Moulin Rouge! The MusicalstarAaron Tveithas another Broadway musical on his mind.
TheGossip Girlalum, who previously worked with director Tom Hooper on the film adaption ofLes Misérables,says he’s looking forward to seeing Hooper’s new film,Cats— despite the polarizing response to it on Twitter.
“I’m really excited to seeCatsagain,” Tevit tells PEOPLE. “I saw the trailer the other day and the thing that’s always difficult, and it’s the same thing with our adaptation — when you’re taking something from screen to stage or stage to screen, the only way it works is if you find a way to tell the story that works for the media.”
Taylor SwiftinCats.Universal Pictures UK
Since theCatstrailer dropped on July 18, the movie musical has sparked a lot of online conversation with Twitter users calling early footage“terrifying” and “scary.”
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“I mean, that’s going to happen with anything,” the formerGrease Livestar said. “I just think that hopefully, they’re not paying attention to that, because I think it was great.”
Moulin Rouge!is currently dazzling New York audiences from its new home on Broadway.
“It’s exciting,” Tveit — who takes on the lead role as Christian, the struggling musician who falls for the alluring Satine — says of moving the show’s original Boston production to its new home. “The Hirschfeld in New York is so intimate. But I like that because even though the show is very presentational, you feel like you can kind of be a little more naturalistic as you would kind of on-camera a little bit.”
Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit inMoulin Rouge!.Matthew Murphy 2019
The formerNext to Normalactor and his leading costar, Tony winner Karen Olivo, who plays Satine, join an ensemble cast of 30 stage talents who bring Baz Luhrmann’s beloved film to life. And keeping with the jukebox theme of the movie, which features famous songs such as “Roxanne” to “Your Song” and “The Sound of Music,” the theater adaption dusts off the film’s 2001 catalogue and updates it with recent hits such asBeyonce‘s “Single Ladies,” Fun’s “We Are Young,” andLady Gaga‘s “Bad Romance.”
“I really get to sing some incredible incredible music,” Tveit says of his many arrangements, which include several of the movie’s original numbers such as “Come What May” and the “Elephant Love Medley.”
Moulin Rouge! The Musicalis now playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
source: people.com
