“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is returning to Australia in 2027.
The worldwide blockbuster production will open at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in March 2027, with an all new Australian cast. The 2027 season marks a homecoming sparked by demand, following a sold-out Australian national tour culminating in early 2024, that welcomed 1.4 million theatregoers across Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane.
Following its pre-Broadway engagement in Boston in 2018, and earning rave reviews, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” set its sights on New York City, officially opening at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in 2019, making history as the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway.
Melbourne became the first international city to host the 10-time Tony Award winning production, opening at the Regent Theatre in 2021 to rave reviews. The season also marked the 20th anniversary of Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film – a full circle celebration of an Australian story turned global phenomenon.
To date, over 12 million theatregoers worldwide have experienced the spectacular, and the original Broadway soundtrack has had 169 million streams.
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“Australian audiences embraced Moulin Rouge! The Musical with incredible passion. It was extraordinary to feel that energy in every city we played,” said Carmen Pavlovic, Global Creatures CEO and Producer of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”
“We heard from so many people who missed out the first time, and just as many who couldn’t wait to come back for a taste of the spectacular. Bringing the production home again is a thrill for us. It’s what audiences asked for, and we’re delighted to deliver.”
Auditions for the next local cast will commence in Sydney from March 16th-21st, before moving to Melbourne from March 23rd-28th, 2026.
Presale tickets will be available to waitlist members from 10am (AEDT) on Monday, February 23rd. General on sale tickets will be available from 9am (AEDT) on Thursday, February 26th.