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Moulin Rouge! The Musical concluded its seven-year Broadway run with a $2.3 million gross, marking its second-highest weekly total. The final performances featured original cast member Aaron Tveit and a surprise encore with multiple former leads.
Deadline reports that a new Broadway musical featuring Weird Al Yankovic songs—Dare to Be Stupid: The Weird Al Musical—is in development with Moulin Rouge! director Alex Timbers and writers Scott Brown and Anthony King attached; Seaview is producing. The show will pull from Yankovic's four-decade catalog (White & Nerdy, Amish Paradise, Eat It, Smells Like Nirvana, Like a Surgeon) and additional production details will be announced soon.
A Broadway musical featuring Weird Al Yankovic’s songs is in development, directed by Alex Timbers with an original story by Scott Brown and Anthony King, produced by Seaview, and spanning Yankovic’s catalog across four decades—including White & Nerdy, Amish Paradise, Eat It, Smells Like Nirvana, and Like a Surgeon—with more project details to be announced.
Patrick Clanton will assume the role of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical from May 2–17, while Megan Thee Stallion wraps up her run tonight; Eric Anderson returns May 19. Clanton, making his Broadway debut, has prior credits on national tours and TV. The production has been extended by five weeks and will close on August 30.
Megan Thee Stallion greeted fans after a Moulin Rouge! stage-door moment, signing memorabilia and accepting gifts while donning a navy sheer top with a graphic front, a brown-and-white check mini skirt, and copper-red hair. The moment comes amid breakup rumors with NBA star Klay Thompson, with TMZ citing trust concerns as she nears May 1 to wrap up her run as Zidler, becoming the first woman to play the part.
Megan Thee Stallion greeted fans after a night-out stage-door moment tied to her Moulin Rouge! Broadway run, signing items, accepting flowers, and thanking supporters in a navy sheer long-sleeve top with a scalloped neckline as she nears the end of her run on May 1; the moment comes amid breakup rumors with NBA star Klay Thompson, per her representative.
Megan Thee Stallion announced she’s leaving Broadway’s Moulin Rouge and was spotted in New York City wearing a bold crop-top hoodie with matching pants, oversized fur boots, and sunglasses. She posted on Instagram that her last performance as Zidler will be May 1, thanking the Moulin Rouge family for the experience.
Megan Thee Stallion is ending her Broadway run as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical weeks early, announcing May 1 as her last performance amid a health scare and a split from Klay Thompson; Eric Anderson will return as Zidler on May 19 as the show continues toward its Aug. 30 finale.
Megan Thee Stallion is ending her Broadway run as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! early, with her last performance on May 1, following publicized health concerns and the breakup with NBA star Klay Thompson; the show, which had been extended, will have Eric Anderson reprise Zidler on May 19 as Megan steps away to focus on herself.
Broadway’s spring 2026 batch closed with solid numbers: Moulin Rouge! grossed $1,638,650 at the Hirschfeld as Megan Thee Stallion’s star pull extends to her May 1 departure; The Rocky Horror Show opened to rave reviews at Studio 54 with 99.6% capacity and $813,707 gross; Beaches struggled at the Majestic with $476,871; overall, 40 Broadway productions grossed $40,365,196 for the week, with an average ticket price of $120.47 and attendance of 335,070, signaling a healthy but not record-setting season as Tony nominations loom.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion will leave Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical on May 1, two weeks earlier than planned, following her breakup with NBA star Klay Thompson. She joined the show in March as Zidler, marking her Broadway debut, and had a late-March health scare before returning to the stage. She expressed gratitude to the cast, crew, and fans in a social post.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is leaving the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge! earlier than planned, with her final performance scheduled for May 1. Producers will announce her replacement for May 2–17, and the show remains on track for its August Broadway finale. Megan, who began her run in March, was hospitalized for exhaustion; she thanked the cast, crew and fans, while the reason for her early exit was not disclosed.
Megan Thee Stallion is cutting her limited eight‑week run as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, with her final performance on May 1. She’s the first woman to portray Zidler, thanked the cast and fans (the “Hotties”) for their support, and has recently weathered personal ups and downs, including a hospital visit for exhaustion and a breakup with NBA star Klay Thompson.
Megan Thee Stallion announced on Instagram that her final performance as Zidler in Broadway’s Moulin Rouge will be May 1, two weeks earlier than the planned May 17, after a recent health scare; she said she had been pushing herself to the limit and thanked the cast, crew, and fans for their support during the journey.
Megan Thee Stallion will end her run as Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on May 1 (instead of May 17), with a replacement announced for May 2–17. She thanked the cast and crew for the experience and noted it was meaningful, as the decision comes amid personal drama including a breakup with NBA star Klay Thompson and a prior health-related pause.