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Courtney Reed is currently playing the lead role of Satine in Moulin Rouge‘s National Tour production and we caught up with her to learn some fun facts that fans might not know.

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Natalie Mendoza is the new Satine for the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge!

Natalie Mendoza, a star of the BBC One drama series Hotel Babylon and The Descent horror film franchise, has been cast in the lead role of Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, filling the vacancy left when the Tony-nominated Karen Olivo resigned in April over what she perceived as industry silence regarding the workplace harassment and abuse claims levied against theater producer Scott Rudin.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe Moulin Rouge has a new leading lady.Natalie Mendoza will join the Broadway company of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” replacing Karen Olivo in the role of Satine when the Tony-nominated hit musical resumes performances on Friday, Sept. 24.

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In the Heights creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared a video of the touching moment when late actress Doreen Montalvo got to watch her cameo in the new movie.

Multiple Tony nominee Moulin Rouge! The Musical will resume Broadway performances on Friday, September 24 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, producers announced today, but the successor to former (and Tony-nominated) lead actress Karen Olivo, who left the role in protest of Broadway’s silence over Scott Rudin, was not revealed.

Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast stage director Rob Roth has resigned from the Disney show’s upcoming U.K. and Ireland tour after the text of an email he either sent or intended to send praising Scott Rudin and belittling actress Karen Olivo was leaked on social media by an airline passenger seated next to Roth on a recent commercial flight.

Michael Appler Broadway, still shuttered, finds itself at the crossroads of several economic and political crises.

environment for entertainment employees.Rudin, one of the most successful and powerful producers, with a heap of Oscars and Tonys to show for it, has long been known for torturous treatment of an ever-churning parade of assistants.

Moulin Rouge! actor Karen Olivo says she's not returning to the Broadway production as a form of protest against Scott Rudin, the prolific theater and film producer who former employees accused of abusive behavior in the workplace in a recent Hollywood Reporter story. Olivo, who played Satine in the Broadway production that began in 2019, announced her departure from the role in an Instagram video on Monday.

Instagram that she’s leaving the beloved musical, explaining in a lengthy and fiery video post that she will not return to the production in protest. The 44-year-old claimed that she’s exiting the Broadway show due to industry silence over the harassment and abuse allegations against famed film and theater producer Scott Rudin.“Moulin Rouge!” producers confirmed Olivo’s exit in a statement to The Post.“We can confirm that Karen Olivo will not return to the production when the show resumes

Tony winner Karen Olivo has announced that she will not be returning to the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge when performances resume and it all has to do with Scott Rudin.

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Actors’ Equity Association will hold a town hall event to address issues about safety protocols and get-back-to-work efforts raised in a petition from more than 2,000 union members last week.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety will host an exclusive Q&A with the cast and creatives of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” plus the premiere of a never-before-seen music video of “Come What May” in the Variety Streaming Room on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.

“Les Miserables” Tony nominee Judy Kuhn was three weeks away from being eligible for health insurance when rehearsals for her off-Broadway show shut down because of the coronavirus.

When the “Moulin Rouge!” musical shut down along with the rest of Broadway, actor Karen Olivo found herself missing castmates who’d become more than just coworkers.