Tradition Membership lead singer Boy George will return to Broadway after 20 years for a restricted engagement in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Boy George, whose start title is George O’Dowd, will play the position of Harold Zidler at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre in early 2024.

Deadline reviews, “The Zidler character is the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge! nightclub and serves as a de facto emcee within the musical. The position was originated on Broadway by Danny Burstein, and is at present performed by Tituss Burgess by means of Sunday, December 17. Eric Anderson returns to the position December 19 by means of February 4.”

Moulin Rouge! The Musical gained 10 Tony Awards, together with Greatest Musical. Deadline reviews, “Directed by Alex Timbers and with a e book by John Logan, the musical, just like the 2021 Baz Luhrmann’s movie, options a variety of pop music hits (or snippets of them), together with ‘Woman Marmalade,’ ‘Each Breath You Take,’ ‘Youngsters of the Revolution,’ ‘Single Girls,’ ‘Firework,’ ‘Your Tune,’ ‘Sympathy for the Satan,’ ‘Up The place We Belong,’ and plenty of others.”

Boy George’s Musical Taboo Turned a Hit in London’s West Finish however Hit a Bitter Notice on Broadway

Boy George wrote the lyrics and music for the stage musical Taboo, which debuted in 2002. Though based mostly on the New Romantic music scene of the early Nineteen Eighties, George didn’t play himself. As an alternative, he performed the position of real-life Australian-born efficiency artist Leigh Bowery. Though Taboo proved profitable in London’s West Finish and George received nominated for a Greatest Musical Rating Tony, the altered Broadway model produced by Rosie O’Donnell had a brief run of 100 performances.

Followers finest know English singer, songwriter, actor, and DJ Boy George because the entrance man of Tradition Membership, who had a string of hits within the Nineteen Eighties equivalent to “Miss Me Blind,” “Karma Chameleon,” “Church of the Poison Thoughts,” “Do You Actually Need to Damage Me,” “Time (Clock of the Coronary heart),” “It is a Miracle,” and “Transfer Away.” As a solo artist, he scored a world hit with “The Crying Recreation,” the theme tune for the Neil Jordan film of the identical title. George has since reunited with Tradition Membership and nonetheless data and excursions with the influential New Romantic band. Tradition Membership’s most up-to-date album, Life, dropped in 2018.

Boy George will play the position of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre from Tuesday, February 6, 2024, by means of Sunday, Might 12, 2024.

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