You joined today just so you could post that? In answer to your question, he does sing, and very well. I had seen his show, Back on Broadway, numerous times. He also sang in Les Miz, the movie. He also just did a duet with Barbra Streisand on her latest album. The man can definitely sing and obviously Ms. Streisand agrees.
Not JUST that. Also to open debate on life's eternal question "Is SITPWG the best musical ever?" and to warn of New Yorks' impending temporary demise in tourism.
As for Hugh, I haven't seen him live since Gaston in Melbourne but he definitely showed early promise.
HJ has a fine bari-tenor first heard in the US when the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization sought him out to play Billy Bigeliw at its Rodgers centennial celebration concert of CAROUSEL. He received great reviews, as he did for his Tony award-winning musical performance in THE BOY FROM OZ the following year. His BACK ON BROADWAY concerts, essentially a one-man show, was equally successful. And while some prefer the park-and-bark approach to LES MIZ, his Jean Valjean in the film version was Oscar nominated.
In sum, the overall verdict is yes, Hugh Jackman, arguably the most in-demand stage musical male lead, can indeed sing.
gypsy101 said: "don't let dave2828282 see this lol
i think he's pretty good
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haha lol
I was going to react on this post but you beat me to it :)
I think he is horrendous and I won't call it singing either. So, Ts, I have no idea.
And I have already expressed my feelings about this a lot.
Edit: he should definitely have been either dubbed or replaced in les Mis. It should have been sung better. And therefore be acted better. The material deserved more. His singing made scenes silly and therefore it ruined the acting. He did not have the talent to combine both things so he decided to switch constantly. Switch between acting and bad singing. One syllable acting, one syllable bad singing. And that for 3 hours long.
Oh boy, while I'm typing this I am so happy with the gem that is the Miss Saigon film on blu ray. Now that is what works on screen. Actually combining the singing with the acting. Natural talent.
PS. A post like this doesn't surprise me. Now that the les mis film dvd is in the 1$ trash bin in all the stores and every now and then someone pics it up and watches it they will get very annoyed, so I expect a post like this every once in a while for many years to come.
Updated On: 12/10/16 at 02:30 PM
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