{"id":103,"date":"2024-02-04T14:05:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T14:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2024-02-04T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T14:17:58","slug":"moulin-rouge-the-musical-new-york-cast-update-derek-klena-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/moulin-rouge-the-musical-new-york-cast-update-derek-klena-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Moulin Rouge! The Musical: New York Cast Update &#8211; Derek Klena Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Boradway cast update from February 06 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/new-york-tickets.html\">Hirschfeld Theatre, New York<\/a>. The Tony Award-nominated actor returns to the starring role of Christian, whom he first played in the 10-time Tony-Award-winning musical from 2022-23. Klena joins the Moulin Rouge! cast alongside Boy George as Harold Zidler.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/derek-klena-moulin-rouge-300x150.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/derek-klena-moulin-rouge-300x150.webp 300w, http:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/derek-klena-moulin-rouge-1024x512.webp 1024w, http:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/derek-klena-moulin-rouge-768x384.webp 768w, http:\/\/www.moulinrougethemusicaltickets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/derek-klena-moulin-rouge.webp 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><em>Photo credit: Derek Klena. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>Klena will succeed Casey Cott in the lead role of Christian, which Klena first played from spring 2022 to summer 2023. Klena is also known for his Tony Award-nominated performance in Jagged Little Pill and other Broadway runs in Anastasia, The Bridges of Madison County, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wicked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The current Moulin Rouge! cast includes Cott as Christian, Courtney Reed as Satine, Eric Anderson as Harold Zidler, Andr\u00e9 Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris as The Duke, Gabe Mart\u00ednez as Santiago, and Sophie Carmen-Jones as Nini.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the hit Baz Luhrmann movie musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical sets the star-crossed love story of writer Christian and showgirl Satine to dozens of pop songs from the &#8217;40s through today. The show won 10 Tony Awards in 2021, including Best Musical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/QO4e76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Moulin Rouge! The Musical tickets now<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketnetwork.lusg.net\/c\/87164\/1030730\/2322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save 10% on your tickets with code TNDEALS10<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Boradway cast update from February 06 at the Hirschfeld Theatre, New York. The Tony Award-nominated actor returns to the starring role of Christian, whom he first played in the 10-time Tony-Award-winning musical from 2022-23. Klena joins the Moulin Rouge! cast alongside Boy George as Harold Zidler. 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