China-US Musicals/Promotion

Shanghai gets ready for Chinese premiere of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

  • English
  • 日本語
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  • ID : 8479216
  • Dateline : May 3, 2026
  • Location : China
  • Category : Culture
  • Duration : 1'43
  • Audio Language : English/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-05-14 02:01
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-14 17:52:45
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8479216
  • Dateline : 2026年5月3日
  • Category : Culture
  • Duration : 1'43
  • Audio Language : 英語/自然音声/一部音声なし
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : 中国大陸での使用は不可
  • Published : 2026-05-14 17:45
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-14 17:52:45
  • Version : 1

China-US Musicals/Promotion

Shanghai gets ready for Chinese premiere of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”

Dateline : May 3, 2026

Location : China

Duration : 1'43

  • English
  • 日本語


Shanghai, China - May 3, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of promotional event for Chinese premiere of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Verity Thompson, actress (starting with shot 1):
“The show is a lot about courage. Satine has experienced a lot of limitations and expectations in her life. And then Christian comes along and shows her that love can be like free and liberating and spontaneous. The love story isn't easy at all, but that's what makes it deeply human.”
3. Various of posters for musical
4. Various of interior of shopping mall, promotional event in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (English) James McKeon, associate musical supervisor (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"So as well as the classic songs that people know from the movie, there are some new ones as well to give the audience the surprise. So there's some songs by Beyonce or Adele or Lady Gaga in there, as well as Elton John and some of the classic songs that they expect.”
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Various of paintings
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7. Various of promotional event, facilities, people participating in activities
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Pan Mingfeng, general manager, Shanghai Grand Gateway Plaza (starting with shot 7/ending with shot 9):
"We expect this event to be an immersive experience, and also to bring about a lot of excitement and surprising elements to shoppers. But at the same time, we hope that we can infuse and also inject more vitality into the district by introducing arts and culture."
9. Various of people in plaza, poster
10. Performance


With the Chinese premiere of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" coming to Shanghai in December, a shopping mall in the city is hosting a variety of promotional and exchange activities this month, themed around American opera and songs.

Even though the stage show, adapted from the hit film, is still more than seven months away, Shanghai is already going "rouge".

Set in the legendary Moulin Rouge nightclub in late 19th-century Paris, the story follows the tragic romance between a young composer, Christian, and star performer Satine.

"The show is a lot about courage. Satine has experienced a lot of limitations and expectations in her life. And then Christian comes along and shows her that love can be like free and liberating and spontaneous. The love story isn't easy at all, but that's what makes it deeply human," said Verity Thompson, who will play the role of Satine in Shanghai.

Since 2018, the musical has won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and has attracted more than 10 million audience members worldwide.

"As well as the classic songs that people know from the movie, there are some new ones as well to give the audience the surprise. So there's some songs by Beyonce or Adele or Lady Gaga in there, as well as Elton John and some of the classic songs that they expect," said James McKeon, an associate musical supervisor for the Shanghai show.

The shopping mall, called Grand Gateway 66, has taken on a distinctly Parisian glow, with Moulin Rouge–themed installations throughout.

"We expect this event to be an immersive experience, and also to bring about a lot of excitement and surprising elements to shoppers. But at the same time, we hope that we can infuse and also inject more vitality into the district by introducing arts and culture," said Pan Mingfeng, general manager, Shanghai Grand Gateway Plaza.

ID : 8479216

Published : 2026-05-14 02:01

Last Modified : 2026-05-14 17:52:45

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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