Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway)
Open run 2h 45m
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway)
85

Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

85%
(1801 Reviews)
Positive
88%
Mixed
9%
Negative
3%
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Entertaining, Great staging, Great singing, Delightful, Enchanting

A world premiere musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film, featuring its iconic songs.

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Member Reviews (1,801)

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1085 Reviews | 265 Followers
75
Indulgent, Entertaining, Overrated, Fluffy, Dizzying

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.

1015 Reviews | 420 Followers
88
Great singing, Spectacle, Entertaining, Great staging, Dizzying

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. Read more

891 Reviews | 259 Followers
89
Delightful, Riveting, Entertaining, Great singing, Great staging

See it if you like big shows-costumes, sound, lights, choreography and a completely staged theater bring you back to the 1899 club with a good story.

Don't see it if you would not enjoy an updated version of prior productions where contemporary music replaces much of the score.

546 Reviews | 1879 Followers
78
Great staging, Fun, Entertaining

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.

754 Reviews | 124 Followers
85
Entertaining, Excellent singing, Thin plot, Energetic dancing, Fantastic staging

See it if high energy fun entertainment is your idea of a good time. Gorgeous cast in marvelous costumes singing & dancing delightfully over the top

Don't see it if loud & predicable disturbs you. Voices are super amplified. The plot is an excuse for the dancing & singing. There is no original music.

715 Reviews | 108 Followers
92
A bit risque, Great costumes, Entertaining, Great staging, Great singing

See it if you like a WOW show for pure entertainment. Fantastic staging, sets and lighting. Wonderful singing and costumes. Great dance numbers.

Don't see it if you prefer shows with political or social messages. Moulin Rouge has a sad love story and great character acting but is entertainment first. Read more

650 Reviews | 284 Followers
80
If u want "mcdonald's" of musicals, one that supersizes & amps up everything about "love," you've found your match

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

MJK
677 Reviews | 190 Followers
66
Great singing, Overrated, Fluffy, Great staging, Disappointing

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. Read more

Critic Reviews (29)

The New York Times
July 25th, 2019

CRITIC’S PICK "‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages. Forbidden pleasures abound in this spectacular musical, starring a dazzling Karen Olivo as a doomed Parisian chanteuse."
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Time Out New York
July 25th, 2019

★★★★ "Red alert! Red alert! If you're the kind of person who frets that jukebox musicals are taking over Broadway, prepare to tilt at the windmill that is the gorgeous, gaudy, spectacularly overstuffed 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical.' Directed with opulent showmanship by Alex Timbers, this adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 movie may be costume jewelry, but its shine is dazzling."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
July 25th, 2019

"'Moulin Rouge!' Is Broadway’s Biggest Karaoke Night. It commits singlemindedly to stuffing as many additional hit tracks as possible."
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New Yorker
July 29th, 2019

"A Millennial Reboot of Chekhov, and 'Moulin Rouge!' on Broadway. Halley Feiffer translates 'Three Sisters' into Internet-speak, and Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy movie comes into its own onstage."
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The Hollywood Reporter
July 25th, 2019

"Baz Luhrmann's playfully postmodern riff on the Hollywood movie musical set in fin de siècle Paris gets amped up for the stage, with Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit stepping into roles played onscreen by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor."
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Entertainment Weekly
July 25th, 2019

B+ "'Moulin Rouge!' becomes an extravagant, head-spinning Broadway musical."
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Variety
July 25th, 2019

"The luscious 2001 movie hit makes it successfully to the stage — elephant and all — in this gorgeously flashy version."
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The Wall Street Journal
July 25th, 2019

"‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical!’ Review: Pop Opera Excess. A stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 camp extravaganza is as opulent as it is empty."
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