
Moulin Rouge! Musical Ends Broadway Run in 2026
The Tony Award-winning Moulin Rouge! Musical on Broadway will close with its final performance on July 26, 2026.
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The Tony Award-winning Moulin Rouge! Musical on Broadway will close with its final performance on July 26, 2026.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will close on Broadway after seven years, with its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, after logging 2,265 regular performances and 24 previews. The show—an adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s film that won 10 Tony Awards—became a costly production due to music rights and elaborate sets, but it recouped its investment in late 2022. Opened in 2019, was interrupted by the pandemic, and reopened in 2021; producers hinted at more announcements before the curtain falls.

Ariana Grande made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing two songs as the musical guest and participating in sketches, including one that parodied Moulin Rouge. In the sketch, Grande and Bowen Yang performed ridiculous musical mash-ups, showcasing Grande's vocal talents. She also appeared in a sketch about a people pleaser support group. This appearance coincided with the release of her new album, Eternal Sunshine.

Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang teamed up for a hilarious musical spoof of Moulin Rouge on Saturday Night Live, featuring an extended medley of unrelated songs and a comical use of "Happy Birthday" to avoid copyright issues. The sketch ended with a high note as they performed Wicked's "Defying Gravity."