Nicci Claspell News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Nicci Claspell is opening up about making her Broadway principal debut in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway with two hours notice and no rehearsal. Claspell first played Satine on the national tour of the hit musical, covering the role while playing Arabia.

The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 16, 2025 with videos from Death Becomes Her, Sunset Boulevard, and more!

A table read rumored to be called HEARTBREAKER: The Musical is set to take place in New York City on June 3. The production is a reworked version of the Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo musical previously called Invincible.

Performers included: Jeigh Madjus, Donnie Hammond, Heather Makalani, Nick Martinez, Patrick Clanton, Ricardo Zayas, Kelsey Orem, Rayven Bailey, Michael Bryan Wang, Brandon Stonestreet, Cole Joseph Wachman, Melissa Hunter McCann, and  Nicci Claspell. Watch video highlights here!

Ben Cameron’s long running, award winning, Broadway Sessions returns to The Green Room 42 on April 3rd!  The, aptly dubbed, “Musical Theatre Frat Party” will feature cast members from the mega hit Broadway production Moulin Rouge.

Solea Pfeiffer & John Cardoza have officially joined the cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway, taking their first bows as Satine and Christian. BroadwayWorld was at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to capture the moment. See photos here! 

This Juke Box Musical brings to the stage the songs you know and love from artists like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry but presented in a new and exciting story based on the beloved classic.

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! At Straz Center For The Performing Arts.

The North American Tour of the Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome Gabrielle McClinton as Satine, Christian Douglas as Christian, Robert Petkoff as Harold Zidler, Sarah Bowden as Nini and Danny Burgos as Santiago beginning Wednesday, September 27 at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh.  

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Kennedy Center? When you step into Moulin Rouge! The Musical, reality melts away. You are transported somewhere lush, sensual, and dazzling; the allure of seductive and passionate Parisian romance whispers to you through every catch of light. It’s impossible to not feel a part of the story from the second you walk into the theater.

Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer will step into the role of Satine in the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical from July 18 through September 24.

John Cardoza will join the North American Touring company of Moulin Rouge! in the role of Christian beginning Thursday, March 23 at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX. 

Due to unsafe winter weather conditions, today’s (December 23rd ) 1pm matinee performance of MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical has been canceled at the Paramount Theatre.

Loosely adapted from Baz Luhrmann's 1999 hit movie, the campy, sensory overload that is the Tony Award-winning stage adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL---now playing at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts through November 27, 2022---is an entertaining pop-music-tinged feast for the senses.

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre? Sometimes a show happily checks all the boxes for a satisfying performance, but then there is that rare creature that rises above the rest to so thoroughly dazzle, delight and enchant theatergoers that it leaves an indelible imprint on their minds forever. And what is the show? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a jukebox musical like no other. Prepare to be dazzled! Playing now through November 6, BroadwaySF's Moulin Rouge! The Musical will take your breath away. 

Watch a video of Conor Ryan and the national tour cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical performing 'El Tango de Roxanne' on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The joining Ryan in the touring cast is Courtney Reed as Satine, Austin Durant as Harold Zidler, Gabe Martínez as Santiago, Libby Lloyd as Nini, and more.

The cast is led by Courtney Reed as Satine and Conor Ryan as Christian, as well as Austin Durant as Harold Zidler, André Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris as The Duke of Monroth, Gabe Martínez as Santiago and Libby Lloyd as Nini. As in the film, Moulin Rouge! The Musical celebrates over 160 years of music - from Offenbach to Lady Gaga.

The Costa Mesa premiere of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical will take place at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited three-week engagement November 9 to 27, 2022.

'Broadway at The Bourbon Room' is a monthly musical cabaret in Hollywood showcasing Broadway's best talent and celebrating the songs, stories, and stars of Broadway. Each month features a different musical theme for Broadway at the Bourbon Room.