“SPECTACULAR!”

The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, NY1, TimeOut NY

 

The Tony Award®-Winning
Best Musical

 

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Based on the 20th Century Studios Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann

 

Set to play in Providence
for two weeks only,
December 19 – 31, 2023

at the Providence Performing Arts Center


Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 21


In Providence, part of the
Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series


 


Providence, RI  – The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale on Thursday, September 21 at 10A  for the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, winner of 10 Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Performances at the Providence Performing Arts Center for Moulin Rouge! The Musical begin Tuesday, December 19 through Sunday, December 31, 2023 (please see below for a complete performance schedule). In Providence, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is part of the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series.

 

On September 21, tickets will be available at the  PPAC Box Office window at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, by phone at 401.421.ARTS (2787) and online at ppacri.org. Prices for Moulin Rouge! The Musical are $57 - $123; all ticket prices include a $4 per ticket theatre restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Box office window and phone hours are Monday through Friday: 10A – 5P, Saturday: 10A – 2P and two hours prior to curtain time(s) on performance days. For more information, please visit https://www.ppacri.org/events/detail/moulin-rouge-the-musical


Groups of 10 or more may order tickets for Moulin Rouge! The Musical by calling 401.574.3162 or emailing phiatt@ppacri.org – learn more here.  

 

 

ABOUT MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, two Drama League Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, five Drama Desk Awards and ten Outer Critics Circle Award Honor citations including New Broadway Musical. 


Moulin Rouge! The Musical opened to critical acclaim at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in the Summer of 2019 and reopened in September 2021 following the shutdown of Broadway due to the pandemic.
 

“Spectacular! Euphoric! In Moulin Rouge! The Musical, life is beautiful,” raves The New York Times. “Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a fabulous new musical. The high begins the instant you walk into the theatre,” said the New York Post. Entertainment Weekly concludes that “it’s easy to believe that Moulin Rouge! The Musical could run for 50 years.”

 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers and with a book by Tony Award® winner John Logan, choreography by Tony Award® winner Sonya Tayeh and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Tony Award® winner Justin Levine.

 

The design team for Moulin Rouge! The Musical includes Tony Award® winner Derek McLane (sets), Tony Award® winner Catherine Zuber (costumes), Tony Award® winner Justin Townsend (lighting), Tony Award® winner Peter Hylenski (sound), Drama Desk Award winner David Brian Brown (wig and hair design), Sarah Cimino (Make-up design) and Tony Award® winner Matt Stine (Music Producer). Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Stephen Kopel.

 

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. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular … Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

 

Baz Luhrmann’s iconic 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 is more than a musical; it is a state of mind.
 

As in the film, Moulin Rouge! The Musical celebrates over 160 years of music – from Offenbach to Lady Gaga. The stage musical features many of the iconic songs from the movie, and also includes recent hits released since the movie premiered 22 years ago.

 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is produced by Carmen Pavlovic and Gerry Ryan OAM for Global Creatures and Bill Damaschke. General management is by Foresight Theatrical.

 

Co-producers of the touring production include Aaron Lustbader, Hunter Arnold, Darren Bagert,  Erica Lynn Schwartz/Matt Picheny/Stephanie Rosenberg, Adam Blanshay Productions/Nicolas & Charles Talar, Iris Smith, Aleri Entertainment, Sophie Qi/Harmonia Holdings, CJ ENM,  Len Blavatnik, Ambassador Theatre Group, Endeavor Content, John Gore Organization, Spencer RossGilad-Rogowsky/InStone Productions, AF Creative Media/International Theatre Fund, Nederlander Presentations/IPN, Cody Renard Richard, Jujamcyn Theaters, Eric Falkenstein/Suzanne Grant, Peter May/Sandy Robertson, Tom & Pam Faludy, Triptyk Studio,  Carl Daikeler/Sandi MoranDesantis-Baugh Productions, Red Mountain Theatre Company/ 42ND.CLUB, Candy Spelling/Tulchin Bartner, Roy Furman, Andrew & Ruby Ryan, Brent & Sarah Deboer and Michael Ryan.

 

Released by 20th Century Studios, Baz Luhrmann’s MOULIN ROUGE! premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. At the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two.

 

The Moulin Rouge of Paris, managed by Jean-Jacques Clerico (CEO), is a dazzling and spectacular universe, the symbol of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889. Starting life as a popular cabaret and dance hall, the venue became an iconic music hall in the Roaring Twenties, and then a theatre where numerous famous French and international artists stepped out into the limelight. Today, the Moulin Rouge and its 60 artists present the Féerie revue show: two hours of amazement between cabaret and music hall styles where dance scenes and surprise acts intersperse – without forgetting the Moulin Rouge’s most emblematic dance, the French Cancan! Since its creation, the Moulin Rouge of Paris has always been an invitation to live and share all the emotions and effervescence of a unique party extravaganza. http://www.moulinrouge.fr/

 

The Grammy-nominated Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording, produced by Baz Luhrmann, Justin Levine, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, is now available by Baz Luhrmann’s label, House of Iona, and RCA Records. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Cast Album chart.

 

The coffee table book Moulin Rouge! The Musical: The Story of the Broadway Spectacular published by Rizzoli New York is available where fine books are sold.

 

MAC is the Official Makeup Partner and Preciosa is the Official Crystal Partner of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

 

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL

Week 1
Tuesday, December 19 at 7P
Wednesday, December 20 at 7P
Thursday, December 21 at 7:30P
Friday, December 22 at 7:30P
Saturday, December 23 at 2P & 8P
Performances are not scheduled on December 24 (Christmas Eve)


Week 2
Tuesday, December 26 at 1P & 7:30P
Wednesday, December 27 at 7P

Thursday, December 28 at 2P & 7:30P
Friday, December 29 at 7:30P
Saturday, December 30 at 2P & 8P
Sunday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) at 1P 

Approximate run time:
2 hours and 45 minutes, including one 20 minute intermission.

 

Age Recommendation: 12 and up.