MOULIN ROUGE! Reopening Night Thread — Page 3

bwaylady3 said: "Aaron's attendance rate is extremely high.Prior to the pandemic, I don't think he missed any dates aside from a scheduled vacation that was announced well in advance. Assuminghe remains healthy,I think you're odds are high he will be there. If you are looking beyond the new year, you may want to wait and see if any vacation dates are posted.I also heard he was only committed thru early Spring."

You are correct. Prior to the pandemic, Aaron and Ricky Rojas had a 'competition' of who had the best attendance. Except for vacations, I think they were in every performance going back to the Boston run.

Philly Theater Girl said: "You are correct. Prior to the pandemic, Aaron and Ricky Rojas had a 'competition' of who had the best attendance. Except for vacations, I think they were in every performance going back to the Boston run."

Ironically, Ricky Rojas was out last night and Julius Anthony Rubio got to make his Broadway principal debut as Santiago! *claps*

everythingtaboo said: "Philly Theater Girl said: "You are correct. Prior to the pandemic, Aaron and Ricky Rojas had a 'competition' of who had the best attendance. Except for vacations, I think they were in every performance going back to the Boston run."

Ironically, Ricky Rojas was out last night andJulius Anthony Rubio got to make his Broadway principal debut as Santiago! *claps*"

Also ironic because Aaron was out last night, too! I believe Ricky was out 2 in a row

Someone knows when tickets for May will be available?

Hairspray0901 said: "I follow a MR fan page on Instagram as they always seem to post understudy announcements, as well as a few cast members. I noticed Ashley Loren has been on since Sunday, doing Sun, Tues, Weds, and now Thursday’s performances. Hope Mendoza is okay!"

Would you mind sharing that fan page? Much appreciated!

Thanks!

I saw the show yesterday afternoon and my god, what a ball I had.

I was sitting in the orchestra in Row F, Seat 12 and was basically on stage and had several moments where cast members were within inches of me and Aaron made his entrance on my side of the stage during the pre-show.

I love the movie and the show does a great job of honoring the movie but also giving itself the opportunity to stand on its own.

I loved Natalie's Satine a lot. I didn't get the chance to see the show prior to Karen's departure, but I felt like Natalie was really perfect. She was over the top and fabulous when needed, but also introspective and fragile. I loved her voice and felt it fit the score so well and her Firework was beautiful. I met up with friends of mine who saw Karen and Natalie and they all seem to prefer Karen, but I just found Natalie to be delightful.

TONY WINNER (!!!) Danny Burstein steals every second he's on stage and his energy and presence is unmatched. I loved his chemistry with Natalie and their relationship being incredibly complicated but also having elements of a father/daughter dynamic especially as Satine's condition worsens. I'm obsessed with him singing Chandelier.

Aaron Tveit has always been someone I really like and feel like he's deserved more credit (ie: Tony nomination for Catch Me If You Can) than he's gotten, but he's leaving it all on the stage in Moulin Rouge. His voice has never sounded better and he's added little inflections and options up that friends of mine told me he just started doing post reopen. He seems to be loving every second of being in this show and you can completely tell.

Robyn was out and Kara DiNardo was on as Nini and I thought she was great and her dancing was absolutely incredible. She and Ricky had great chemistry during Backstage Romance.

Ricky and Sahr were both really great and I loved Sahr's character's connection to Satine. Tam is very attractive and just oozes money, charisma, and charm.

The entire ensemble is just living every second they are on stage and it briefly crossed my mind regarding the cast members having had Covid at one point and how incredible it must feel to be healthy and back on stage performing this show.

The book is hardly anything to write home about, but the way the songs are used and mashed up is so fun. It's pure escapism at its finest with so many bells, whistles, and spectacle.

I was grinning the entire time under my ask and I honestly cannot wait to go back again because it was just an absolute blast.

Updated On: 11/7/21 at 05:40 PM

Natalie Mendoza was not in the Boston production. She was, however, China Doll in the film. You may be confusing her with Natalie Cortez?

ClumsyDude15 said: "I saw the show yesterday afternoon and my god, what a ball I had.

I was sitting in the orchestra in Row F, Seat 12 and was basically on stage and had several moments where cast members were within inches of me and Aaron made his entrance on my side of the stage during the pre-show.

I love the movie and the show does a great job of honoring the movie but also giving itself the opportunity to stand on its own.

I loved Natalie's Satine a lot. I didn't get the chance to see the show prior to Karen's departure, but I felt like Natalie was really perfect. She was over the top and fabulous when needed, but also introspective and fragile. I loved her voice and felt it fit the score so well and her Firework was beautiful. I met up with friends of mine who saw Karen and Natalie and they all seem to prefer Karen, but I just found Natalie to be delightful.

TONY WINNER (!!!) Danny Burstein steals every second he's on stage and his energy and presence is unmatched. I loved his chemistry with Natalie and their relationship being incredibly complicated but also having elements of a father/daughter dynamic especially as Satine's condition worsens. I'm obsessed with him singing Chandelier.

Aaron Tveit has always been someone I really like and feel like he's deserved more credit (ie: Tony nomination for Catch Me If You Can) than he's gotten, but he's leaving it all on the stage in Moulin Rouge. His voice has never sounded better and he's added little inflections and options up that friends of mine told me he just started doing post reopen. He seems to be loving every second of being in this show and you can completely tell.

Robyn was out and Kara DiNardo was on as Nini and I thought she was great and her dancing was absolutely incredible. She and Ricky had great chemistry during Backstage Romance.

Ricky and Sahr were both really great and I loved Sahr's character's connection to Satine. Tam is very attractive and just oozes money, charisma, and charm.

The entire ensemble is just living every second they are on stage and it briefly crossed my mind regarding the cast members having had Covid at one point and how incredible it must feel to be healthy and back on stage performing this show.

The book is hardly anything to write home about, but the way the songs are used and mashed up is so fun. It's pure escapism at its finest with so many bells, whistles, and spectacle.

I was grinning the entire time under my ask and I honestly cannot wait to go back again because it was just an absolute blast."



I was actually at the same performance! Amazing show.

Thanks, ClumsyDude15 and everythingtaboo, for your detailed updates of ''Moulin Rouge!'' I love the show, so I was thrilled it won so many Tonys, and especially for Aaron Tveit. He's amazing. I don't know how he finds the stamina to sing that score on any given night, let alone multiple times during the week. I have a blast everytime I see ''Moulin Rouge!'' and can't wait to catch Natalie Mendoza, too. I hope it's filmed for streaming. That would be ''spectacular, spectacular''!

Updated On: 11/14/21 at 03:27 AM

poisonivy2 said: "Intermission now. Ashley Loren is in as Satine. Its a great show. Having a blast."

Did you get your "hope"?