Latest Events, Information & Tickets. Independent Theater Guide. Not a box office or venue.
Latest Events, Information & Tickets. Independent Theater Guide. Not a box office or venue.
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Get ready to have the time of your life at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia with the "Moulin Rouge!" Broadway show. The critically-acclaimed jukebox musical that etched itself in our hearts as a musical film in 2001 joined Broadway in 2019 and is now coming to a city near you. With modern pop hits from the recent past and passionate love with harrowing consequences, this captivating production taking place in Bohemian Paris will captivate you and have you dancing in your chair. Whether you have been singing the soundtrack for years or are brand new to the "Moulin Rouge!" scene, don't miss your chance to witness this charming Broadway adaptation of this beautiful musical film.
"Moulin Rouge!" follows the story of Christian and Satine, two people from different worlds who develop feelings for each other while developing a play to keep the Moulin Rouge theater afloat. But because Satine committed to someone else and has a devastating secret, this potential couple just doesn't seem to be written in the stars. Christian is a composer hoping to make it big with musicals, while Satine is a performer at the Moulin Rouge. The two feel like they're destined for each other, if only they can overcome the obstacles.
This unique story takes place around 1900 but captivates the audience with contemporary and oldies pop songs you heard on the radio. The play differs from the film as it includes chart-topping songs that graced our ears since the movie first debuted in 2001. You won't want to miss this award-winning musical about romance, the arts, dancing, and pursuing your dreams. See "Moulin Rouge!" this winter at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Thursday 22nd January 2026 for a glitzy night you won't soon forget.
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Set in the artistic period during the turn of the 20th century, Moulin Rouge! The Musical was heavily taken from French history. The show is set in and is focused on retelling the events of true-to-life nightclub in Montmartre, Paris, called the Moulin Rouge, where the patrons come for unadulterated fun. By the late 1900s, the Moulin Rouge nightclub became well-known for its French Cabaret elegance – vibrant, full of spirit, and pure party entertainment. This Parisian entertainment venue that the staging was inspired by also affected the production's preparation, with Baz Luhrmann and the show's creative team stating that they did take parts of the actual French time period, and it can assuredly be seen in the production. The set, costume design, classical renditions, and actual performances (which sees a lot of can-can dance) all clearly pay homage to to the 2001 adaptation of Moulin Rouge.
It is in this time of history leading up to the 1900s and smack in the middle of France's La Belle Époque, a time considered to be the peak of beauty and spreading artistry, where the forbidden affair of two lovers finally happens. Christian, an American writer who travels to Paris searching for a successful career, meets Satine, the top performer of the Moulin Rouge. The couple, despite the imminent danger of their relationship, fall deeply in love and are forced into a hidden affair with each other due to their uncontrollable feelings.
Depending on perspective, the time of La Belle Époque was denounced by even locals not as a time period of cultural and artistic development. Some people believe that this time period were all about the elite's triumph over the poor. the Broadway musical, however, chose to present the time period in a more endearing light by focusing on the hopeful Bohemian values of truth, beauty, freedom, and love, as seen through Christian and Satine’s evolving love story throughout the play.
This January, theatre fans have the chance to be part of the entertainment most likely also enjoyed by the original patrons of the Moulin Rouge, as Moulin Rouge! The Musical will be produced at an equally vibrant and amazing venue, Queen Elizabeth Theatre. With interior decor just as sprightly as the set design that it is holding, Queen Elizabeth Theatre is the ideal fit for Moulin Rouge’s limited showing on Thursday 22nd January 2026. Tickets are now available for purchase through the links that can be clicked on at the top of this page.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, , US