#Moulin Rouge Australia

[thrashntreasure]

Ep106 Simons are a Bert's Best Friend w/ Bert LaBonté and Simon Burke! (AUS)

Heelllooooo Chickees! It's Australia's own Harold Zidler- Simon Burke, and fellow Bohemian, Bert LaBonté! This week, we hop on the bullet-train to Montmartre... but in Melbourne... for a catch-up with these two affable stars of Moulin Rouge! The Musical - currently playing a final Encore Season at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne (and worldwide!) - where we dive into the Underworld with Symphony X, before we find out if these Gentlemen Prefer Blondes! Plus we chat Moulin Rouge! the Musical!, Harold Zidler, Bert's interpretation of Toulouse Lautrec, Topdog/Underdog, Moulin Roast!, and we find out which normal, everyday thing do our superstar guests fail miserably at in one of our funniest moments yet- plus HEAPS more!

TICKETS to Moulin Rouge! The Musical! (Melb) https://moulinrougemusical.com/australia/home/

Bert on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/bertlabee/

Simon on Socials: https://www.instagram.com/simon__burke/

Regent Theatre, Melbourne: https://marrinergroup.com.au/regent-theatre

[witch-of-western-australia]

I saw Moulin Rouge again tonight. In Australia this time

[sixaustralia]

happy closing to Moulin Rouge Australia, I will miss you <33

[manny-jacinto]

BAZ LUHRMANN’S FILMOGRAPHY IN 30 YEARS (1992-2022)

[twoholesinthesheet]

Valentine sees it all 💔

[lightleckrereins]

Question about Moulin Rouge costumes. I’ve heard that Satines blue Elephant Love Medley dress changed. Not sure when it would have. I saw 3 times on tour in 2022 and 2 times last year in NYC. Once each from front row, but I don’t remember any differences. Have you heard this? I assume they’re more small minor changes vs. drastic ones.

There was indeed a change but I think the timing of it prevented you from seing the old dress. And the change was major. But we have photos of both (below)

If we get really technical the dress has been changed twice. One for the broadway opening and one after reopening. The relevant one here is the second one but I mention both because there is at least one photo lying around of the boston tryout one.

The original broadway dress (left) was worn only by principal KO, alternate Ashley Loren (who kept it until the end of her principal run) and understudy Amber Ardolino. Everyone else since has worn the new dress (right). The tour always had the new dress and last time it was worn on broadway was early april last year. So if you saw the show on broadway after that you would have seen only the new dress.

Also you might see mentions of the new dress being designed exclusively for the australian production. Thats inaccurate. A lot of things were redesigned or altered for the australian production and later used for all others. I have no clue why they insisted this dress specifically was an australia only thing but its the normal one.

[noeljpenaflor]

Watching THE GREAT GATSBY

Like most Baz Luhrmann movies, the soundtrack has more of an impact on you than the narrative, but Leonardo DiCaprio is wonderful as Gatsby, having way more of a handle on the character than Robert Redford ever did.

Since it's Baz, the film looks good even if everything else about the movie leaves you wanting. Overwrought when subtle or even neutral would have served the story better. But it's Baz, so he'll rape your eyes with color bukkake just because he can.

I sort of buy Leo as a 32-year old.

I do not buy Tobey Maguire as someone just turning 30.

Carey Mulligan is perfectly cast as Daisy. Some of her best work.

Ranking Baz Luhrmann Films 1-6

[atlasscrumpit]

Some pics from my recent holiday!

[zodgory]

Round 1, Match 8 of my Blank Check copycat poll

MM bracket explainer

Official Luhrmann v Tarkovsky poll

[thrashntreasure]

Ep67 Rock Around the Rocket Clock w/ Simon Burke! (AUS)

There's a bear in there, and a guest as well! Because we're joined by Play School's legendary long-running host, Simon Burke- who can now be seen in Australia's production of Moulin Rouge the Musical! And just because we can-can-can, we send this iconic Aussie off Surfing with the Alien, with their album 'Joe Satriani', whilst Simon returns serve with a spot of Tennis with the well-to-do as he searches for A Little Night Music. Plus we chat Play School, Playing Judi Dench's toy-boy, which Nursery Rhyme will make a great Metal track, Moulin Rouge, the Aussie industry, plus WE MAKE ROCKETSHIPS! YAAAYYY!!! www.twitter.com/simonburke -- www.instagram.com/simon__burke https://moulinrougemusical.com/australia/cast/

[operafantomet]

How would you rank each non-replica on a scale of creativity/original ideas?

That is a good question with many possible answers! Mostly because there are "good" creative/original ideas and "bad" creative/original ideas out there, and some of the most creative ones may also be the one I dislike the most... For example, if going by creativity and originality alone, Estonia would be very high on the list. But I'm not really loving the production overall, so I wouldn't say it's the best original take on POTO. If that makes sense. But if ranking the productions purely by how different they are and how hard they have worked on not looking like the original, I would say:

ESTONIA: Inter-war setting, rather bleak in its colour scheme and overall design, with one helluva mirror-discoball lair design, leather-coat Phantom, Vivienne Westwood-esque Il Muto, Moulin Rouge-ish Masquerade, 1990s Haute Couture Don Juan... There's so much to say. Definitely original, and not just giving "we had a low budget" vibe.

FINLAND / SWEDEN: 1980s costume vibes, gold mask, rock'n'roll, huge sets, tiny chandelier, gigantic orchestra, for the most actual opera singers in the leads. This one felt odd more than anything. But original? Very much so.

KRISTIANSTAD, SWEDEN: Definitely a production on a budget, but yet checking off all the boxes of what you'd expect of a POTO production. And with some super original ideas for some key scenes - Raoul stumbling around in the falling sets during the Overture, the elegant double staging in the boat scene, the rarities in the Phantom's lair, Red Death crashing through a mirror and later disappearing in mid-air... They had so many cool lil' details going on. In style fairly 1880s, and with a cool horizontal half-mask for the Phantom. I really appreciated this one.

SERBIA: One could maybe argue this was more low-budget than original...? At least the basic black set with few changes and the many low-key costumes didn't feel like the biggest effort out there. But different? Oh definitely.

BULGARIA: Pretty much the same comments as Serbia. However, the Phantom's fruit crown in PONR can never be unseen. Neither can the monkey musical box which seemed to have lost its will to live. Memorable for sure.

ROMANIA / NORWAY / GREECE / TOUR: Whereas the basic drum set was fairly similar to the Restaged Tour, it felt like an original production still. Some independent interpretations of the Palais Garnier (including featuring a huge window as a mirror substitute for Christine), more Edwardian flair of the costume design, and a kick-ass chandelier - grand, fun, and with some cool and independent directing ideas throughout. The idea of never leaving the opera house, for example, was interesting. Very enjoyable overall.

MEDITERRANEAN: Basing nearly the whole set design within a rectangular, turnable box on stage was a neat and cool idea. This, combined with oh-so-Victorian costumes and so many nods to Phantom history, felt original and clever. Also some stunning original visuals, like the Phantom's lair with the Piraniesi-esque labyrinth backdrop. Speaking of original, it probably looked very as expected with its heavy victoriana flair - but to me that's not a negative thing.

POLAND: One could argue this in large was a carbon copy of the 2004 movie. The costumes in particular, but also directing elements like including a sword fight in the Mausoleum scene. But the sets - oh, those beautiful sets! Also a wild chandelier crash.

SYDNEY HARBOUR: A really hard one to rank. The world's first outdoor production (ORIGINAL!), with sets looking like Bjørnson's design on steroids (not as original), with 1860s flair costumes (hello 2004 movie) with a dash of LND Australia (not as original), but then a flying gondola over burning water (ORIGINAL!), a huge cast (very RAH), and performing come rain or sunshine (ORIGINAL!). Something old, something new... But definitely a cool one for the Phantom portfolio!

RESTAGED TOUR: I was a bit in doubt on how to rank this one. I mean, the costume design is in large not new, it's Maria Bjørnson's costumes. But then new set design, new directing and new choreography. With various degrees of success. To me the most original idea is the drum set structure, and also some new magic tricks and added moments. I'm not loving the directing choices, as it makes both the Phantom and Raoul rather unloving candidates for Christine - why would she pick either of them? Also felt too much like a nod to Love Never Dies to appear truly original. So yeah, mostly for the sets.

HUNGARY and CZECH REPUBLIC: Whereas the productions themselves may not look the same, they both feel like two similar takes, to loving interpretations of the original, sticking to the same colour schemes and with a heavy Victorian flair. Directing wise they also feel like the same landscape. I appreciate both a lot, and especially Hungary has some clever ideas going on. I also loved how they picked Palais Garnier as a base - but totally different areas or angles of the Palais Garnier than what Bjørnson did. But if going purely by originality they don't move too far outside the box.

NEW ROMANIAN PRODUCTION: Nearly impossible to rank. AI design with some tweaks, which has resulted in a sort of amalgamated combo of all the non-replica production set design, with a sprinkle of Maria Bjørnson design on top. With some playing-card-odd costumes. Some visuals are stunning, some are very traditional, some are way out there. Yeah, I have no idea how to rank this one.

(and of course this is just my impression of them - have in mind that I've only seen three of them live, and if I see more of them in the future I may feel different about this ranking)

[roughentumble]

ALSO! I think it's bc I just associate Baz Luhrman movies with music (Moulin Rouge being a musical and Romeo and Juliet and the Great Gatsby both having very distinct soundtracks) and something about the way he uses light in his shots constantly made me feel like Hugh Jackman was about to burst into song in Australia and then he just. Didn't.

Which is fine, it's already 4 movies in one and didn't need to add another genre but like. Romance adventure musical set in Australia with him as a drover would've been a Much better movie, even if they just did a jukebox musical even though I know you don't like those as much

a romance adventure musical with hugh jackman and nicole kidman wouldve slapped so hard they didnt need Any of that other stuff my god. youre so right and your brain is huge

[beardedmrbean]

Disturbing CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a young Australian woman sought refuge inside a kebab shop after she was allegedly gang-raped by five men in Paris.

The 25-year-old tourist was found disoriented and unable to speak French outside a kebab shop on Boulevard de Clichy in Paris’ 18th arrondissement about 5 a.m. Saturday, just yards from Moulin Rouge.

She was reportedly found in a stunned state with her dress “backward” and partially torn off, claiming she’d been raped by five people.

CCTV footage has been released showing the terrified woman running into the kebab shop and asking staff for help.

Alarmed customers and staff crowd around her in a bid to comfort her when a man enters the kebab shop.

The woman gestures that the man is her attacker and he brazenly walks up to her and pats her on the back.

A customer then confronts the man and he flees.

Police arrived minutes later, with the woman later telling officers the men were “of African appearance.”

She was taken to Bichat Hospital.

The owner of the shop told 7News that the woman could not stop crying and her dress was damaged.

Other reports said the woman was carrying her underwear in her hand and that she had had her phone stolen.

The woman, whose alleged attack comes days before the Olympic Games are due to start, was planning on traveling back to Australia but will now stay in Paris to help police with their investigation.

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office said an investigation into the incident was underway.

“The investigation into the charge of gang rape likely to have been committed on the night of July 19 to 20 has been entrusted to the second judicial police district,” prosecutor’s office said.

Police have launched a major operation following the incident.

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told 7News that the Australian Embassy in Paris is “making urgent inquiries with French authorities following reports of an Australian citizen assaulted in Paris.”

“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance,” it said.

The Alliance Paris police union said investigators will “do everything to quickly identify the individuals to justice,” according to Le Parisien.

[manny-jacinto]

i cannot BELIEVE that out all of the things he created, baz luhrmann is releasing the extended version of Australia AS IF it’s not ALREADY the longest thing he has ever done in his life 😭

like baby girl, people want the extended version Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet or The Get Down not fucking Australia 😐