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Birth Place: New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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Productions

Strictly BallroomStrictly Ballroom
 
[West End, 2018]
Book Writer
Co-Creator
La BohémeLa Bohéme
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Director

Writing


Movies

Winter of Our Dreams
[ 1981 ] Pete
The Dark Room
[ 1982 ] First Student
The Highest Honor
[ 1982 ] Able Seaman A.W. Huston
Strictly Ballroom
[ 1992 ]
Romeo + Juliet
[ 1996 ]
Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen
[ 1999 ]
Moulin Rouge!
[ 2001 ]
The Dream Studio
[ 2004 ]
Duck, Duck, Goose!
[ 2005 ]
Australia
[ 2008 ]
The Great Gatsby
[ 2013 ]
Elvis
[ 2022 ] Director, Producer, Writer

TV Shows

A Country Practice
[ 1981-1982 ] Jerry Percival

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Baz LuhrmannLa Bohme

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Direction of a Musical

Baz Luhrmann, La Bohème


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Director - Musical

Baz Luhrmann, La Boheme

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Andy Karl And Samantha Dodemaide To Join MOULIN ROUGE! On Broadway This January Photo
Andy Karl And Samantha Dodemaide To Join MOULIN ROUGE! On Broadway This January

Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway will welcome Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Andy Karl in the role of “The Duke of Monroth” and Samantha Dodemaide making her Broadway debut as 'Nini' beginning Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
Terrence Mann Will Join THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway Photo
Terrence Mann Will Join THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway

Tony nominee Terrence Mann will star as Wolfsheim in the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby beginning next month. Mann joins the company as the musical kicks off The Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration.
Cast Set For NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre Photo
Cast Set For NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre

The Crow's Theatre and The Musical Stage Company's co-production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy is the seventh show in the Mirvish 2024/25 main season. Learn more about the cast here!
Sydney Theatre Company Opens PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK in February Photo
Sydney Theatre Company Opens PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK in February

Sydney Theatre Company’s new production of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tom Wright’s critically lauded adaptation of the Joan Lindsay classic, is coming to Sydney Opera House from February 2025.
Boy George To Return To MOULIN ROUGE! On Broadway This March Photo
Boy George To Return To MOULIN ROUGE! On Broadway This March

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome back global icon & Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter & trailblazer Boy George in the role of “Harold Zidler” beginning Tuesday March 18, 2025.
Tickets For West End Transfer of THE GREAT GATSBY Are on Sale Now Photo
Tickets For West End Transfer of THE GREAT GATSBY Are on Sale Now

The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby will make its West End debut at The London Coliseum next spring. Learn more about how to get tickets here!
Tickets to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Old National Centre On Sale Tomorrow Photo
Tickets to MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Old National Centre On Sale Tomorrow

The first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, winner of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play in Indianapolis at Old National Centre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre Photo
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre?
MOULIN ROUGE! On Sale This Friday At Kravis Center Photo
MOULIN ROUGE! On Sale This Friday At Kravis Center

Single tickets for the acclaimed musical MOULIN ROUGE will be available at the Kravis Center starting Friday, November 22.
The Choral Project and San José Chamber Orchestra to Present WINTER'S GIFTS Concert Photo
The Choral Project and San José Chamber Orchestra to Present WINTER'S GIFTS Concert

The Choral Project (TCP) and the San José Chamber Orchestra (SJCO) will present Winter's Gifts: WISH, a special wintertime concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of this cherished collaboration.
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Earn 4th #1 UK Album With TOGETHER AT HOME Photo
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe Earn 4th #1 UK Album With TOGETHER AT HOME

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe latest joint venture, an album titled, 'Together At Home', has hit the #1 spot on the official UK Albums Chart, making it their fourth album to do so. 
Yola Releases New Single 'Symphony' from Forthcoming EP Photo
Yola Releases New Single 'Symphony' from Forthcoming EP

Yola released her anthemic new single “Symphony,” from her forthcoming EP My Way. Drawing influence from progressive R&B, classic funk and soulful pop, it marks a new era for the six-time GRAMMY-nominated artist. Listen to it now.
Photos: MOULIN ROUGE! Welcomes Arianna Rosario and More To Its National Tour Photo
Photos: MOULIN ROUGE! Welcomes Arianna Rosario and More To Its National Tour

The new North American tour cast of Moulin Rouge! is carting its kickline across the nation! Get a first look at the newest crop of bohemians to hit the road in the iconic jukebox love story in new photos below!
Tickets on Sale For MOULIN ROUGE! at Birmingham Hippodrome Photo
Tickets on Sale For MOULIN ROUGE! at Birmingham Hippodrome

Tickets are now on sale for the only West Midlands dates to be announced for the first ever world tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The multi-award-winning hit stage show will be welcomed by Birmingham Hippodrome in October 2025.
Robert Petkoff to Join MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on Broadway Photo
Robert Petkoff to Join MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on Broadway

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome Broadway veteran Robert Petkoff in the role of 'Harold Zidler' beginning this month. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
THE GREAT GATSBY Will Open in the West End in 2025 Photo
THE GREAT GATSBY Will Open in the West End in 2025

The Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is headed to the West End! The musical will make its West End debut at The London Coliseum next spring.
Jeremy Jordan Will Play Final Performance in THE GREAT GATSBY Photo
Jeremy Jordan Will Play Final Performance in THE GREAT GATSBY

Jeremy Jordan will play his final performance as Jay Gatsby in the new Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The musical is now playing at The Broadway Theatre, with a new block of tickets on sale through September 7, 2025.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE at Orpheum Memphis Photo
Review: MOULIN ROUGE at Orpheum Memphis

Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. The Bohemian ideals combined with a spectacular medley of tunes, some incredible choreography, and a love story for the ages. 
Photos: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Extends in London; Check Out New Photos Photo
Photos: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Extends in London; Check Out New Photos

Moulin Rouge! The Musical has released brand new production photos, as the show extends at the Piccadilly Theatre in London through to 24 May 2025.
Bryan Ferry Releases New Retrospective Collection Photo
Bryan Ferry Releases New Retrospective Collection

Bryan Ferry released a comprehensive 81-track collection, RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973-2023, celebrating over 50 years of his music, including a new song, marking his first in over a decade.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Baz Luhrmann written?

Baz Luhrmann has written 1 shows including Moulin Rouge! (Author).

What awards has Baz Luhrmann been nominated for?

Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for La Bohme , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for La Bohème and Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for La Boheme.

What awards has Baz Luhrmann won?

Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for La Boheme.

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