Birmingham's Red Mountain Theatre Wins Tony Award

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Birmingham's Red Mountain Theatre took home a Tony Award Sunday as part of the production team for Broadway’s "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."

The win marks the second Tony Award for Red Mountain Theatre, which previously took home the Best Revival Of A Musical award for “Once on This Island” in 2018

"Moulin Rouge! The Musical" received 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical out of a total 14 nominations.

The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film originally opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on July 25, 2019.

"Broadway is back and we are honored to be a part of this award-winning musical, thanks to the generosity of Kathryn and Raymond Harbert" said Red Mountain Theatre executive director Keith Cromwell. "Congratulations to the entire production team on ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’. Producing this show was a great opportunity and we are thrilled at the show’s recognition."