Broadway to Oz

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Broadway to Oz
Tour by Hugh Jackman
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Promotional poster for the tour
Venue Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth (Australia)
Date(s)November–December 2015

Broadway to Oz was a 2015 concert tour by Australian actor, musician and dancer Hugh Jackman. He performed Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers backed by a company of 150 musicians and dancers. The concert show was produced by Dainty Group and Robert Fox Ltd. The show started in Melbourne on 24 November 2015, touring through Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, before closing in Perth on 15 December 2015. [1] [2] [3]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue [4] [5]
DateCityCountryVenue
23 November 2015 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
24 November 2015
25 November 2015
26 November 2015
30 November 2015 Sydney Qantas Credit Union Arena
1 December 2015
2 December 2015
3 December 2015
5 December 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6 December 2015 [lower-alpha 1]
10 December 2015 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
11 December 2015
12 December 2015
15 December 2015 Perth Perth Arena
16 December 2015
  1. Two shows on 6 December 2015.


Setlist for 23 November show (may not be all shows) [6]

Act one

Act two

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