News Summary

• There’s more than a touch of pantomime to the theatrical composition of Moulin Rouge!
• The setting of late-19th-century Paris is as romantic as that of any fairy tale.
• The story borrows from familiar source material (Orpheus and Eurydice) and Justin Levine's mind-boggling score shifts restlessly between well-known contemporary pop and rock classics.
• Make no mistake, though: this is a thoroughly adult affair, from the saucy styling by Catherine Zuber and the sexy choreography by Sonya Tayeh to the uncompromising ending.