Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway explained

Concert Name:	Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway
Artist:	Hugh Jackman
Date:	25 October 2011 – 1 January 2012
Venue:	Broadhurst Theatre (New York, NY)
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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.

The show was directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Master of Mass Flirtation. The New York Times. 2016-07-17.
2. News: Marks . Peter . Hugh Jackman, back? He IS Broadway . . 2011-11-10 . 2016-07-17.