Casey Cott to Play Christian in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway
(© Nathan Johnson)
Casey Cott will join the Broadway company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical on August 1. The Riverdale actor will make his Broadway debut as Christian, replacing Derek Klena, who is slated to play his final performance in the role July 30. Cott’s limited engagement is scheduled through December 3.
As previously announced, Courtney Reed will take over the role of Satine. Joanna “JoJo” Levesque will play her final performance as Satine on July 30.
In addition to Levesque and Klena, the current Broadway cast includes Eric Anderson as Harold Zidler, André Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris as the Duke of Monroth, Ricky Rojas as Santiago, and Sophie Carmen-Jones as Nini. Oyoyo Joi is the Satine alternate.
The ensemble includes Jacqueline B. Arnold, Tasia Jungbauer, David Merino, Sarah Bowden, Maya Bowles, Cameron Burke, Patrick Clanton, Raúl Contreras, Alexander Gil Cruz, Bobby Daye, Taurean Everett, Aaron C. Finley, Stephen Hernandez, Bahiyah Hibah, Heather Makalani, Nick Martinez, Kara Menendez, Kaitlin Mesh, Kelsey Orem, Dylan Paul, Clay Rice-Thomson, Amy Quanbeck, Brandon Stonestreet, Alec Varcas, Cole Wachman, Bria Jené Williams, and Ricardo Zayas.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is directed by Alex Timbers, written by John Logan, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, and has music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Justin Levine. It is based on the beloved film by Baz Luhrmann and is the recipient of 10 Tony Awards.
