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Moulin Rouge!’ to Open in Hamburg This Autumn, Replacing ‘Harry Potter

ATG Entertainment will overhaul the Theater am Großmarkt to stage the Broadway hit.

Overview

  • ATG Entertainment confirmed the move from Cologne to Hamburg with a premiere planned for autumn 2026.
  • The production will succeed “Harry Potter und das verwunschene Kind” after more than four years at the Theater am Großmarkt.
  • The venue will be extensively reconfigured to meet the musical’s technical and design requirements.
  • The show is an opulent stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film and continues its run on Broadway, with Cologne performances since late 2022.
  • Theater director Marcel Neitzel called the Hamburg engagement a “perfect match,” highlighting themes of diversity, equality and self‑love.