They were passing the hat on Broadway, but Nicole Kidman wasn’t passing on the opportunity to do some good.
Kidman, an Australian citizen who ran in the revival of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS campaign at the Winter Garden Theatre on Saturday, made an impressive bid to win the hat his fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman wore. The Music Man.
Jackman and his costar appear in a video Jackman recorded at the event.Nicholas WardAsk the crowd to beat Kidman’s $19,000 highest bid. Kidman shouts clearly the six-figure amount.
“Nic! I just want to be clear, this is not Australian dollars,” Kidman was astonished when Jackman told him this.Baz Luhrmann‘s 2008 romance,Australia.
Kidman walked up to the podium, and said: “I love you, I love Broadway. I love what they do, Broadway Cares. But I also want to say the show was extraordinary.”
Jackman gave the hat to her.
“I’ve known Nic for almost 30 years. I’ve worked with her. I can tell you, this is not a surprise. She’s one of the most generous souls I know. You’re a beautiful, beautiful person. I love you,” Jackman spoke.
He tweeted his appreciation today.