Moulin Rouge

[ French moo-lan-roozh ]

/ French mu lɛ̃ ˈruʒ /

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noun

a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Origin of Moulin Rouge

<French: literally, red mill

Words nearby Moulin Rouge

moulding board, mouldwarp, mouldy, mouldy fig, moulin, Moulin Rouge, Moulins, Moulmein, moult, Moultrie, mound

How to use Moulin Rouge in a sentence

The MusicalBest Lighting Design of a Musical Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge!
The Tony Awards Was a Night of Extremely Mixed Messages About Broadway|Tim Teeman|September 27, 2021|The Daily Beast
The MusicalBest Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge!
The Tony Awards Was a Night of Extremely Mixed Messages About Broadway|Tim Teeman|September 27, 2021|The Daily Beast
The MusicalBest Direction of a Play Stephen Daldry, The InheritanceBest Direction of a Musical Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge!
The Tony Awards Was a Night of Extremely Mixed Messages About Broadway|Tim Teeman|September 27, 2021|The Daily Beast
The MusicalBest Costume Design of a Musical Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge!
The Tony Awards Was a Night of Extremely Mixed Messages About Broadway|Tim Teeman|September 27, 2021|The Daily Beast

Karen Olivo, a prominent stage actress, said she would not return to a production of “Moulin Rouge,” with which Rudin is not involved, because of the industry’s accommodation of him.
Scott Rudin, one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers, says he is ‘stepping back’ from film and streaming in wake of abuse allegations|Steven Zeitchik|April 21, 2021|Washington Post
My favorite movies were Moulin Rouge and Gone with the Wind.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And if you are imagining Satine from Moulin Rouge floating around on a diamond swing, think again.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, a poll of British moviegoers in 2010 anointed Moulin Rouge!
‘Great Gatsby’ Reviewers Divided: Is Baz Luhrmann a Good Director?|Kevin Fallon|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Australian filmmaker Luhrmann, best known for the boisterous Bohemian musical Moulin Rouge!
The Great Gatsby, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Relentless Assault on the Senses|Marlow Stern|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It cries out to be a Russian Moulin Rouge; it will only be a matter of time before we see Thomas on the big screen.
The Black Count of Russia|Noah Charney|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dodo made his dbut at the Moulin Rouge at eight o'clock on the evening of his first day in Paris.
Zut and Other Parisians|Guy Wetmore Carryl
Its popularity, from the tourist viewpoint, at least, certainly falls far short of that enjoyed by the Moulin Rouge.
John Marsh's Millions|Charles Klein
No stately measure was this, but a vulgar caper of the Moulin Rouge that recked not of singers or of drum-beat.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson
Beaufort had said that later on he might go to the Moulin Rouge.
Cynthia|Leonard Merrick
Down they come from the “Moulin Rouge,” shouting, singing, and yelling.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith