t want to miss it!
Show dates and times:
Wednesday, July 8, 7 pm
Thursday, July 9, 1:30 & 7 pm
Friday, July 10, 8 pm
Saturday, July 11, 2 & 8 pm
Sunday, July 12, 7:30 pm