Moulin Rouge was worth the wait! The jukebox musical version that is based on the 2001 movie seemed like an easy transition after being such a hit on the big screen, but the journey to the stage has been a long one. A pandemic and COVID scares plus getting the rights to so many musical tracks has not been easy on the visually stunning spectacle that is Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
For those that are not familiar, and my guest wasn't, Moulin Rouge is set in the Montmartre Quarter in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. A young composer named Christian falls in love with a cabaret actress named Satine. RuPaul's recent parody Moulin Ru: The Rusical on Drag Race officially ruined the name for me by calling her "Saltine!"