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The British pop star Boy George will play the role of the enthusiastic club owner Harold Zidler in \u201cMoulin Rouge! The Musical<\/a>\u201d next year, returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades.<\/p>\n The singer, who made his Broadway debut in \u201cTaboo,\u201d<\/a> a musical produced by Rosie O\u2019Donnell that featured songs he wrote, will play Zidler from Feb. 6 to May 12 at Al Hirschfeld Theater. The actor Tituss Burgess is temporarily in the role, which was originated by Danny Burstein, who won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical.<\/p>\n Boy George and his band Culture Club are responsible for hit singles including \u201cKarma Chameleon\u201d and \u201cDo You Really Want to Hurt Me.\u201d The group won a Grammy Award for best new artist in 1984.<\/p>\n \u201cMoulin Rouge!,\u201d based on a 2001 film directed by Baz Luhrmann, is set in Paris at the turn of the 20th century and tells the story of a young composer who falls in love with a cabaret actress. It is directed by Alex Timbers with a book by John Logan and won 10 Tony Awards<\/a>, including for best new musical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The musical opened in 2019 and reopened in 2021 after pausing for the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n