Arianna Rosario and Nicci Claspell Will Play Satine in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical in March

The Tony-winning musical recently announced it will play its final performance at the Hirschfeld in July.

February 11, 2026 By Andrew Gans

Arianna Rosario, who became the Satine Alternate in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical January 31, will step into the role full-time at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre March 3–22.

During that period, Nicci Claspell will join the company as the Satine Alternate. Meg Donnelly plays her final performance as Satine March 1. Casting for the role after March 22 will be announced at a later time.

Rosario, who had previously appeared in the Broadway ensemble of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, played Satine in the musical's North American tour. Her other Broadway credits include Cats and On Your Feet!, while her film and TV credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, The Waltons for the CW and Queen Sugar for OWN.

Claspell  originated the role of Arabia in the Moulin Rouge! The Musical North American tour, and she has also toured with American Idiot.

The current Broadway cast includes Bob the Drag Queen as Harold Zidler, Christian Douglas as Christian, Donnelly as Satine, André Ward as Toulouse-Lautrec, David Harris as The Duke of Monroth, Ricky Rojas as Santiago, Samantha Dodemaide as Nini Hailee, and Arianna Rosario as the Satine Alternate.

The musical recently announced it will end its seven-year run in July.

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The production is directed by Alex Timbers with a book by John Logan (based on the Baz Luhrmann-directed movie of the same name) and choreography by Sonya Tayeh. The score features covers of "Firework" by Katy Perry, "Your Song" by Elton John, and "Chandelier" by Sia, among many other modern pop songs. The story takes place at Paris' famed Moulin Rouge and follows the tragic love story between performer Satine and composer Christian.

The production's music team includes musical supervisor Justin Levine, music producer Matt Stine, and music director Andrew Graham. Orchestrations are by Levine, Stine, Katie Kresek, and Charlie Rosen, with dance arrangements by Levine and Stine.

Also on the creative team are scenic designer Derek McLane, costume designer Catherine Zuber, lighting designer Justin Townsend, sound designer Peter Hylenski, hair designer David Brian Brown, and makeup designer Sarah Cimino, with creative services by Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Stephen Kopel. Star casting is by Whitley Theatrical.

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In addition to Best Musical, the production won Tonys for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Aaron Tveit), Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Danny Burstein), Best Choreography (Tayeh), Best Direction of a Musical (Timbers), Best Orchestrations (Levine, Kresek, Rosen, and Stine), Best Scenic Design of a Musical (McLane), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Zuber), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Townsend), and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Hylenski).

Having performed to over 12 million audience members across 15 productions worldwide, Moulin Rouge! is also currently playing North America on a national tour, in London’s West End, Germany, Korea, The Netherlands, a world tour, and in non-replica productions in Scandinavia and Italy.