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MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Opens in Japan This Week

The lyrics for the Japanese-language production have been translated by 17 different Japanese pop stars.

By: Jun. 23, 2023
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Moulin Rouge! will open in Japan this week, beginning performances on June 24 and running through August 31 at Tokyo's Imperial Theatre.

The lyrics for the Japanese-language production have been translated by 17 different Japanese pop stars, including Yumi Matsutoya, Junji Ishiwatari, UA, Kanata Okajima, Show Okamoto (OKAMOTO`S), Akira Kurihara (Jazzin’park), KREVA, Saya (Lalande), Jane Su, Jean-Ken Johnny (MAN WITH A MISSION), Daoko, TAX (MONKEY MAJIK), Shintaro Namioka (Penthouse), Hyadain, Kiyoshi Matsuo, Amon Miyamoto, and Mayu Wakisaka.

The cast of Moulin Rouge! features  Fūto Nozomi and  Ayaka Hirahara as Satine, with Yoshio Inoue and Shouma Kai as Christian.

Learn more at https://www.tohostage.com/moulinmusical_japan/index.html.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, two Drama League Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, five Drama Desk Awards and ten Outer Critics Circle Award Honor citations including New Broadway Musical. 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical opened to critical acclaim at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in the Summer of 2019 and reopened in September 2021 following the shutdown of Broadway due to the pandemic.

The current Broadway cast is led by Joanna “JoJo” Levesque as Satine, Tony Award® nominee Derek Klena as Christian, Eric Anderson as Harold Zidler, André Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris as The Duke of Monroth, Ricky Rojas as Santiago and Sophie Carmen-Jones as Nini. Oyoyo Joi is the Satine Alternate. The cast includes Jacqueline B. ArnoldTasia JungbauerDavid MerinoSarah BowdenMaya BowlesCameron BurkePatrick Clanton, Raúl Contreras, Alexander Gil CruzBobby DayeTaurean EverettAaron C. FinleyStephen HernandezBahiyah HibahHeather MakalaniNick MartinezKara MenendezKaitlin MeshKelsey OremDylan PaulClay Rice-ThomsonAmy QuanbeckBrandon StonestreetAlec VarcasCole Wachman, Bria Jené Williams, Ricardo Zayas








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