A humble Hugh Jackman looks grateful to be greeted by fans outside the Winter Garden Theater in New York City after performing in his new Broadway show The Music Man
Hugh Jackman recently went viral after paying tribute to students in his new Broadway show The Music Man.
And after showing a preview on Sunday, the actor met fans at the Winter Garden Theater New York City,
The 53-year-old was out of dress and wearing his usual casual clothes – a black hoodie, trousers with a big navy and black face mask.
Glad to be back on Broadway! Hugh Jackman looked grateful to see theater fans at the stage doors after showing a preview of The Music Man in New York City on Sunday.
He shook hands for musical theater fans, who came out to meet the Sydney-born actor and applaud him for his performance at the theater’s stage door.
The Wolverine star kept his hand on his heart as he took part in the spectacle and looked humble as he watched the happy and excited crowd after the show.
Hugh paid a soulful tribute to the students and the swings (actors covering multiple roles, either ensemble or main part) at a preview of The Music Man.
Last week, Hugh’s leading lady Sutton Foster tested positive for COVID and was forced to cancel her upcoming performances.
Casual: 53-year-old, out of dress and wearing his usual casual clothes – a black hoodie, trousers with a big navy and black face mask
Grateful: The Wolverine star put his hand on his heart while taking the spectacle and was humbled by the happy and excited crowd after the show
It was her sensible Kathy Voytko who stepped in at the last minute to fill the role, and her performance went off without a hitch.
On the screen call, Hugh penned heartfelt tributes to Cathy and the other actors who stepped in at the last minute.
He started: ‘[A swing] Contains up to 10 roles. Cathy, when she came to work at 12, could play any of the eight roles. It happened to be the leading lady.
high praise! Hugh recently paid a tribute to the understatements and swings in a preview for The Music Man, when leading lady Sutton Foster tested positive for Covid and canceled her upcoming performances. His student Kathy Voytko (pictured) stepped down at the last minute and Hugh praised her efforts
The Greatest Showman star explained that Cathy learned she was to replace Sutton that afternoon and had her first rehearsal as the character of Marion Paroo in the following hour.
“It is phenomenal, happening not only here in Winter Garden, but across Broadway. This is a time we have never known,’ he said of the pandemic.
‘We’re in our fourth preview, we’re all learning in a way, so haven’t had a chance to learn swings and comprehensions. When we rehearse, they watch from the corner of a room, while we get to practice again and again.
Outstanding Work: Hugh, who called out other swings and understudies onstage, was overwhelmed with emotion as he celebrated ‘his courage, his talent, his dedication, his brilliance’.
‘They just get to see and write down the notes, and then, five hours before the performance, they’re told, “You’re on! By the way, you have a wig fitting, go!”
Hugh, who called out the other swings and understudies on stage, was overwhelmed with emotion as they celebrated ‘his courage, his talent, his dedication, his brilliance’.
‘Swings, students, they’re a cornerstone of Broadway. Take it from me: Real superheroes don’t wear hats,’ he said proudly.
The Real Heroes: Hugh proudly said, ‘The swings, the understatements, are the basis of Broadway. Take it from me: Real superheroes don’t wear hats’
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