Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Moran Theatre

Set in the artistic period during the end of the 19th century, Moulin Rouge! The Musical was heavily inspired by French history. The musical takes places and is all about the happenings of an actual nightclub in Montmartre, Paris, called the Moulin Rouge, where the can-can dance was born. By the turn of the 20th century, Moulin Rouge became famous for its French Cabaret style – lively, free-spirited, and pure party entertainment. This Parisian entertainment venue that the show was based on also affected the production's preparation, with Baz Luhrmann and the musical's creative team saying that they did take parts of the late 1900s time period, and it can assuredly be seen in the production. The decor, clothing, musical arrangements, and song and dance numbers (which sees a lot of can-can dance) all clearly show reverence and respect to the 2001 adaptation of Moulin Rouge.

It is in this decade of history leading up to the 1900s and right in the middle of France's La Belle Époque, a time thought to be the pinnacle of beauty and spreading artistry, where the fictional affair of two lovers finally begins. Christian, an American writer who travels to Paris, France seeking a successful calling, meets Satine, the unrivaled entertainer of the Moulin Rouge. The pair, despite both external and internal challenges, fall deeply in love and are forced into a concealed relationship with each other because of their lack of standing and power.

Contrary to other accounts, the duration of La Belle Époque was attacked by even locals not as a time of cultural and artistic development. Historians are convinced that these years were all about the elite's triumph over the poor. the Broadway musical, however, chose to capture the decade in a more endearing viewpoint by instead presenting the romantic Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love, as seen through Christian and Satine’s evolving love story throughout the show.

In this decade, theatre fans have the opening to relive the show most likely also reveled in by the original patrons of the Moulin Rouge, as Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be showing at an equally colorful and outstanding venue, Moran Theater At Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. With interior decor just as sprightly as the set that it is staging, Moran Theater At Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts is the ideal fit for Moulin Rouge’s limited season on Saturday 14th March 2026. Tickets are now available for purchase through the links that can be found at the top of this website.