NEWS: Casting Announced for World Tour of Moulin Rouge!The Musical

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Casting has now been confirmed for the world tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which launches in the UK next month.

Those in the cast will include:  Verity Thompson as Satine, with Nate Landskroner as Christian, and Cameron Blakely as Harold Zidler. Joining them are Kurt Kansley as Toulouse-Lautrec, German Santiago as Santiago, James Bryers as the Duke, Kahlia Davis as Nini, Summer Priest as Arabia, Scott Sutcliffe as Baby Doll, Ellie Jane Grant as La Chocolat and Patrice Tipoki as alternate Satine.

The company is completed by Dominic Booth, Alisha Capon, Sol Childs, Áine Curran, Kamau Davis, Martin Dickinson, Barry Drummond, Jacob Fearey, Tosca Fischer, Tessa Fox, Johnny Galeandro, Leyton Holmes, Sayaka Kato, Jacob Kohli, Tyler Lotzof, Avigalle Mendoza, Carly Miles, Luchia Moss, Matt Powell, James Revell, Josh Rose, Samuel Routley, Nathan Saxon, Sorcha Stephenson and Frazer Woolcott.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is based on the Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, telling the story of a Parisian courtesan who falls in love with a writer.

Following its run in Edinburgh, the show will visit: Bristol Hippodrome (26 June to 9 August 2025), Manchester Palace Theatre (20 August to 4 October 2025) and Birmingham Hippodrome (15 October to 15 November 2025) with further dates to be announced.

The musical has a book by John Logan, choreography by Sonya Tayeh, and music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Justin Levine. The design team includes Derek McLane (sets), Catherine Zuber (costumes), Justin Townsend (lighting), Peter Hylenski (sound), David Brian Brown (wig and hair design), and Sarah Cimino (make-up design). Casting is by Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher CDG. The musical is directed by Alex Timbers.