Hildur and Mikael in Moulin Rouge!

Hildur Vala Baldursdóttir and Mikael Kaaber will play the role of Satine and Christian in the City Theater update of the musical Moulin Rouge! which will be released this fall. This was informed by Brynhildur Guðjónsdóttir, director of the update, just in this in a chat show at Gísla Martin on TV.

« There has been considerable anticipation after that announcement, as there was tremendous interest in dance and singing tests for the musical, over 300 dancers applied to participate in the tests for the dance roles that were available.

It states that in addition to Hildar Völa and Mikael in the pillars, the lead roles will be the main role of Halldór Gylfason as Zidler, Björn Stefánsson as Toulouse-Lautrec, Valur Freyr Einarsson as the Duke and Haraldur Ari Stefánsson as Santiago. Other roles include Iris Tanja Flygenring, Margrét Eir Hönnudóttir, Esther Talía Casey and Pétur Ernir Svavarsson.

Dance roles include Anaïs Barthe Leite, Birna Karlsdóttir, Björn Dagur Bjarnason, Ernesto Camilo Valdes, Fanný Lísa Hevesi, Gabriel Marling Rideout, Hannes Thor Egilsson, Karen Sif Kamgan, Karitas Lotta Tulinius, Marinó Mánó Máni Máni Bjarnason,

« It is incredibly exciting to finally be able to deprive the hill of the show and dance group of the show, but it is a magnificent group of artists who performed this sought-after role. Now the mills may start to spin!  » Brynhildur has been reported in the announcement. Brynhildur directs the Icelandic update on the release of Anders Albiens at Nordiska on Moulin Rouge! the musical.

About the Moulin Rouge movie

The announcement recalls that Baz Luhrmann’s film, Moulin Rouge!, Which was distributed by Twentieth Century Studios with a special agreement with Buena Vista Theatrical, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001. classes. « She was recorded in Sydney, Australia, and believed to have breathed new life into dance and song films. The music from the film broke through and immediately enjoyed great popularity. »

Over 300 dancers applied to participate in the tests for the dance roles available. Here you can see those who got the knot.

Photo/Iris Dögg Einarsdóttir

About Moulin Rouge! the musical

It is also recalled to Moulin Rouge! The musical was a world premiere in Boston in 2018 and quickly achieved international success. « A year later, he premiered on Broadway and received a lot of praise for audiences as well as critics and won ten Tony Awards. The success of the musical has continued and is still shown for a full house on Broadway, as well as being shown at West End in London, in Germany and in the Northern In South Korea this year.

About Moulin Rouge in Paris

Moulin Rouge in Paris, led by Jean-Jacques Clerico, CEO, is a magnificent, elegant world and symbol for Paris’s entertainment since 1889. Initially, the place opened as a popular Kabaretta and Dancing Place, Tree up. Today, Moulin Rouge offers the Revius show Féerie, where 60 performers participate in a two-hour transfer where divided between dance, and unexpected events-including the famous French Can-Can dance! From the beginning, Moulin Rouge has invited his guests to experience joy and feelings through unique and most important decorations. «