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* GildedCage: The Duke offers to marry Santine and promises her a title and everything she wants - dresses, a house, servants but she can no longer act or perform. Doubles as a BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor moment.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played on stage by brunette actresses. The one notable exception is the redheaded Music/JoJo, who took over the role on Broadway in 2023.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played is depicted on stage by as having dark brown hair, with whichever actress is playing her wearing a brunette actresses. The one notable exception is the redheaded Music/JoJo, who took over the role on Broadway in 2023.wig.
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* NotGoodWithRejection: Christian's reaction to Satine breaking up with him is to go back to the Moulin Rouge and [[spoiler: attempt to shoot himself in front of her.]]
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: As in the film, Satine is torn between true love with penniless songwriter Christian and wealth and security with the Duke.

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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play [[spoiler: (he instead goes to commit suicide)]], and his anger at seeing Satine and the Duke together stems less from just pure jealousy about them sleeping together, and more from the fact that Satine is compromising "every beautiful thing" about herself to be with him, and that the Duke treats her like a possession.
* AdaptationalNationality: Christian was English in the movie, but here, he's American - specifically from Ohio.

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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play [[spoiler: (he instead goes to commit suicide)]], and his anger at seeing Satine and the Duke together stems less doesn't stem from just pure jealousy about them sleeping together, and more but instead from the fact that Satine is compromising "every beautiful thing" about herself to be with him, and that the Duke treats her like a possession.
* AdaptationalNationality: Christian was English in the movie, but here, he's American - specifically from Ohio.Ohio (probably PragmaticAdaptation to accommodate that he is more often than not played by an American actor, thus keeping them from having to attempt an English accent).


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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: What the Duke has in store for Christian if Satine does not end her affair with him. He promises to have Christian's "handsome face beaten to a bloody pulp" and his throat slit "from ear to ear".
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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play [[spoiler: (he instead goes to commit suicide)]], and his anger at seeing Satine and the Duke together stems less from pure jealousy about them sleeping together and more from the fact that Satine is compromising "every beautiful thing" about herself to be with him and that the Duke treats her like a possession.

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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play [[spoiler: (he instead goes to commit suicide)]], and his anger at seeing Satine and the Duke together stems less from just pure jealousy about them sleeping together together, and more from the fact that Satine is compromising "every beautiful thing" about herself to be with him him, and that the Duke treats her like a possession.
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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play. Instead, he goes with the intention of killing himself rather than punishing Satine.

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** Christian doesn't viciously slut-shame Satine in front of the audience on the opening night of the play. Instead, he play [[spoiler: (he instead goes to commit suicide)]], and his anger at seeing Satine and the Duke together stems less from pure jealousy about them sleeping together and more from the fact that Satine is compromising "every beautiful thing" about herself to be with him and that the intention of killing himself rather than punishing Satine.Duke treats her like a possession.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During "So Exciting! (The Pitch Song)" [[spoiler: Satine's]] character is said to be "sick from some obscure malaise". Guess who turns out to be suffering from tuberculosis, although this isn't too much of a surprise given the popularity of the movie.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During "So Exciting! (The Pitch Song)" [[spoiler: Satine's]] character is said to be "sick from some obscure malaise". Guess who turns out to be suffering from tuberculosis, although this isn't too much of a surprise given the popularity of the movie. Christian in the same scene also says "in the end, should someone die?", hinting at both [[spoiler: Satine's death and Christian's suicide attempt.]]

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played on stage by brunette actresses. The one notable exception is the redheaded Music/JoJo, who took over the role on Broadway in 2023.


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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played on stage by brunette actresses. The one notable exception is the redheaded Music/JoJo, who took over the role on Broadway in 2023.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played on stage by brunette actresses.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Satine in the original film is a redhead, but has so far been played on stage by brunette actresses. The one notable exception is the redheaded Music/JoJo, who took over the role on Broadway in 2023.
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* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Satine tells Christian he means nothing to her in order to save him from being murdered at the hands of the Duke.

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