Taye Diggs and Wayne Brady will return to Broadway this summer in the long-running, Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical, with Brady playing Harold Zidler and Diggs as The Duke of Monroth.
Both will begin performances in the musical at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Tuesday, July 22, with Diggs performing through Sunday, September 28 and Brady through Sunday, November 9.
Brady is a five-time Emmy Award winner and multiple Grammy nominee. On Broadway, he’s appeared as The Wiz (The Wiz), Billy Flynn (Chicago), Lola (Kinky Boots) and in Freestyle Love Supreme. Other stage roles include Aaron Burr (Hamilton in Chicago), Collins (Rent in LA), Fred (Kiss Me, Kate in LA) and Charlie (Merrily We Roll Along in LA). He recently launched Wayne Brady’s “What If?!” podcast and co-wrote an original short story contributed to The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand.
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Diggs’ TV credits include Private Practice, Murder in the First and All American., with films including How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Wood and The Best Man. On stage and film, Diggs originated the role Benjamin Coffin III in the musical Rent. He has also appeared in Broadway productions including Chicago, Wicked, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Diggs’ most recent project is Terry McMillan Presents: Forever, which is currently airing on Lifetime’s website.
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Boy George is currently playing Harold Zidler through Sunday, May 25, with Austin Durant returning to the role from Tuesday, May 27 to Sunday, July 20. Solea Pfeiffer as Satine, Jordan Fisher as Christian and Andy Karl as The Duke of Monroth will perform through Sunday, July 20. Additional casting will be announced soon.