Moulin Rouge The Musical with The Box Seat Babes | The Cosmic Curtain

Hosts Brian Kitson and RJ Miller-Zelinko saw Moulin Rouge! The Musical on opening night at the Detroit Opera House and couldn't wait to share their thoughts in the latest episode of The Cosmic Curtain! In this episode, they break down some of the show's highs and lows, whether the addition of more pop songs to the stage show from the film enhances the show or detracts from it, and how the duality of the tones works with the message of the show. Plus, listen as they discuss who the true villain of the musical is!    Timestamps: Moulin Rouge! The Musical discussion and review 00:00 - Intros 00:45 - The 2001 Baz Luhrmann film which the musical is based on 05:00 - SPOILER WARNING for the movie and the musical 05:30 - Was the Moulin Rouge! The Musical a good adaptation of the movie? 08:50 - The 2 tones to the story, romance and tragedy.  11:00 - Issues/problems that effect enjoyment of a show and things that can go wrong 18:00 - Balancing the tragedy for the audience, and what stood out about the show  20:00 - Learning to love again 22:20 - Differences with the Duke in the musical and film 27:16 - Harold Zidler and his relationship with Satine. Is Zidler a villain? 35:10 - Juke Box Musicals and songs in this musical.  43:30 - Audience interaction in this show 46:21 - Best songs in Moulin Rouge! The Musical 49:45 - Stand-outs from the cast in the show 54:15 - The use of lights in this show 57:27 - RJ's sister and the confetti cannon. The joy of theatre.  01:00:00 - Overall/final thoughts on this show.  01:05:33 - Rewatchability of Moulin Rouge! The Musical 01:07:00 - Outros For more information, and tickets visit: https://moulinrougemusical.com/us-tour/home/ Find the video of this podcast on YouTube For more Broadway coverage, visit Box Seat Babes Follow us on social media @boxseatbabes or visit our Linktree!