Review: 'Moulin Rouge' musical is an amusing if shallow spectacle
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Based on the Baz Luhrmann movie, ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ crams 75 great pop songs and opulent scenery and costumes into a flat love story.
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Review Roundup: MOULIN ROUGE Opens On Broadway - See What The Critics Think!
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Moulin Rouge! (Film) - TV Tropes
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical! - Headliner Chicago
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The week in theatre: Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Conundrum – review, Theatre
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Review: “Moulin Rouge!” Is a Spectacular Spectacular, by Christian Lewis
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Moulin Rouge! - Metacritic
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
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Review: 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages - The New York Times
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The Greatest Showman reviews: Hugh Jackman musical gets mixed response
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Review: “Moulin Rouge!” Is a Spectacular Spectacular, by Christian Lewis
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REVIEW: Falling in Love at the Moulin Rouge (Orpheum/HTT) – Twin Cities Arts Reader
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Theater Review – The Hollywood Reporter
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Moulin Rouge! review – ridiculously entertaining Broadway hit opens with opulence in Australia, Moulin Rouge
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical review – wonderfully wild but close to karaoke, Musicals