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Photos: Go Inside Meg Donnelly's Closing Night in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical

The Zombies star played her final performance in the Tony-winning musical at the Hirschfeld March 1.

March 05, 2026 By Andrew Gans

Meg Donnelly and Bob The Drag Queen (melayah.r)

Singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress Meg Donnelly, known for her work as Addison in Disney’s Zombies film franchise, ended her limited engagement in the Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical March 1 at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Donnelly, who also gained national recognition for her work as Taylor Otto on the ABC sitcom American Housewife, had been playing the role of Satine (her Broadway debut) since November 11, 2025. Go inside her closing-night party at Sir Henry's in the gallery below.

Arianna Rosario, who became the Satine Alternate in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! January 31, has stepped step into the role full-time through March 22. During this time, Nicci Claspell has joined the company as the Satine Alternate. And, recording artist Kelsie Watts, currently making her Broadway debut as Jane Seymour in SIX: The Musical, will take over as Satine beginning March 24.

The current Broadway cast also includes Bob the Drag Queen as Harold Zidler, Christian Douglas as Christian, 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.

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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.

Photos: Meg Donnelly in the Playbill Studio

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