STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman's 2009 Emmy-Winning Oscars Opening Number

By: Sep. 21, 2009
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The 2009 Emmy Award for Original Music and Lyrics went to William Ross, John Kjmbrough, Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, and Ben Schwartz for their "81st Annual Academy Awards," Song: "Hugh Jackman Opening Number." You can watch the number right here on STAGE TUBE!

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will were presented Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live by the ABC
Television Network.

Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig are currently starring together on Broadway in A STEADY RAIN, a critically acclaimed two-character play by Keith Huff. Directed by Tony Award nominee John Crowley, A STEADY RAIN began previews on Thursday, September 10, 2009 and opens Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) for a strictly limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York City in 2002. In 2004 he played the title role of vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing in Van Helsing. In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Jackman's other stage credits include "Carousel," "Oklahoma!" "Sunset Boulevard" and "Beauty and the Beast."

 



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