“Moulin Rouge!” Extravaganza at Aronoff
I love a good spectacle, and I recommend you lose yourself in this extravagant, exuberant, opulent production with awesome vocal and physical athletics.
May 20, 2023
I love a good spectacle, and I recommend you lose yourself in this extravagant, exuberant, opulent production with awesome vocal and physical athletics.
Moulin Rouge! is the musical equivalent–an excessive and joyful celebration of “Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love” with every song you have probably ever fallen in
This play is both funny and touching, a perfect way to spend a May evening at the theatre.
Set in Martha’s Vineyard circa 1974 during the filming of a novice director’s second theatrical movie, the play tells the story of three actors stuck on a set in the ocean while they wait for the film’s mechanical star prop to cooperate.
The inspired choice to weave in a 1960s and ‘70s musical “score” (arranged and directed by Max Kaufman) deepens the emotional resonance and rebellion at the heart of the story. Crosby, Stills & Nash’s “Our House” provides a poignant, a cappella coda that brings a lump to the throat and a smile to the face—proof that Shakespeare and classic rock make a sublime match.
