MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer

[jacobsnchz14]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#1

Posted: 9/6/18 at 3:32pm

“‘Moulin Rouge!’ — which is expected to move to Broadway during the 2019-2020 season.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/alex-timbers-brings-his-sly-vision-to-tim-burtons-beetlejuice/2018/09/04/85c7e542-a86b-11e8-b76b-d513a40042f6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c073eb7f8029

[Jordan Catalano]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#2

Posted: 9/6/18 at 3:34pm

Smart of them to wait and fix the many many problems the show has.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#3

Posted: 9/6/18 at 3:37pm

Praying the cast stays intact and again, they fix the several problems with the songs and story

[phan24]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#4

Posted: 9/6/18 at 4:08pm

Moulin Rouge to the Hirschfeld (at some point)

[BroadwayNYC2]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#5

Posted: 9/6/18 at 4:14pm

I know the Hirschfeld is looking likely, but I'm hoping it ends up at the Lunt-Fontanne or the Broadway

[BroadwayConcierge]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#6

Posted: 9/6/18 at 4:15pm

I still think the only thing they need to work on is the ending/final 10 minutes. It’s a glorious show and a stunning production. Can’t wait for when it (eventually) arrives.

[CPannullo]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#7

Posted: 9/18/18 at 3:05pm

Moulin Rogue is listed for the autograph table for flea under “upcoming theater season”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stars-of-MEAN-GIRLS-DEAR-EVAN-HANSEN-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-and-More-Among-Lineup-for-Broadway-Flea-Autograph-Table-Photo-Booth-20180918

[BroadwayConcierge]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#8

Posted: 9/18/18 at 3:19pm

CPannullo, don't get me all excited like that...!

[SomethingPeculiar]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#9

Posted: 9/18/18 at 3:30pm

That doesn't mean anything...I think Burstein & Luker do the autograph table almost every year, whether they have a show or not.

[dramamama611]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#10

Posted: 9/18/18 at 4:03pm

doesn't that mean NEXT not this?  (So no new news.)

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[BroadwayConcierge]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#11

Posted: 9/18/18 at 4:06pm

dramamama611 said: "doesn't that mean NEXT not this? (So no new news.)"

Well, the other shows it's listed with are Mockingbird, King Kong, and The Prom, so it sounds like they mean "forthcoming."

[msmp]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#12

Posted: 9/18/18 at 4:39pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "I still think the only thing they need to work on is the ending/final 10 minutes. It’s a glorious show and a stunning production. Can’t wait for when it (eventually) arrives."

Yeah, same here. And after the Brantley love letter/rave, I'm optimistic nothing will change with the cast either.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#13

Posted: 9/18/18 at 5:35pm

If they can cut 20 minutes of unnecessary musical medley additions and add some gravitas to the final moments of the show, this has the potential to be long-running hit and not just a 3-4 year hit. It's my favorite film of all time, and I can't wait to see what they change from Boston to Broadway!

"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop

[eastcoasttheatre]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#14

Posted: 9/24/18 at 7:45pm

At least they could give a press announcement .  I saw some clips hopefully it will get some tonys. It looks in good shape

[dramamama611]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#15

Posted: 9/24/18 at 9:35pm

I'm not sure what kind announcement you want.   "We're not opening yet!"   It's too far away to make a big deal right now.  We are talking nearly a year from now.  Possibly more.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[SomethingPeculiar]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#16

Posted: 9/24/18 at 9:46pm

MOULIN ROUGE can't announce anything until the current tenant of the theatre posts a closing notice. So after KINKY BOOTS announces (if the longstanding Hirschfeld rumor is indeed true), then we can start speculating when MOULIN will announce.

[BJR]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#17

Posted: 9/25/18 at 10:41am

Word on the street was the producers (new to Bway) didn't want to compete with themselves on KING KONG, which they also have this season. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#18

Posted: 9/25/18 at 10:42am

BJR said: "Word on the street was the producers (new to Bway) didn't want to compete with themselves on KING KONG, which they also have this season."

This logic still makes no sense to me. Scott Rudin, Broadway producing extraordinaire, often has several shows open in one Tony "category" each season.

Bring the Rouge to Broadway.

[SomethingPeculiar]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#19

Posted: 9/25/18 at 11:24am

BroadwayConcierge said: "This logic still makes no sense to me. Scott Rudin, Broadway producing extraordinaire, often has several shows open in one Tony "category" each season."


Yeah, but Rudin's overlap is usually with limited-engagement, star-driven plays –– I don't think he or anyone, even David Merrick & Garth Drabinsky in their heydays, would put two $20+ million musicals up against each other to compete for Broadway's best marketing tool (Tony Awards) and also dilute the managerial focus that the producers could give the two shows.

Kong and Moulin will have to run for YEARS to make all that money back. If they both fail, or if one is a moderate hit and the other tanks, that could be the end of "Global Creatures" on Broadway. If they succeed, Broadway could have a big new power-player. They're playing the long game, and they're right to do so.

Updated On: 9/25/18 at 11:24 AM

[MadonnaMusical]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#20

Posted: 9/28/18 at 7:33am

It makes sense. Regardless of "competition," producing is a FULL TIME job. Rubin is able to do it because he has a large and very competent staff with lots of experience. If these are new Broadway producers they should probably take one step at a time. It makes sense to wait. Plus the show needs soooooooo much work. It was a complete mess in Boston. Beautiful show but the book is in shambles. Fix the book and let it run for years!

[dramamama611]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#21

Posted: 9/28/18 at 7:50am

(And while I think the book DOES need work) The reviews didn't seem to think, for the most part, that it was a complete mess.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[trpguyy]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#22

Posted: 9/28/18 at 11:19am

Moulin Rouge will start loading into the Hirschfeld summer 2019.

[CaseyBrent41]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#23

Posted: 9/28/18 at 11:24am

Bringing up Rudin is to not understanding his seasons.....He almost never has two BIG productions a season. Its usually several small plays and one big musical. Once you have a good GM and good staff and loyal (or trapped) investors it becomes easy to roll out two-three plays in the fall and then in the spring. 

Global Creatures is producing two MULTI-MILLION dollar experiential massive musicals. It makes all the sense in the world not to open in the same season. 

[dramamama611]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#24

Posted: 9/28/18 at 11:56am

trpguyy said: "Moulin Rouge will start loading into the Hirschfeld summer 2019."

 

Which is pretty much what we've been saying since the show closed - not that anyone reads/listens.  (Not meaning YOU, trpguyy.)

 

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[BroadwayConcierge]

MOULIN ROUGE eyeing 2019/2020 Broadway transfer#25

Posted: 10/16/18 at 6:23pm

So, Danny Burstein just signed on for a limited run in My Fair Lady from January to April 28. Sounds about right if Moulin Rouge! is supposedly opening in summer 2019, since they'd be starting rehearsals around early May...