Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Bass Concert Hall

In 2019, first showing at the Al Hirschfeld theatre, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge was modified into the iconic live performance in Broadway. Originally created by Baz Luhrmann, it was given more life by famous cast members including Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo, who embodied the roles of Christian and Satine respectively, and the creatives including director Alex Timbers and music numbers and orchestrations by Justine Levine, behind the main stage.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a play filled with the triumph of love against odds that touches on all four Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love. At the end of the 19th century and at the pinnacle of Bohemianism, during the span of La Belle Époque, Christian, an American writer and composer, looks for his path to success. He hopes to begin a chance to succeed as a writer and travels to Montmartre, Paris, where he meets two new contacts, Lautrec and Santiago, who tell him to create a musical that they can flaunt. It is in the hidden world of Moulin Rouge where he meets Satine, the performer of the the renowned entertainment venue that catches his eye and heart. Their budding relationship however faces a difficult challenge in the persona of the rich and powerful Duke of Monroth, who is promised Satine by the nightclub’s owner Harold Zidler, in agreement for a considerable financial expenditure to keep Moulin Rouge afloat and bring Moulin Rouge up to the next level. So begins Christian and Satine’s tale of love and loss on the musical stage.

Essentially a love story that remains sweet and praiseworthy up to today, Moulin Rouge is also a mixture of both old and new music, incorporating arrangements not just from the 2001 film, but also performance mash-ups and arrangements from modern songs that were injected into the creative direction of Moulin Rouge.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be running for a limited period on May at Friday 16th May 2025, at Bass Concert Hall. Bass Concert Hall is known as the premier theatre venue of Austin, with adequate seating and awe-inspiring decor fit for this Broadway box office hit. You can buy your seats now by using the links found above.