Baz Luhrmann News

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A new block of tickets is now on sale for Moulin Rouge! The Musical, based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge! The Musical will begin performances on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on June 28, 2019 ahead of a July 25 opening night.

Joining the 60+ Pops Orchestra are three outstanding vocalists; Jazz singer Catherine Russell and Broadway's Lisa Vroman and Ben Davis under the baton of Philly's guest conductor David Charles Abell.

Tom Hanks is in talks to play Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis biopic, according to Variety.

After her recent sold out Up Close & Intimate Cabaret, the extraordinary Caroline O'Connor returns to Darlinghurst Theatre Company for a special encore performance on Friday 12 April at 7.30pm, accompanied by Musical Director Daniel Edmonds.

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to honor Michigan native and Tony Award-winning producer of 'Hamilton,' Jeffrey Seller, with the 2019 Apple Award on Wednesday, March 27 at the Fisher Theatre. A private, pre-show reception with Mr. Seller will be held at the Fisher Theatre before guests attend 'Hamilton' that evening at 8 p.m.

Antony Dowson, who was a former principal at the Royal Ballet and in his early career danced with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, two of the most iconic figures in ballet, is artistic director of Encore, a dance company of dance students from the prestigious Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire.

All Dads, brothers, uncles, grandfathers, cousins and mates are invited to join MEN ALOUD! A very special choir for men and boys of all ages, that will rehearse once a month leading up to Queensland Music Festival's ground breaking mass choral event Help Is On Its Way with Glenn Shorrock on Saturday July 27.

See the hotly-anticipated and extravagant production Moulin Rouge! starring Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit and Danny Burstein with a pair of incredible house seats. Stick around after the show for an exclusive set visit with Tony Award-winning scenic designer, Derek McLane.

Highly acclaimed avant-garde pop singer Empara Mi has released her new song 'Crying', along with a beautiful video inspired by Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. It premiered with Wonderland, who said of the singer: “Otherworldly… sometimes ghostly, sometimes a hurtling force of nature – but always a striking sonic and visual blast.”

Principal Guest Conductor David Charles Abell returns to his hometown of Philadelphia for Cole Porter's Broadway: Too Darn Hot, the explosive penultimate performance of The Philly POPS 40th Anniversary Season, April 12-14 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. 

Enjoy 2 fabulous house seats to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! on Broadway, beginning previews June 28th. Following the performance, you and your guest will head backstage for a VIP tour of the Hirschfeld theatre, getting the exclusive opportunity to see behind-the-curtain of this larger than life Broadway musical.

Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory with 2 tickets to Moulin Rouge The Musical!

Frank X is making his Theater J debut as Shalmen in the upcoming production of 'The Jewish Queen Lear' (also known as 'Mirele Efros'), which runs at Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center in the Gonda Theatre from March 13th through April 7th.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California is extending its an all new version of Ragtime: The Musical through Saturday March 9.  With strong critical acclaim and audience reviews, performances have already been selling out.  Six more performances have been added March 5-9.

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THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's newest intimate concert venue - will celebrate its second birthday with the return of Tony Award winner Lillias Whitewith a Valentine's Day show tonight, Thursday, February 14 at 7:00 PM. White opened the room on Valentine's Day in 2017 and returned last year for the club's special first anniversary. With music direction by Alvin Hough, Jr. (The Color Purple and Once On This Island) and direction by Will Nunziata (Our Guy, Cy and Kander & Ebb's The Act), the evening will explore the power of self-love through soul, sass, and song. Tunes include those written by Smokey Robinson, Cy Coleman, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, William Finn, Hoagy Carmichael, Betty Comden & Adolph Green, Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, and more.