Hit West End musical Moulin Rouge!, based on Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning film, has announced new West End casting.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is now playing at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, and is extending its run again, this time to 23 May 2026.
From 13 October 2025, Moulin Rouge! will star Karis Anderson (Tina – The Tina Turner Musical) as Satine, the dazzling star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub, with Alistair Brammer (Miss Saigon) as lovesick American writer Christian.
Craig Ryder (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Harold Zidler and Ben Richards (Emmerdale) as The Duke are staying on with the show, and will be joined by Richard Lloyd King (The Book of Mormon) as Toulouse-Lautrec.
The cast also features Ivan De Freitas (& Juliet) as Santiago, Lindsey Tierney (Hamilton) as Nini, Hannah Jay-Allan (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical) and Helen K Wint (Oklahoma!) alternate in the role of Arabia, Matteo Johnson (Bat Out of Hell) as Baby Doll, Athena Collins (SIX The Musical) as La Chocolat, and Angela Marie Hurst (Motown: The Musical) as Alternate Satine.
The full cast is completed by Gabriela Acosta, Erin Bell, Emily Bolland, Taylor Bradshaw, Lucy Campbell, James Davies-Williams, Katie Deacon, Joe Donovan, Myles Hart, Maiya Hikasa, Kalila Khan, Annabelle Laing, Melvin LeBlanc, Holly Liburd, Marios Nicolaides, Chileshé, Dean Read, Ben Rutter, Gavin Ryan, Hassun Sharif, Elly Shaw, Jamie Shields, Grace Swaby-Moore, Catrin Thomas, Alex Tranter, Matt Trevorrow, Kevin Tristan and Ben Whitnall.
Karis Anderson is currently starring in hit West End show Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, which closes at the Aldwych Theatre on 13 September 2025.
In May Moulin Rouge! celebrated an important milestone, welcoming its 10 millionth visitor worldwide.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is set in Paris in 1899, in a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates.
The current West End cast, who finish in the West End on 11 October 2025, features Natalie Kassanga as Satine, and Dom Simpson as Christian.
Dom Simpson announced back in May that he is leaving the show on 11 October 2025.
Based on the movie by Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge! is directed by Alex Timbers, and has a book by John Logan.
The show is choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, with music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine, set design by Derek McLane, costume design by Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Justin Townsend, sound design by Peter Hylenski, wig and hair design by David Brian Brown, make-up design by Sarah Cimino, and music production by Matt Stine.
A new Moulin Rouge! The Musical tour is also currently playing in the UK.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is now playing at the Piccadilly Theatre, booking until 23 May 2026.
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