Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway

Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway

Concert by Hugh Jackman
Poster
Venue	Broadhurst Theatre (New York, NY)
Date	25 October 2011 – 1 January 2012

Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway was a concert residency by Australian actor, singer, and producer Hugh Jackman. For this residency, Jackman performed Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers, backed by an 18-piece orchestra. Lighting design by Ken Billington.

The show was directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.^{[ citation needed ]}

Setlist

Act I Overture "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" "One Night Only" Dance medley "L.O.V.E." "The Way You Look Tonight" New York medley "Fever" "Rock Island" "Soliloquy"

Act II "The Boy Next Door" Peter Allen medley "Tenterfield Saddler" Movie medley "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" "Mack the Knife" "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye"

Reviews

"The impossibly talented, impossibly energetic Mr. Jackman is a glorious dinosaur among live entertainers of the 21st century: an honest-to-gosh old-fashioned matinee idol who connects to his audiences without a hint of contempt for them or for himself." — The New York Times ^[1]

"Whatever else he does, Jackman brings joy to the stage. Comparisons are being offered to the deep impression made by a solo artist such as [Judy] Garland. But the rapturous emotional intensity that lingers is not what this performer provides. Garland left blood on the stage. Jackman leaves sweat, and a smile." — The Washington Post ^[2]

References

1. "A Master of Mass Flirtation". The New York Times . Retrieved 17 July 2016.
2. Marks, Peter (10 November 2011). "Hugh Jackman, back? He IS Broadway". The Washington Post . Retrieved 17 July 2016.