Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Kennedy Center Opera House

In the first stages of its conception, Moulin Rouge! The Musical needed to meet high expectations of exceeding or no less than being at a matched level with the previous movie created by Baz Luhrmann. As viewers can attest to, Moulin Rouge! The Musical has ensured that it is here to stay with repeated standing ovations from both original film and Broadway fans. Broadway World’s Miranda Keating even appreciated the show after watching, in quote, “To be frank, as as soon as the show began, I was immediately immersed into the beauty of what was designed as 19th century Paris. When all was said and done, I initially had no words. I was absolutely enamored with what I just watched.” The show carries on its performances to date, now in Washington and to be staged at Kennedy Center Opera House on Wednesday 24th June 2026, Kennedy Center Opera House known as one of the state's greatest theatre venues with creative architecture, sound design, and classy decor both for the interior and exterior of the theatre.

Moulin Rouge's plot itself is your classic and tragic love story about Christian and Satine, an American composer arrives in Montmartre to jumpstart his career as a writer and composer, and a performer in the Moulin Rouge nightclub, respectively. The two lovers enter into a forbidden love as they get closer to each other, and it is in their dalliance that they go back and forth as they try to unsuccessfully stop themselves, though fate continues to bring them closer together.

In the duration of 2 hours and 45 minutes of the whole play, this show is shared mostly through song, with incredible arrangements from the creative team, which is a blend of mash-ups, medleys, and even classic tunes. Manchester Media Group stated that Moulin Rouge is “a musical full of life because of its brilliant cast and crew.” From choreography to the jawdropping musical accompaniments, the musical’s intensity reveals itself; consider the fact that even the actors and actresses are composed of singer heavyweights like Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo performing the roles of Christian and Satine and you have a worldwide phenomenon on your hands.

Tickets to the musical at Kennedy Center Opera House are available for a limited time on this website by clicking on the links provided above.