Boy from Oz with Hugh Jackman Headed to Australia Summer 2006?

By: May. 17, 2005
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Liz Smith writes today that The Boy From Oz, will return to its Australian roots, complete with its Tony-winning star Hugh Jackman in 2006. She reports that the production is set for a Sydney run in July-August of next year, with no further details available at this time.

Hugh Jackman recently performed at the opening of Steve Wynn's $2.7 billion resort on April 30th, as part of the resort's opening invitation-only festivities. The show featured both standards, and original numbers along with a chorus of dancers and by elaborate effects. Reports at that time had the show set to tour in both the United States, and Australia, but nothing further has been reported on that front.

Jackman is equally popular as a superstar of stage and screen. He won the 2004 Best Actor in a Musical Tony for his tour de force role as fellow Aussie Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz; he also hosted the same Tonys ceremony. He won the 1998 Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical for his Curly in the Royal National Theatre's Oklahoma! A musical theatre veteran back in Australia, he played Joe Gillis in the 1996 production of Sunset Boulevard in Melbourne, and Gaston in 1995's Beauty and the Beast.

The charismatic Jackman came to big screen prominence as Wolverine in X-Men; he has since appeared in its sequel (and is filming a third). Other screen credits include the upcoming The Fountain, Van Helsing, Kate and Leopold, Swordfish and Someone Like You.
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