Hugh Jackman Headed to Broadway in October 2012?

By: Jul. 21, 2011
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Actor Hugh Jackman is going to have his work cut out for him.

Jackman, who just finished a concert tour, has five movies already slated for released within the next year, and has recently confirmed his starring role in the upcoming LES MISERABLES film, is reportedly eyeing a return to Broadway - this time in a starring role of his own making, by bringing his solo concert to the Great White Way next year.

While it's not yet confirmed, it's certainly a possiblity that Jackman is looking forward to, telling The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye that "I just want them to be fun."

A London set of concerts are being planned around the filming of the LES MIS movie and the Broadway version is aiming for an October 2012 opening.

Hugh Jackman won a 2004 Tony Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World awards for Best Actor in a musical for his portrayal of the 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. Previous theater credits include Carousel at Carnegie Hall, Oklahoma! at the National Theater in London (Olivier Award nomination), Sunset Boulevard (MO Award - Australia's Tony Award) and Disney's Beauty and the Beast (MO Award nomination). From 2003 through 2005 he hosted the Tony Awards, winning a 2004 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program. Mr. Jackman made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the X-Men franchise, a role he reprised in the enormously successful X2 and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. In 2009, Jackman took on the Oscar host as he fronted the 81st Annual Academy Awards.


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