Based on Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film, and featuring many of its iconic songs, the world-premiere musical invites you to experience the sweeping grandeur of Paris’s most spectacular dance hall. (Past Reviews) More…
Set in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris at the turn of the century, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and mademoiselles, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" tells the fictional story of an ambitious, lovesick writer, Christian, and a dazzling, entrancing chanteuse, Satine. Their lives collide at the Moulin Rouge with its many characters including the host, Harold Zidler, the brilliant and starving artist Toulouse-Lautrec, the greatest tango dancer - and gigolo - in all of Paris, Santiago, the tempting Nini, and The Duke of Monroth, the wealthy and entitled patron of the club who thinks he can buy anything he wants, including love. Directed by Tony nominee Alex Timbers, with a book by Tony winner John Logan.
See it if You like high energy, high spectacle non-stop action. There is almost no time to catch your breath from one over the top number to the next.
Don't see it if Your a movie purist. They have changed things up a bit. There are some different songs, newer and fresher and they’ve tweaked the story.
Also This is just a pure adrenaline jolt.
See it if A show that is campy in first act and very serious in second act. A glitzy production.
Don't see it if Choreography that resembles MTV s . If you want a show with less bravado. It never gains the movie vibe with camyness of the first act.
See it if A fun entertaining spectacle. Stunning sets and costumes. Karen Olivo was incredible. A tad hammy with some of the pop medley mashups.
Don't see it if You don’t like shows based on movies or with pop song scores.
See it if u want to see expert pop mashup karoake trying to coalesce a shallow, hollow, unconvincing story w/in a flashy, expensive, sexy spectacle.
Don't see it if you aren't interested in a manipulative, feel-good tragedy, sanitized for the masses & pandering to tourists; u value substance over style.
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See it if Lavish French dancehall nightclub spectacle with doomed romance & high production value at its coeur. Top 40 playlist. Luxe sets & costumes.
Don't see it if Jukebox.But whose jukebox?Vastly entertaining, but mind the bloat.As if trapped on a road trip w/ passenger w/ jittery fingers on radiodial.
Also "Shut up and dance/Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da/Ce soir"
See it if full Broadway spectacle, big cast, set & costumes flood your senses; fun 1st act send-up of love songs; Karen Olivo outstanding lead
Don't see it if little nuance or wit; no original music/all juke box love tunes; 2nd act is cliche-ridden & melodramatic; the opposite of Sondheim
See it if you enjoy over-the-top shows with big sets, big costumes, and big personalities. This is a spectacle and highly entertaining.
Don't see it if you don’t enjoy mashups of pop music or prefer original scores. Also, the plot is thin and cliched, but with this show the plot comes last.
See it if You love the movie & want to see amazing/unparalleled stagecraft and design that make every number a showstopper.
Don't see it if You think the movie is dumb — this is no better and the book scenes are so leaden they stop the show (in a bad way).
See it if you enjoy spectaculars: gorgeous costumes, sets, dancing, choreography, Aaron Tveit!, music, orchestra, sound & lighting.
Don't see it if music is great but too much of it gets annoying; could use more secondary character development in relation to Satine; needs 15 minute edit
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See it if You are like me and don’t like or understand most musicals. I would consider this a great gateway musical. Very hard not to like
Don't see it if You are expecting the same old songs from the movie
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See it if This is everything I wanted from a Broadway musical. Song and dance, fun and lights. This is a light night at the theater. Enjoy!
Don't see it if You are expecting a fabulous night of introspective theater. Go for the glitz and glamour and the gyrating hips.
See it if you want to see the ultimate jukebox musical, with a score that cleverly combines bits of contemporary pop songs. Great cast, set, costumes
Don't see it if you are looking for substance. Just relax and let it all roll over you and you'll have a good time.
See it if You like OVER THE TOP productions. Eye dazzling adaptation of Luhrmann's earlier film.
Don't see it if You aren’t a fan of Juke Box musicals.
See it if like big Broadway musicals.Or if you are over 30 and miss "our" music.Or if you want to see Burnstein,Tveit,Olivio at the top of their games
Don't see it if you want a serious story.This is a non-story.Nothing we haven't seen a zillion times before.Go for the music & the choreography--Brilliant!!
See it if either loved the movie or can once again overlook the overwrought, uninvolving cliches for the energy of Lorde, Fun, Gaga, Sia, Rhianna...
Don't see it if Singing 3 bars of as many songs as possible is dumb & annoying. Sappy plot made yet more nauseating w/ completely unnecessary backstories.
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See it if you enjoyed Ain't Too Proud, similar style in that there is no original music with great choreography. Exuberant cast with great voices .
Don't see it if you think this age old story is trite
See it if over-the-top (in sets, choreography & costumes) musical with songs that are (frequently snippets of) top 40 hits of the past few decatdes
Don't see it if don't want a thin plot, campy sets & costumes, fun. Act 2 slower & somewhat darker but still with memorable songs
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See it if you want to see what the fuss is about, hear Karen Olivo and/or Aaron Tveit sing, or feast your eyes on this spectacle of a set.
Don't see it if you want to care about the plot and characters, or enjoy a song selection that lends any kind of continuity to the story.
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See it if You like big over the top flashy musicals. Great costumes, fun staging, lots to look at. Aaron Tveit and Tam Mutu terrific.
Don't see it if You saw the movie and did not like. Same thing. No original songs..all old songs worked in. Dialogue simple, story silly, but well done fun.
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See it if a fan of the film or actors Aaron Tveit, Karen Olivo, and/or Danny Burstein; you want a spectacle loud and dizzying, risqué and raunchy.
Don't see it if you are uncomfortable with sexuality, expecting historical-accuracy of turn-of-the-20th-century Paris and bohemia, or need new music.
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See it if you love the movie. The sets and costumes are beautiful, the music is good. Vocally everyone shines.
Don't see it if Strong show, but missing the chemistry of the movie. Literally no chemistry between the leads. Too bad. Each is a strong actor and singer.
See it if Bohemian love and art, even if it means death. Updated reinterpretation of the movie for Broadway.
Don't see it if Dislike mashups / medleys of pop love songs or the movie. Almost all the music is different from the movie.
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See it if big sets and costumes. Great singing. Perfect "Friday night" entertainment. Loud, flashy.
Don't see it if need a better story line and any character development. also, if you're looking for original music, forget this.
See it if You loved the movie. It does a great job of being what the movie was, but for today--it doesn't try too hard to be exactly like the film.
Don't see it if You don't like Lady Gaga, Adele, Beyonce, etc. This is definitely a pop music fest.
See it if you want to see the story from the movie told with some updated musical references and experience a great scenic design
Don't see it if you are a purist of the movie. The stage version lacks some of the "in-your-face" character of the movie
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