News: Full cast revealed for Moulin Rouge! The Musical in the West End

Cast has been announced for Moulin Rouge! The Musical in the West End, featuring a host of newcomers and Olivier Award-winners.

The smash-hit production, based on Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film, is set to begin performances at the Piccadilly Theatre from 12 November.

Liisi LaFontaine (Dreamgirls) is set to star as Satine, the sparkling diamond at the heart of the Moulin Rouge, and Jamie Bogyo will make his West End debut as aspiring writer Christian.

Further cast includes Clive Carter (Into the Woods, Come From Away) as Moulin Rouge impresario Harold Zidler, Simon Bailey (Heathers, Jersey Boys) as The Duke, Jason Pennycooke (Olivier Award-nominee for Hamilton) and Elia Lo Tauro (On Your Feet, Carousel) as the Bohemians Toulouse-Lautrec and Santiago.

Lady Ms will be played by Sophie Carmen Jones (Chicago, Jersey Boys) as Nini, Zoe Birkett (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Hair) as Arabia, Jonathan Bishop (Hamilton, In the Heights) as Baby Doll and Timmika Ramsay (Cinderella, Madagascar) as La Chocolat.

Full company is completed by Femi Akinfolarin, Robson Broad, Ian Carlyle, Jonathan Cordin, Anthony Cragg, Katie Ella Dunsden, Adam Gillian, Luke Jackson, Alicia Mencía, Ciro Lourencio Meulens, Georgia Morgan, Melissa Nettleford, Ian Oswald, Craig Ryder, Tinovimbanashe Sibanda, Katie Singh, Ope Sowande, Tanisha Spring, Toyan Thomas-Browne, Amy Thornton, Misty May Tindall, Jon Tsouras, Tommy Wade-Smith and Lily Wang.

Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular…Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

The production is directed by Alex Timbers, with a book by John Logan, choreography by Sonya Tayeh and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine.

Creatives include set designer Derek McLane, costume designer Catherine Zuber, lighting designer Justin Townsend, sound designer Peter Hylenski, hair and wig designer David Brian Brown and make-up designer Sarah Cimino. Casting is by Pippa Ailion CDG and Natalie Gallacher CDG.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is produced by Carmen Pavlovic and Gerry Ryan OAM for Global Creatures and Bill Damaschke. The Executive Producer in the West End is Patrick Murphy and General Management is by Playful Productions.

Set in Paris, 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the story of a lovesick American writer, Christian, and Satine, the dazzling star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub.

Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed for today in a new musical mash-up extravaganza.

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