<P> As the Duke watches Christian rehearsing with Satine, Nini, a jealous performer, points out that the play is a metaphor for Christian, Satine and the Duke . Enraged, the Duke demands the ending be changed with the courtesan choosing the maharajah; Satine offers to spend the night with the Duke to keep the original ending . At the Duke's quarters, Satine sees Christian on the streets below, and realizes she cannot sleep with the Duke . ("El Tango de Roxanne (Roxanne)"). The Duke attempts to rape her, but she is saved by Le Chocolat, one of the cabaret's male dancers . Reunited with Christian, he urges her to run away with him . The Duke tells Zidler he will have Christian killed if Satine is not his . Zidler reiterates this warning to Satine, but when she refuses to return, he finally informs her she is dying ("A Fool to Believe"). Zidler tells Satine that to save Christian's life, she has to tell him that she will be staying with the Duke and she doesn't love him ("The Show Must Go On"). Christian tries following her, but is denied entry to the Moulin Rouge, and becomes depressed, even though Toulouse insists that Satine does love him . </P> <P> The night of the show, Christian sneaks into the Moulin Rouge, intending to pay Satine to return his love just as the Duke paid for her ("Hindi Sad Diamonds"). He catches Satine before she steps on stage and demands she tell him she does not love him . Suddenly they find themselves in the spotlight; Zidler improvises and convinces the audience that Christian is the sitar player in disguise . Christian denounces Satine and walks off the stage . From the rafters, Toulouse cries out, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return", spurring Satine to sing the song Christian wrote to express their love . Christian returns to the stage, joining her in the song and reaffirming his love for her . The Duke orders his bodyguard to kill Christian, but is thwarted, while the Duke's own attempt is stopped by Zidler . The Duke storms out of the cabaret as Christian and Satine complete their song ("Come What May (Reprise)", "Coup d'État (Finale)"). </P> <P> After the curtain closes, Satine succumbs to tuberculosis . Before she dies, Christian and Satine affirm their love and she tells him to write their story . A year later the Moulin Rouge has closed down, and Christian finishes writing the tale of his love for Satine, a "love that will live forever" ("Nature Boy (Reprise)"). </P> <Ul> <Li> Nicole Kidman as Satine </Li> <Li> Ewan McGregor as Christian </Li> <Li> Jim Broadbent as Harold Zidler </Li> <Li> Richard Roxburgh as The Duke of Monroth </Li> <Li> John Leguizamo as Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec </Li> <Li> Jacek Koman as The Narcoleptic Argentinean </Li> <Li> Caroline O'Connor as Nini Legs - in - the - Air </Li> <Li> Kerry Walker as Marie </Li> <Li> Lara Mulcahy as Môme Fromage </Li> <Li> Garry McDonald as The Doctor </Li> <Li> Matthew Whittet as Satie </Li> <Li> Keith Robinson as Le Pétomane </Li> <Li> Natalie Mendoza as China Doll </Li> <Li> Christine Anu as Arabia </Li> <Li> David Wenham as Audrey </Li> <Li> Kiruna Stamell as La Petite Princesse </Li> <Li> Deobia Oparei as Le Chocolat </Li> <Li> Kylie Minogue as The Green Fairy <Ul> <Li> Ozzy Osbourne as The Green Fairy's laugh </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Peter Whitford as The Stage Manager </Li> </Ul>

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