Overview
- Playbill published new photos and reported that Aaron Tveit will reprise his Tony-winning role of Christian for a short, 15-performance engagement at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
- The announced closing-run cast reunites original and current company members, including Ricky Rojas as Santiago and Kelsie Watts as Satine, with named alternates and supporting players in place.
- The Broadway production is led by director Alex Timbers with a book by John Logan and choreography by Sonya Tayeh, and uses modern pop covers as a central musical device.
- Moulin Rouge! won multiple 2021 Tony Awards, has played roughly 15 worldwide productions to more than 12 million people, and will continue to run on tour and in international productions even as the Broadway engagement ends.
- Short-term returns by original stars are a common way to boost final-week ticket sales and publicity, a move that gives the existing cast one last spotlight moment and offers fans a chance to see the show with a founding lead.