Hugh Jackman: His new stage show and how he's succeeded in entertainment
Jackman will star in a stage show titled 'Broadway to Oz' that will include the actor singing, dancing, and reminiscing. The actor has won acclaim for his stage work and also starred in such films as the 'X-Men' franchise and the movie 'The Prestige.'
Jackman will star in a stage show titled 'Broadway to Oz' that will include the actor singing, dancing, and reminiscing. The actor has won acclaim for his stage work and also starred in such films as the 'X-Men' franchise and the movie 'The Prestige.'
Australians will soon get to see actor Hugh Jackman in a new musical show.
Jackman will reportedly star in a show titled 鈥淏roadway to Oz鈥� and the show will include the actor discussing his youth in Australia and his time working in films, including playing the famous character Wolverine in the 鈥淴-Men鈥� movies. The actor will be singing, dancing, and joined by various dancers, musicians, and guest performers.聽
The show will reportedly be based on the show 鈥淗ugh Jackman: Back on Broadway,鈥� which played on Broadway in 2011.
Jackman has acted on Broadway in plays such as 鈥淎 Steady Rain鈥� and 鈥淭he River鈥� and won a Tony Award for best actor in a musical for the show 鈥淭he Boy From Oz.鈥� He also starred in an acclaimed London revival of the classic musical 鈥淥klahoma!鈥澛�
The actor has proved proficient in multiple forms of entertainment 鈥� in addition to his Tony-winning stage career, Jackman has played the superhero Wolverine for six films and also starred in Christopher Nolan鈥檚 well reviewed movie 鈥淭he Prestige.鈥� He鈥檚 also used his stage skills to good effect in Hollywood, taking advantage of the current movie musical boom 鈥� he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his lead role in the 2012 film 鈥淟es Mis茅rables.鈥� In addition, his performance in the 2013 movie 鈥淧risoners鈥� was praised by critics.
Another actor that鈥檚 dominating multiple forms of entertainment is Neil Patrick Harris, who recently won a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for his work in 鈥淗edwig and the Angry Inch鈥� and has also starred in such Broadway shows as 鈥淐abaret鈥� and 鈥淎ssassins.鈥� He also won audiences over in comedy, starring in the long-running CBS sitcom 鈥淗ow I Met Your Mother鈥� and the 鈥淗arold & Kumar鈥� film series. In fact, Harris and Jackman have traded off the Tony Awards hosting gig over the last few years, with Jackman hosting from 2003 to 2005, Harris hosting in 2009 and from 2011 to 2013, and Jackman picking up the gig again in 2014.
As TV musicals gain popularity (NBC is set to broadcast its third with 鈥淭he Wiz Live!鈥� this Christmas and Fox is entering the game with 鈥淕rease: Live鈥� this January), non-theater fans might see theater actors on TV in live musical productions and get to know them that way. NBC鈥檚 鈥淲iz鈥� is set to star such already-household names as Queen Latifah, Common, and Mary J. Blige. But viewers who don鈥檛 like theater will get to know actor Stephanie Mills through the production when she plays Auntie Em 鈥� she starred in the original 鈥淲iz鈥� production on Broadway. And those who watch 鈥淕rease鈥� will see Aaron Tveit as male lead Danny 鈥� Tveit has appeared in some TV shows and movies but is a familiar face on Broadway, where he鈥檚 starred in 鈥淗airspray,鈥� 鈥淲icked,鈥� and 鈥淐atch Me If You Can鈥� and was a member of the original cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical 鈥淣ext To Normal.鈥澛�