Musicals are not something Hugh Jackman has been unfamiliar with. His first acting role was not as Wolverine in 2000. X-Men(which he once called being “lonely”), but through stage musicals during the ‘90s like Beauty and the Beast and Sunset Boulevard. Well, his stage musical appreciation continued when he gave a shout-out to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, and they returned the favor with a sentimental tribute to him.
Dear Evan Hansen, which is considered to be the longest-running show to play at the Music Box Theatre in New York, will have its final Broadway performance on September 18th. Luckily, the Australian star was able to catch a performance during its run, and he told the cast on Instagram, “Sending big love and gratitude to the extraordinary cast of @dearevanhansen.” They decided to return the love by having the Broadway cast, including Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo playing Jared, post a photo of themselves wearing Evan’His signature cast, with the names of his characters from the past written on them.
The X-Men star’s place in musicals did not stop on the Melbourne stage. He performed Jean Valjean, 2012 musical film Les MisérablesThe film featured Jackman singing impromptu alongside his co-stars. After performing His toe-tapping routine at the 81st Academy Awards, film producer Laurence Mark approached Jackman to do a movie musical about showman P.T. Barnum, The Greatest ShowmanThe idea was born. He was a visionary who saw the potential in people and wanted to amaze them with his star attractions.
Hugh Jackman returned to his musical stage roots and starred in the revival The Music ManLast year, He was a master tap dancer.And Received a standing ovation. This role was the reason he received his second Tony nomination as Best Actor. As for if we’ll see Hugh Jackman in another movie musical again, he said He would be open for a The Greatest ShowmanContinuationIf it was a good idea. When asked, if they were able to answer the question “Yes or no”, he replied: X-Men Star His would be reunited with him The Greatest Showman director Baz LuhrmannHe stated that he was open to it. Hopefully,Hollywood will make that happen soon as Jackman’s voice and choreography continue to charm audiences.
Dear Evan HansenA movie adaptation was also made last year. Ben Platt has returned to his emotional roleThat was the beginning of his Broadway career. There were some changes to the film version, like Add a new songYou can watch the movie here A new ending. The Dear Evan HansenReviewsWhile he was impressed with the performances, he felt that the Tony-winning musical didn’t translate well onto the big screen under Stephen Chbosky. Maybe Hugh Jackman could remake the movie in a few years.
The 53-year old actor has praised his acting skills for Dear Evan Hansen,Get your tickets as soon as possible to see the Broadway hit musical on Broadway. You can also see Hugh Jackman’s musical talents soar in Les Misérables With your Netflix subscription?, and The Greatest ShowmanYour Disney+ subscription.