Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #1
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:38pm
Final Performance: July 26
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #3
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:39pm
I’m kind of shocked they’re closing in July
wouldn’t it make sense to get the whole summer in and close around Labor Day?
Any idea who the final cast might be?
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #4
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:40pm
24 previews and 2,265 regular performances.
Will be the 36th-longest running show in Broadway history.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #5
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:41pm
I think we need more people to stay a new thread about this. Only 4 at the moment
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #6
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:42pm
I guess the can-can can’t?
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #7
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:44pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I guess the can-can can’t?"
The can-can did and recouped in 2022.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #8
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:45pm
Congratulations to all involved in this incredibly vibrant, stunning looking production. It has made it's money on Broadway, on tour, and beyond. Bravo! 
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #9
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:47pm
Tking0012 said: "I’m kind of shocked they’re closing in July
wouldn’t it make sense to get the whole summer in and close around Labor Day?
Any idea who the final cast might be?"
If I was a betting man, this gives them a long runway to drum up business and potentially extend “by popular demand”, but I also think there would be an ATG-affiliated show at the ready to come in during the early fall.
Either way, it’s been quite a long time coming. I’ve noted a marked decline in quality with replacement casting and an overall feeling of fatigue. Considering the pandemic could’ve killed them off entirely like many other shows, the fact that it will have come back for almost a full 5 years from that is pretty good.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #10
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:48pm
Side Note: The final performance is not on sale/“sold out”, so save yourself the keystrokes.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #11
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:50pm
True! I wonder if the tour is also closing up this summer? None of the presenters that have announced, so far, have included it in their seasons(as an add-on or otherwise). When the tour came through chicago last spring my biggest takeaway was how dated the music already was. Like, there were several moments where I thought, “Pink Pony Club would slap for this scene.”
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #12
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:51pm
As someone who’s not interested in seeing this as the original film wasn’t my cup of tea, I’m not sad to see it go.
Updated On: 2/5/26 at 05:51 PMMoulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #13
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:54pm
Moulin Rouge’s summer sales were never gangbusters after the pandemic closure. It’s not really a show tourists can take their kids to when there’s Hamilton Disney and Wicked always with a ticket available. Not to say their sales plummet, but they’re not a tourist smash the way the family shows are.
Money is absolutely on Evita coming in on the timeline Sunset did.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #14
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:55pm
Considering how much this costs (and what must be an astronomical licensing fee for all the songs it uses), it’s remarkable it’s had such a successful run.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #15
Posted: 2/5/26 at 5:56pm
Would love to see this come back in 10 years with an updated song list.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #16
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:11pm
And somehow, this is the great gastby’s fault.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #17
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:14pm
Call_me_jorge said: "True! I wonder if the tour is also closing up this summer? None of the presenters that have announced, so far, have included it in their seasons(as an add-on or otherwise). When the tour came through chicago last spring my biggest takeaway was how dated the music already was. Like, there were several moments where I thought,“Pink Pony Club would slap for this scene.”"
I might be making this up but I’m certain Baz Luhrmann said something about the show updating the music every few years, which obviously never materialised.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #18
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:21pm
If you were to tell me that KINKY BOOTS will have run longer than this did back in November 2018 (when ROUGE! was officially announced for Broadway), I would have said you were crazy.
The Hirschfeld's previous tenant played 2,505 regular performances.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #19
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:22pm
I’ve seen this twice and had two very different experiences with it. I was pretty turned off the first time I saw it, probably because I was going in with a musical theater mindset. Especially the first act, the song choices were random, and it all just felt like a show riding on glitz and vibes. Knowing this the second time I saw it last summer, I loved it. I love the choreo, costumes, sets, “Your Song,” the rehearsal number in the second act. Its truly a wonderful show to just relax and have fun.
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #20
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:22pm
My bet is on everyone's favorite cuddly British bear to take up residence at the Al Hirschfeld this fall.
Updated On: 2/6/26 at 06:22 PMMoulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #21
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:31pm
inlovewithjerryherman said: "My bet is on everyone's favorite cuddly British bear to take up residence at the August Wilson this fall."
Do you mean the Al Hirschfeld?
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #22
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:37pm
OhHiii said: "Moulin Rouge’s summer sales were never gangbusters after the pandemic closure. It’s not reallya show tourists can take their kids to when there’s Hamilton Disney and Wicked always with a ticket available. Not to say their salesplummet, but they’re not a tourist smash the way the family shows are.
Money is absolutely on Evita coming in on the timeline Sunset did."
Evita is not coming to Broadway. The costs will be astronomical and there’s concern about Zeglers safety doing the balcony scene.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #23
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:42pm
Glad it recouped. I want to Timbers to keep getting work. Love how he directs and knows how to do spectacle.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #24
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:43pm
Evita is not coming to Broadway. The costs will be astronomical and there’s concern about Zeglers safety doing the balcony scene.
I wouldn't be surprised if they don't, honestly. With the state of the Country declining so rapidly, and the whole public assassination last Fall, the balcony scene would need to be cut. Security would be insane for her as well. Sunset was a financial failure anyways, so I doubt they're in a hurry.
Paddington on the other hand? Yesssss!
Moulin Rouge to Close on Broadway #25
Posted: 2/5/26 at 6:49pm
New York needs a big musical to get excited by, it’s been a while.
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