It was a full house for the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s” national tour of the 10-time Tony-winning Broadway extravaganza’s Los Angeles run. The show was stopped shortly after intermission, but for good reason — the audience leapt to their feet for a standing ovation following the mash-up performance of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” Another standing ovation erupted at the curtain call, where bouquets of roses were presented to the entire cast and ensemble.
In this production, Conor Ryan stars as Christian, an American songwriter and poet who moves to Paris in 1899 and finds himself falling in love with Satine (Courtney Reed), the most celebrated performer at the Moulin Rouge nightclub. Austin Durant plays Moulin Rouge owner Harold Zidler.
Check out the photos below of the red carpet, the evening’s performance and the after-party.
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Austin Durant
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Austin Durant performs during at the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Jaren Lewison and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Jaren Lewison and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan attend the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Courtney Reed
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Courtney Reed takes a bow during opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Andrew Rannells
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Andrew Rannells attends the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Conor Ryan, Courtney Reed, Andre Ward and Austin Durant
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Conor Ryan, Courtney Reed, Andre Ward and Austin Durant attend “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” opening night after-party.
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Conor Ryan and Andre Ward
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Conor Ryan and Andre Ward are all smiles at the “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” after-party.
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Tracie Thoms
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Tracie Thoms attends at the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Harper Miles
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Harper Miles performs during opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Jai Rodriguez
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Jai Rodriguez attends opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Sofia Ali
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Sofia Ali attends the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Whitney Port and Sonny Sanford Rosenman
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Whitney Port and her son Sonny Sanford Rosenman attend the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
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Giada De Laurentiis
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Giada De Laurentiis attends the opening night of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”