Boy George.Photo:Dean Stockings
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Boy Georgeis heading to 1900s Paris!
On Monday, Broadway’sMoulin Rouge! The Musicalannounced that George, 62, will return to Broadway for a limited engagement as “Harold Zidler” from Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, through Sunday, May 12, 2024, at New York City’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Tituss Burgess is currently playing Zidler, the director of the musical’s titular cabaret club, which he will take on until Sunday, Dec. 17.Eric Anderson, who previously performed in the role from January 2022 through Oct. 8 of this year, will then return in the same role to cover the ground between Burgess' performance and George’s first performance from Tuesday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, according to a release.
George, who was born George Alan O’Dowd, returns to Broadway just over 20 years after he made his Broadway debut inTaboo, which he starred in and wrote music and lyrics for. The singer and actor received a 2004Tony Awardnomination for best original score for his work onTaboo, as well as two Drama Desk Awards nominations for the show.
Boy George.Dean Stockings
George joins the cast ofMoulin Rouge!for a limited runwith the production after performers likeJoJoandCasey Cottmade their Broadway debuts in the musical earlier this year.
The production, based on filmmakerBaz Luhrmann’s2001 movie of the same name, follows an American man named Christian in Paris at the turn of the 20th century who falls in love with a performer at the titular cabaret club named Satine. The original movie starredEwan McGregorandNicole Kidmanin the lead roles; currently, Cott, 31, and Courtney Reedcostaralongside Burgess on Broadway.
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The musical has been playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre since 2019; it reopened in the same location in 2021 after a prolonged shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A performance of ‘Moulin Rouge!'.Bruce Glikas/WireImage
George originally rose to fame as the lead singer of the British band Culture Club in the 1980s and eventually branched out as a solo artist. Back in 2021, the musician announced he wasworking on a biopicbased on his own life titledKarma Chameleon;the movie still appears to be in development.
source: people.com
