Overview

• Rehearsals have begun at Cologne’s Musical Dome for the German production of Moulin Rouge!.
• Engels is scheduled for 15 selected performances starting on November 13 and running into mid-January 2026.
• She has no prior musical-theatre experience and says the part demands extensive acting, dance and vocal work.
• Her casting came after she presented songs and scenes to decision-makers, including stakeholders tied to the Broadway production in New York.
• She frames the engagement as limited due to the job’s intensity and her priority to spend time with her children, noting the physical and mental demands such as performing in a corset.