Emerson Colonial Theatre Official Blog

Moulin Rouge 

On July 10, 2018, the Colonial reopened its doors with the first EVER performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

Inspired by the popular film by Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge! The Musical tells the story of Christian, a young composer, who falls in love with cabaret actress Satine, who is the star of the Moulin Rouge, all set to pop music.

The Boston pre-Broadway tryout starred Aaron Tveit as Christian, KO as Satine, Danny Burstein as Harold Zidler, Tam Mutu as The Duke,  Sahr Ngaujah as Toulouse-Lautrec, and Robyn Hurder as Nini.

Moulin Rogue! The Musical transferred to Broadway in the summer of 2019, and went on to win 10 Tony Awards, including best musical, best choreography and best direction of a musical.

Photo 1: The spectacular Moulin Rouge! set, designed by Derek McLane
Photo 2: Director Alex Timbers (foreground center) with (from left) Aaron Tveit, choreographer Sonya Tayeh, Karen Olivo, Danny Burstein, and Sahr Ngaujah in a portrait taken for the Boston Globe on the Grand Staircase.
Photo 3: Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit as Satine and Christian
Photo 4: Danny Burstein as Harold Zidler
Photo 5: Robyn Hurder as Nini

 

Images by Matthew Murphy and Keith Bedford