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A glittering backstage pass to Moulin Rouge! The Musical and itsjourney to Broadway, with contributions from cast and crew, interviews with Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, and a chronicle of its triumphant 2021 return. An iconic Parisian club, a cinema masterpiece, and now a Broadway musical – the Moulin Rouge has been a tantalising pop-culture phenomenon for over a century. The 2019 Broadway debut of Moulin Rouge! The Musical astounded theatre critics.   Via a lush photo essay and oral history, the process of crafting Moulin Rouge! The Musical springs to life from early sketches, historical research, technical diagrams, and rehearsal photos. Theatre writer David Cote gathers the cast and crew’s firsthand accounts of the excitement and challenges of creating a show that referenced as much as it reinvented the Broadway musical.   For lovers of musicals, fans of the movie, or anyone fascinated by the glamorous Belle Époque, this exquisitely realised book will seduce all – bohemian and aristocrat alike.

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Moulin Rouge! is about more, more, MORE, and this lavish coffee-table book pays homage in kind. It's big. It's beautiful. And it shares the journey of Baz Luhrmann's film from screen to stage with all the style and pizzazz you'd expect. -BROADWAY DIRECT The Tony-winning musical gets the book treatment via photo essay and oral history, offering a behind-the-scenes the process of crafting the show. -THEATRELY.COM

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David Cote has written popular companion books about the hit Broadway musicals Wicked, Jersey Boys, and Spring Awakening. 

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