| Concert by Hugh Jackman | |
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| Venue | Princess of Wales Theatre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
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| Date(s) | 5 July 2011 – 17 July 2011 |
Hugh Jackman: in Concert is a music concert by Australian actor, musician, and dancer Hugh Jackman.
Jackman performed Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers, backed by a 17-piece orchestra and directed by Warren Carlyle. [1]
"... at every turn, Jackman seems to make it abundantly clear that in this moment — whether he’s riffing on the golden days of the movie musical, or feeling his way through a deeply memorable rendition of Carousel’s ‘Soliloquy,’ or reprising lesser-known Allen songs such as ‘Tenterfield Saddler’ or ‘Once Before I Go’ — there is nowhere else he would rather be. And no one else for whom he would rather be doing it. In the face of such open-hearted generosity, there’s probably not a single person in his audience who doesn’t know exactly how he feels." — CANOE [2]
"Hugh Jackman in Concert doesn’t feel like a career move – it feels like fun, the work of a talented performer unexpectedly given the chance to do what he loves just for the hell of it. But where another star might have let that opportunity sour into a statement of ego, Jackman lets the audience share in his passion and his fun. It’s hard to imagine him ever having a better role." — THE GLOBE AND MAIL [3]
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