Moulin Rouge! The Musical confirmed for Korea

Seoul, Korea will host the Asian premiere of Moulin Rouge! The Musical when it opens at Interpark’s Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall in December 2022.

CJ ENM will produce the Korean production, having partnered with Global Creatures in co-producing Moulin Rouge! The Musical for Broadway, the West End and the forthcoming North American Tour. CJ ENM have a long history of producing Broadway musicals for the Korean market, most recently Beetlejuice (2021), Kinky Boots (2020), and The Bodyguard (2019).

The Korean-language production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be the sixth to open after Broadway (now playing), Melbourne (now playing), London (currently in previews), the North American Tour (February 2022) and Cologne (Autumn 2022). Tokyo is scheduled for 2023.

“We are honoured that Korea will host the Asian premiere of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and cannot wait to share this spectacular spectacular production with the people of Seoul next year,” said Carmen Pavlovic, CEO of Global Creatures and Producer of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

“We think Moulin Rouge! The Musical is one of the most spectacular and spellbinding musicals that exists on Broadway or the world at large. With its dynamic choreography and breathtaking sets in harmony with well-known pop songs, the production will captivate the eyes and ears of Korean audiences,” said Ju-yeol Yea, Head of Performing Arts at CJ ENM. 

“From an early stage we sought out the optimal venue that could realise Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s merits to the fullest and we are glad to announce that we will be staging the show at the Bluesquare Theatre. We hope to jointly create the best audience experience with Bluesquare.”

Casting submissions can be made via blog.naver.com/cjenmmusical by 28 November 2021

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical is produced by Carmen Pavlovic and Gerry Ryan OAM for Global Creatures and Bill Damaschke. 

About the Show

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, led by a creative team at the top of their game. Tony Award®-winner John Logan wrote the book (adapted from the screenplay by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce), with direction by Tony Award®-winner Alex Timbers, choreography by Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sonya Tayeh, and musical direction, orchestrations, and arrangement by Tony Award®-winner Justin Levine. Moulin Rouge! The Musical explodes the fantastic vision created by Baz Luhrmann in the film, inviting the audience into a heady world that’s part nightclub, part dance hall, part theater, part dreamscape. Featuring 75 songs, representing 165 songwriters and 31 music publishers, spanning over 160 years of popular music from Offenbach to Lady Gaga, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a musical mash-up extravaganza that celebrates the very best of Broadway.

About the Movie

Released by 20th Century Fox, Baz Luhrmann’s MOULIN ROUGE! premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. At the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two.

About the Moulin Rouge of Paris

The Moulin Rouge of Paris, managed by Jean-Jacques Clerico (CEO), is a dazzling and spectacular universe, the symbol of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889.

Starting life as a popular cabaret and dance hall, the venue became an iconic music hall in the Roaring Twenties, and then a theatre where numerous famous French and international artists stepped out into the limelight. Today, the Moulin Rouge and its 60 artists present the Féerie revue show: two hours of amazement between cabaret and music hall styles where dance scenes and surprise acts intersperse – without forgetting the Moulin Rouge’s most emblematic dance, the French Cancan! Since its creation, the Moulin Rouge of Paris has always been an invitation to live and share all the emotions and effervescence of a unique party extravaganza. http://www.moulinrouge.fr