{"id":2488192,"date":"2026-07-04T17:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2488192"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:10:27","slug":"entertainment-moulin-rouge-the-musical-onstage-at-wac-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-moulin-rouge-the-musical-onstage-at-wac-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTERTAINMENT: \u2018Moulin Rouge! The Musical\u2019 onstage at WAC | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zephr-tfp-rescue\" id=\"zephr-arkonline\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>                <!-- Audio Player Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"audioPlayer\" style=\"display: none;\"><figcaption class=\"player-label\">Let us read it for you. Listen now.<\/figcaption><audio id=\"audio\" controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><br \/>\n                Your browser does not support the audio element.<br \/>\n            <\/audio>\n        <\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Moulin Rouge\u2019 on tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A touring company brings \u201cMoulin Rouge! The Musical\u201d (a jukebox musical featuring tunes from Jacques Offenbach to Lady Gaga with a book by John Logan, based on Baz Luhrmann\u2019s 2001 film) to Fayetteville\u2019s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. July 12. Tickets are $74.75-$155.25. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waltonartscenter.org\/tickets\/series\/additional-shows\/moulin-rouge-the-musical\/\">website<\/a>. The show won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical of 2021.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>MUSIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASO participation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Symphony Orchestra CEO Christina Littlejohn will be a faculty member and Elisha Johnson, the orchestra\u2019s director of marketing, will be a participant in the League of American Orchestras\u2019 Essentials of Orchestra Management Program, July 21-30 at The Juilliard School in New York.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be among 36 orchestra and arts professionals taking part in the professional development program, now in its 26th year, covering topics including artistic planning and leadership; development, finance and strategic planning; equity, diversity and inclusion; education and community engagement; human resources and organizational culture; general management and governance; media, marketing and communications; orchestra operations; negotiations; and the future of orchestras. The program also includes two Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center concerts and a tour of Lincoln Center\u2019s David Geffen Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/event\/2026-essentials-of-orchestra-management\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>DANCE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Academy classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Registration is open online for Western Arkansas Ballet Dance Academy\u2019s 2026-27 classes in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip-hop for age 2 through adult at its studio, 4701 Grand Ave., Fort Smith. Classes begin Sept. 8. Dancers 5 and older can audition for the company\u2019s 41st annual performance of \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d Dec. 18-19. Call (479) 785-0152 for an appointment to register in person.<\/p>\n<p>        <!--Author Byline Cards--><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline-card\">\n<div class=\"byline-text\">\n<h3 class=\"author\">\n<p>                        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/staff\/eric-harrison\">Eric E. Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"author-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"staffer__email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/04\/entertainment-moulin-rouge-the-musical-onstage-at-wac\/mailto:eharrison@adgnewsroom.com\">eharrison@adgnewsroom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper&#8217;s entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show &#8220;Major and Minor Masterpieces&#8221; on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/><br \/>\n    <title>Title<\/title><\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"\">Comments<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.arkansasonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. THEATER \u2018Moulin Rouge\u2019 on tour A touring company brings \u201cMoulin Rouge! 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