Jane Bradley goes behind the scenes of Moulin Rouge! The Musical which is kicking of it World Tour at Edinburgh Playhouse.
TRUTH, BEAUTY, FREEDOM, and LOVE
Baz Luhrmann’s iconic film comes to life onstage, remixed for today in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Moulin Rouge!
The Musical invites you to enter a world of passionate romance and eye-popping splendour... a place where Bohemians and
aristocrats revel together in electrifying enchantment... a place where all your wildest dreams come true!
Moulin Rouge! The Musical celebrates over 160 years of music – from Offenbach to Lady Gaga - encompassing 75 songs
credited to 165 songwriters, administered by 31 publishers.
The stage musical features many of the iconic songs from the movie and also includes recent hits released since the movie
premiered over 20 years ago.
Over 300 costumes involved with the show (not including swings and understudies)
150,000 + crystals used per show
Approx. 20,000 crystals used per Satine
Approx 4878 crystals on Blue ELM costume
5000+ used for Satine Diamonds
Approx. 1500 crystals per pair of Satine gloves (1550 on green fairy & 1465 Diamonds), 1200+ different fabrics & trims used over approximately 450 costumes – over 200 of which are seen on stage nightly 250 pairs of gloves.
