Moulin Rouge – The Musical at San Diego Civic Theatre

In 2019, debuting at the Al Hirschfeld theatre, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge was converted into the iconic musical adaptation in Broadway. Originally produced by Baz Luhrmann, it was brought to the stage by award-winning cast members like Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo, who originated 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 turn of the 20th century and at the height of Bohemianism, during the time period of La Belle Époque, Christian, an American writer and composer, searches for his path to success. He aspires to start a chance to succeed as a writer and journeys to Montmartre, Paris, where he meets two local friends, Lautrec and Santiago, who advise him to write a musical that they can showcase. It is in the hidden world of the Moulin Rouge nightclub where he meets Satine, the performer of the the renowned entertainment venue that captures his attention. Their forbidden romance however encounters an almost insurmountable obstacle in the persona of the boastful and greedy Duke of Monroth, who is promised Satine by the nightclub’s owner Harold Zidler, in exchange for a considerable financial investment to keep Moulin Rouge afloat and bring Moulin Rouge up to the next level. So starts Christian and Satine’s struggle for love on the musical stage.

Basically a classical affair that remains sweet and praiseworthy in current times, Moulin Rouge is also a combination of both old and new music, putting together numbers not just from the original film adaptation, but also song mash-ups and renditions from popular songs that were interlaced into the narrative of the musical.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be performing for a limited time on July at Thursday 3rd July 2025, at San Diego Civic Theatre. San Diego Civic Theatre is known as the favorite theatre venue of San Diego, with adequate seating and unforgettable facilities deserving of this continued stage adaptation. You can buy your seats now by going to the links seen above.