“You will get to know the real me.”
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Jackman performs several medleys, with tributes to classic musicals, supported by 150 musicians, singers, dancers and a choir. “Roles in Australian independent films “Paperback Hero” and “Erskineville Kings” were followed by Hollywood successes including “The Prestige“, The Fountain“, “The X-Men” franchise and its “Wolverine” spinoff, and “Les Miserables“, for which he earned an Oscar nomination.
Jackman announced Broadway To Oz today on his social media accounts, adding the hashtag #DreamComeTrue.
The Arena spectacular promises a “high-octane” show like we’ve never seen before, with the 46-year-old set to take us on a journey through his life – including a reprise of his days as Wolverine.
“Being Australian is a very important part of who I am and from the moment I was doing the show, whether it was on Broadway, the endgame was being here”, Jackman said during his press conference. According to Variety, the revamped production, Broadway to Oz, is scheduled to begin performances in Melbourne on November 24, before heading to Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. “Typical actor: they just tell me where to show up, and I show up”.
Hugh Jackman is knocking an merchandise off his bucket record.
The 46-year-old said it had always been his intention to bring the Broadway show to Australia, saying “the end game for me was being here”.
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Jackman kept the rest of the setlist tightly under wraps but said there will be songs from shows he hasn’t appeared in “but wanted to be, or maybe will be one day” and some choices that are “left of centre, but things that I love”.
