Being a fan of musical theatre and seeing the trend of these pre-nightclub shows, I was very curious to see how this show would work in its setting. I've seen all three of the movies featured in the show, and Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies ever. I don't think you have to be familiar with the story lines to enjoy the show, but it definitely helped. I thought the Moulin Rouge portion worked best because it is the only one of the three that is a musical, and they could have done the whole show with just that and I would have been happy.
The cast was relatively small and characters had to overlap between storylines but I thought overall it worked very well and the singing was incredible. My only real complaint is that this nightclub was not built with a stage production in mind. When I sat down in my "seat" which is really just a booth, I almost walked out because a giant speaker was obstructing my view. I looked around for other potential spots and noticed the only other option was to sit behind a giant column. You know it's bad when the introduction to the show recommends that if you can't see, stand or sit on the backs of the seats. They do try to move throughout the room during the show to give different angles and but most of the action happens on stage so I really wouldn't go see this show again unless I was sitting center or on the floor.
However, this show was really awesome I enjoyed everything else about it and even though the seats weren't great, you get sucked in immediately with the music and emotion. I think it's a great idea and everyone seemed to be having a great time.
One last thing: it's FREEZING in there. I get that it's a nightclub about to pack in sweaty dancing bodies but until then the AC doesn't need to be blasting.