SeaUrchin

Maybe start another thread with a title that says how long you will be in Paris, then the really knowledgeable of Paris Fodorites can jump in and help you.

kamleshrut

That's right. I will do that.
Thanks for your time and guidance.
K

avegeorgev

What most people dont know is that Moulin Rouge is located in an extremely questionable/seedy/dangerous part of town, especially at night. Be very careful. You will be hounded by a whole bunch of hustlers as you walk on down the street. I recommend everyone steer away from Moulin Rouge as the neighborhood is truly shady/questionable.

Lido on the other hand is located in a pristine, quite safe, very nice location.

Hope that helps.

Dukey

Sorry but I disagrewe with the previous poster. I do NOT disagree about the neighborhood where the Moulin Rouge is located. What I Do disagree with is the assertion that you'll necessarily be acosted by hustlers and others of questionable intention. That certainly did not happen to us when we attended the Moulin Rouge show but perhaps we didn't look "worth the effort!"

ira

>Moulin Rouge is located in an extremely questionable/seedy/dangerous part of town, especially at night.<

Two out of 3's not bad.

Questionable - yes
Seedy - definitely
Dangerous - I think not.

Graziella5b

Go to Lido and sit int the Bar, the view is better than from the tables and you pay much less. Two glasses of champagne are included in entrance fee.

Sue_xx_yy

If what authenticity means to you is a small, intimate atmosphere, then you can forget stages full of dancers, etc. because such productions are expensive to put on and in consequence need to cater to fairly large audiences in order to meet the overhead.

If what authenticity means to you is to visit a theatre with history, then there's the Folies Bergeres, which one hardly ever sees mentioned in threads like this. This too has history: Maurice Chevalier and Josephine Baker (the famous African-American expat dancer) appeared at the FB (also Charlie Chaplin). Manet also painted the bar at this theatre, which supposedly went on to inspire the Ziegfeld Follies in the US.

I haven't been in 25 years, so I'm hardly up to date, and my memory is dim of the show. At the time, I was more annoyed that my French wasn't good enough for me to follow any of the comedy sketches of the general revue they put on when I went (the revue I saw also featured some content of the R-rated variety). I was neither dazzled nor disgusted. For a revue of the type I saw, I wouldn't go again.

OTOH, it seems that just now they're putting on the musical 'Cabaret' (as in, the Kit Kat Klub/Sally Bowles)- so if you know little French, but have a chance to first see either the video or the live show in English, you could at least follow the gist of the French production.