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Tony hosts unite! Star of stage and screen Hugh Jackman took in the hit musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch yesterday and dropped by backstage following the performance to visit the show's stars (and Tony nominees!), Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall.
Jackman shared a photo of the visit on Instagram along with the caption: "The amazing @ActuallyNPH and Lena Hall. Do NOT miss this show!! Awesome.. electric atmosphere."
Can these two entertainment giants be cooking up a number for this year's live Tony telecast on CBS? Tune in on June 8th to find out!
Neil Patrick Harris' returns to Broadway in the new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. The limited engagement, featuring Lena Hall(Kinky Boots, lead singer of The Deafening), opened Tuesday, April 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH was originally produced by David Binder off off Broadway at Westbeth and then, under the direction of Peter Askin, ran over two years at the Jane Street Theatre beginning in February 1998. The musical won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and both John Cameron MitchellandStephen Trask won Obies in 2001. It won a 1998 New York Magazine Award and Entertainment Weekly's "Soundtrack of the Year" Award. Time Magazine named HEDWIG the Top Musical of 1998.
Photo source: Instagram
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