Editing Moulin Rouge! (section)

==Stage adaptation==
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As early as November 2002, Luhrmann revealed that he intended to adapt ''Moulin Rouge!'' into a stage musical. A [[Las Vegas]] [[casino]] was the reputed site of the proposed show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|title=Stage version of Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge" aimed at a casino|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/stage-version-of-luhrmanns-moulin-rouge-aimed-at-a-casino-com-110100|work=[[Playbill]]|date=10 December 2002|access-date=30 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609125528/https://www.playbill.com/article/stage-version-of-luhrmanns-moulin-rouge-aimed-at-a-casino-com-110100|archive-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> Luhrmann was said to have asked both Kidman and McGregor to reprise their starring roles in the potential stage version.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gorgan|first=Elena|title=Moulin Rouge on the stage?|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Moulin-Rouge-on-the-Stage-27174.shtml|website=[[Softpedia]]|date=20 June 2006|access-date=27 March 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114221529/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Moulin-Rouge-on-the-Stage-27174.shtml|archive-date=14 November 2009}}</ref>

In 2008, a stage adaptation entitled ''La Belle Bizarre du Moulin Rouge'' ("The Bizarre Beauty of the Moulin Rouge") toured Germany and produced a cast recording.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://castalbums.org/recordings/La-Belle-Bizarre-Du-Moulin-Rouge-2009-Touring-Cast/15326|title=La Belle Bizarre Du Moulin Rouge » German Tour Cast|date=n.d.|access-date=7 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129183538/http://castalbums.org/recordings/La-Belle-Bizarre-Du-Moulin-Rouge-2009-Touring-Cast/15326|archive-date=29 November 2011}}</ref>

In 2016, it was announced that [[Global Creatures]] was developing ''Moulin Rouge!'' into a stage musical. [[Alex Timbers]] was slated to direct the production, and [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] was tapped to write the book.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title='Moulin Rouge!' being developed into a stage musical|url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/moulin-rouge-stage-musical-1201849506|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1 September 2016|access-date=2 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902140708/https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/moulin-rouge-stage-musical-1201849506|archive-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> ''Moulin Rouge!: The Musical'', starring [[Aaron Tveit]] as Christian and [[Karen Olivo]] as Satine, premiered on 10 July 2018 at the [[Colonial Theatre (Boston)|Colonial Theatre]] in [[Boston]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wontorek|first=Paul|title=Exclusive! Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit are ready for the high romance, drama (and laughs!) of ''Moulin Rouge!: The Musical''|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192727/exclusive-karen-olivo-and-aaron-tveit-are-ready-for-the-high-romance-drama-and-laughs-of-moulin-rouge-the-musical|website=broadway.com|date=10 July 2018|access-date=30 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816150657/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192727/exclusive-karen-olivo-and-aaron-tveit-are-ready-for-the-high-romance-drama-and-laughs-of-moulin-rouge-the-musical|archive-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production opened at the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]] on 25 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ward|first=Maria|title=''Moulin Rouge!'' premieres on Broadway with a spectacularly splashy opening night|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/moulin-rouge-broadway-musical|date=26 July 2019|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=30 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921004954/https://www.vogue.com/article/moulin-rouge-broadway-musical|archive-date=21 September 2020}}</ref> In May 2025, [[Boy George]], [[Jordan Fisher]], and [[Solea Pfeiffer]] were playing the roles of Zidler, Christian, and Satine, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moulin Rouge! The Musical |url=https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/cast/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Moulin Rouge! The Musical |language=en-US}}</ref>