JENNA GREENE FOR VARIETY. Moulin Rouge! Not all stage versions of popular movies turn out to be smash hits just ask the producers of Carrie or Big. But Moulin Rouge! has emerged as a feel-good hit of the season, attracting everyone from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Nicole Kidman (who played the original Satine in the movie) to Lin-Manuel Miranda. The name of the game of this is recovery, says Tveit, who finds ways to wind down from performing until 10 p.m. six nights a week. The Musical. If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? Delays Boston Premiere to July 10th, Full New Dates", "Review: Hit Songs to Sin By in a Smashing 'Moulin Rouge! [22] He left the show in November to reprise his role in the Arena Stage production[23] of Next to Normal, for which he won the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident Production. reopened on September 24, 2021. The Musical in the role of Christian for a 12-week limited engagement beginning Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.. (more), Nathan Tysen, Jason Howland, Kait Kerrigan & Marc Bruni Join THE GREAT GATSBY Musical Creative Teamby Chloe Rabinowitz, The creative team adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby into a Broadway-bound stage musical has been announced. I've personally never really understood the fuss over Aaron Tveit, but somehow him being in this is still kind of a dream casting. Both Harris and Ward are coming to the Broadway mounting from the North American tour of the musical. joined:8/2/15. Click Here for More on WAKE UP WITH BROADWAYWORLD. Still, I confess I'm really excited to see what he does with it? Yeah, he's a bit long in the tooth, but he still looks excellent, and he was so perfect for that part. [29][30] In August, he also starred in the Hollywood Bowl's production of Rent directed by Neil Patrick Harris, as Roger Davis. Aaron Tveit returns to Broadway's Moulin Rouge! You guys, it's a music video. Its last asking price was $875,000. [47] During this time he also began performing solo concerts and recorded his own album The Radio in My Head[48] as well as the concept album for a new Broadway show An American Victory: A New Musical in January 2014 with Ashley Brown, Hugh Panaro, Ruthie Henshall, Alexander Gemignani, and many other Broadway stars. [63] In April 2018, it was announced that Tveit would be reprising his role in the premiere engagement of Moulin Rouge! (Unless they decide to move forward with "Company" or he gets Fiyero in the "Wicked" movie,but I haven't heard anything as of yet.) Benton, who starred as Cinderella in the off-Broadway run of Into the Woods at City Center earlier this year, is reprising her role in the Broadway run of the production through December 24. A Tony winner for Moulin Rouge! Declan Bennett plays his final performance as The Duke of Monroth on Sunday, January 15, 2023and the role will be played by Dylan Paul from Tuesday, January 17, 2023to Sunday, February 5, 2023. [41], In 2012, Tveit played Enjolras, leader of the student revolutionary group in the film adaptation of Les Misrables. In addition to Tveit and Loren, the current cast of Moulin Rouge!The Musical includes Eric Anderson as Harold Zidler, Sahr Ngaujah as Toulouse-Lautrec, Dylan Paul as The . Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [78] Released in April 2021, Tveit was a cast member of Hit Job, a scripted comedy podcast produced by Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video for Audible. Ward will succeed Sahr Ngaujah, who originated the role of Toulouse and earned a Tony nomination for his performance. Aaron Tveit created the role of Christian, which earned him his first Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, in Moulin Rouge! at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre. Aaron Tveit, who originated the role of Christian in "Moulin Rouge! Tony Award-winner Aaron Tveit returned to the Broadway company of Moulin Rouge! [67][68][69] The production was put on hold, beginning on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 23, Tveit became the first Broadway star to announce a positive COVID-19 test result. The musical was performed at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle from July 28 through August 16, 2009. One year from opening, presumably. He sounded beautiful, and that's all I wanted to hear from a music video.I'm still most eager to hear/see Olivo as Satine, as that role is the real heart of this beast. He is featured on the soundtrack for Grease Live. This means more to me than I can ever say. Tony Award-winner Aaron Tveit will return to the Broadway company of Moulin Rouge! Tveit is also known for his work in television, including the roles of Gareth Ritter on BrainDead, Tripp van der Bilt on Gossip Girl, Mike Warren on Graceland, and Danny Bailey in Schmigadoon!. "It's just wonderful to feel the audience so close you can tell that they're right with us and they get everything, hear everything. as Christian for 12 weeks beginning on January 17, 2023. [24], Tveit returned to Wicked as Fiyero in January 2009. ", "Moulin Rouge! [82][83] Tveit returned to Moulin Rouge! Broadway Star. Theres probably a couple hundred people out there, Tveit says. Because what we do changes people's lives. [8][9][10][11] As a child, he played the violin and French horn. Tveit previously told PEOPLE that it was "exciting" to take the show to Broadway following its 2018 premiere at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston. I used to have the experience where Id be in the audience and I just wanted nothing else but to jump up onstage., Enter Moulin Rouge! The shows director, Alex Timbers, auditioned Tveit early on, as he was getting ready to stage workshops in 2017 in the Lower East Side, working with a book based on the movie. The show premiered on June 6, 2013, and ran for thirty-eight episodes before being canceled after the completion of its third season in October 2015. Valentina3 said: ""Christian has kind of a doe-eyed quality"You guys are describing Jeremy Jordan, you know."Exactly. ', Super Mario Bros. 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Tveit has also portrayed several musical theatre roles on screen, such as Enjolras in the film adaptation of Les Misrables (2012), as well as Danny Zuko in Fox's Grease: Live (2016). [60][61] He next had a role in the Patricia Clarkson-starring crime thriller Out of Blue, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[62]. Aaron Tveit will reprise his Tony-winning turn as Christian at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for a limited time beginning January 17, 2023. His TV/Film credits include Pose, The Forty-Year-Old Version, Murphy Brown, Master of None, High Maintenance, Elementary, Difficult People, Broad City.. Ngaujah will exit the production on Feb. 5. 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Tveit graduated from Middletown High School in 2001,[7] where he was active both in chorus and sports, playing golf, soccer and basketball; he also starred in all four of his school's musical theater productions: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors in 9th grade, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees in 10th grade, Tony in West Side Story in 11th grade, and Huck in Big River in 12th grade. It changes people's hearts. Its at the top of a 13-unit building that was built in 2013 and comes with a $450 monthly maintenance fee. The Musical in the role of Christian last night, beginning a 12-week limited engagement at the Al Hirschfeld. Instead, Tveit rides the subway from his apartment in Astoria to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in Times Square. Theyre so supportive of the show and to me personally. Current star Tony nominee Derek Klena will return to the role on April 11, 2023. Tveit, who is 35, grew up in upstate New York and moved to Manhattan shortly after graduating from Ithaca College. The Musical in the role of Christian for a 12-week limited engagement beginning Tuesday, January 17, 2023,. I think it'd be neat to see him try it out though. Cookie Notice Like he sang the music. The Musical Tops Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Tveit&oldid=1140992784, Original Broadway production; paused due to COVID-19; returned for a limited engagement in 2023, Outstanding Supporting Performance, Non-Resident Production, Favorite Featured Actor in a Broadway Musical, Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 20:30. I would say 75% of them are asking for a picture if youre doing it. And like Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail, he says yes to almost everyone. last May, it wasn't the first time he stepped away from the role of Christian. [14] In the following two years, he performed in regional productions including as Matt in Barrington Stage Company's Calvin Berger in July 2007 and as D'Artagnan in a musical adaptation of The Three Musketeers which played at the North Shore Music Theatre from August to September 2007, before returning to the Broadway production of Hairspray. And I remember being struck that all these people were going crazy for her, Tveit says. [5] His surname is Norwegian.[6]. During his final callback for "Moulin Rouge!,". About a year from the opening night of the out of town tryout. The Musical, Tveit has appeared on Broadway inCatch Me If You Can, Next to Normal, Wicked and Hairspray. In North America, hes appeared regionally at Goodspeed in Rags (Max Bronfman) and Anything Goes (Billy Crocker); Barrington Stage in Ragtime (Father); Theaterworks in Next to Normal (Dan, Connecticut Critics nomination); and, Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Les Misrables (Jean Valjean) International Concert credits include Stephen Schwartzs Defying Gravity, Boublil / Schnbergs Do You Hear the People Sing?, Andr Ward has appeared on Broadway in Escape to Margaritaville, Rock of Ages, Xanadu, Saturday Night Fever (OBC), Something Rotten and The Producers. What planet is he doe eyed on? "There's the term I was looking for. If they are sticking with these actors maybe they'll adjust the couple dynamic in the stage adaptation to write to their strengths. The Musicalis based on Baz Luhrmann's hit 2001 film of the same name. The Musical, will reprise his performance for a 12-week limited engagement at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre beginning on Jan. 17. Strange. He returned to the MCC Theater Miscast Gala in April 2016. It's serviceable.It also lacks anything that makes moving, either through connection, emotion, or soaring vocals. In November 2017, Tveit participated in a developmental lab for the stage adaptation of the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge!, cast in the role as Christian, the character originally created by Ewan McGregor. Current cast members Eric Anderson as Harold Zidler, Caleb Marshall-Villarreal as Santiago, Jessica Lee Goldyn as Nini and Oyoyo Joi as Satine Alternate will continue with the production. I think youre good! Douglas Elliman; Roy Rochlin/Getty Images, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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In early March, Aaron Tveit felt like he was coming down with a cold. The Musical", Miguel Cervantes Reveals the 'Addition' to His. When the usual "female is the 'feeler'/doe eyed one" and the male is the "hard nut, 'thinker' and jaded" type of dynamic we see all the damn time, is flipped on it's head and donewell, I LOVE it, because it's almost rare thing to see, because I relate to those gals a **** ton. Privacy Policy. Tveit won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Moulin . Aaron Tveit on How 'Moulin Rouge!'. He temporarily replaces Derek Klena, who will return to the production on April 11. 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