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Get ready to have the time of your life at Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, District Of Columbia with "Moulin Rouge!" The critically-acclaimed jukebox musical that won our hearts as a musical film in 2001 joined Broadway in 2019 and you can join the fun this summer. With pop music hits from the recent past and passionate love with dangerous risks, this captivating story taking place in Bohemian Paris will captivate you and have you dancing in your chair. Whether you saw the movie in 2001 or have yet to meet the "Moulin Rouge!" characters, you won't want to miss this enchanting stage production of an unforgettable film.
"Moulin Rouge!" follows the story of Christian and Satine, an American and Parisian who develop feelings for each other while developing a play to keep the Moulin Rouge theater in business. But because Satine is promised to someone else and has a life-changing secret, this love just doesn't seem like it's meant to be. Christian is a composer hoping to make it big with musical productions, while Satine is a entertainer and courtesan at the Moulin Rouge. The two feel like they're destined for each other, if only they can make it together.
This enchanting story takes place at the turn of the 20th century but wows the audience with current and classic pop songs you heard on the radio. The play differs from the film as it includes new songs that have come out since the movie first debuted at the start of the 21st century. You won't want to miss this Tony Award-winning musical about passion, the arts, performing, and pursuing your dreams. See "Moulin Rouge!" this summer at Kennedy Center Opera House on Sunday 21st June 2026 for a glamorous night you won't soon forget.
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In 2019, first showing at the Al Hirschfeld theatre, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge was transformed into the well-loved musical adaptation in Broadway. Originally produced by Baz Luhrmann, it was given more life by award-winning cast members like Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo, who originated the roles of Christian and Satine respectively, and production crew including director Alex Timbers and music scoring and orchestrations by Justine Levine, behind the scenes.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is an adaptation exemplifying the triumph of love against odds that touches on all four Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love. At the end of the 1800s and at the peak of Bohemianism, during the period of La Belle Époque, Christian, an American writer and composer, tries to find his path to success. He aspires to begin a successful career as a writer and journeys to Montmartre, Paris, where he meets two new friends, Lautrec and Santiago, who advise him to pen a musical that they can flaunt. It is in the hidden world of the Moulin Rouge nightclub where he meets Satine, the performer of the the renowned entertainment venue that catches his eye and heart. Their developing love however encounters a haughty competitor in the person of the boastful and greedy Duke of Monroth, who is pledged Satine by the nightclub’s owner Harold Zidler, in exchange for a considerable financial trade-off to keep Moulin Rouge afloat and bring Moulin Rouge up to the next level. So starts Christian and Satine’s tale of love and loss on the Broadway stage.
Essentially a classical tale that remains a sure favorite even now, Moulin Rouge is also a mixture of both old and new music, putting together arrangements not just from the original film adaptation, but also performance mash-ups and renditions from new songs that were injected into the plot of the play.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be available for a limited time on June at Sunday 21st June 2026, at Kennedy Center Opera House. Kennedy Center Opera House is known as the finest theatre venue of Washington, with spacious seating and outstanding architecture deserving of this continued stage adaptation. You can secure your seats now by going to the links found on top of this site.
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, District Of Columbia, 20004, US