Pop Icon and contributor – Big Night Out 3 – Boy George has swapped pop for the stage. The front man huge band Culture Club – one of the hugest groups of the 80s – known for his style as well as his singing can be found playing the role of Impresario Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge on Broadway until 12th May. The musical has won an amazing ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical. If you’re in New York, you really must go and see it.
Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film of the same name, which was an international success has been adapted for stage and can also be seen in London, but not with Boy George! The story is set in 1899 in the heart of Montmartre, Paris, when a young composer, Christian, becomes infatuated with Satine, the glamorous and enchanting star of the Moulin Rouge.
When Luhrmann’s film was released it reinvented the film-musical, and brought the old style musical to the big screen, so now you can see it live in stage in a real extravaganza of a show. Not only has it won awards but it’s won the hearts of the audience too. And Boy George hasn’t disappointed fans in his role in this dazzling show.
Boy George says of the role: “One of the great things about ‘Moulin Rouge,’ which proves my point, is that pop music works in a theatrical space and theatrical music works in a pop space.”
Moulin Ruge Musical – New York
