and this was the FINALE! Our boy Hugh had been on stage all night dancing and singing ... his energy never droppe for a minute. GOD HE WAS AMAZING. I admit going 11 times ... and would have gone more if I could have! Mr. Jackman is a bone fide star and his charisma and sheer joy captivated everyone in every seat in the theatre! He was flawless, flawless, flawless. YUMMY!
Simply Brilliant! What a talented guy Hugh is! Sometimes we forget the many facets his career has had -- Absolutely NOBODY could possibly dream of doing all he does!
Hugh Jackman gave the best male performance in a musical I'm the last hundred years. I saw the show three times and I only wish there was a video of it.
Bless him, Hugh Jackman has already proven everything in 'Birdman' was wrong. A movie superhero CAN go to Broadway and totally reinvent himself onstage.
He was definitely playing them both at the same time. The musical he was doing when he got hired for Wolverine was Oklahoma and he auditioned with curly hair lol
Who's here because of The Music Man? I saw Hugh today and he was wonderful. But I will never forget seeing this amazing show live, especially since I went w my late roommate.
What a FASCINATING contrast. Hugh Jackman, famous for playing one of the most badass and manly characters ever, doingg THIS!! XD And I mean it in a good way.
Fabulous, takes me back to that night in the Imperial Theater when I saw this amazing man perform. He was wonderful, energetic, charismatic, and never missed a show, not even when he had stress fractures in his foot. I am anxious for him to return to Broadway, I hope he will. I just like to hear him sing, wish he'd record an album. He is gorgeous, too. Those hazel eyes melt me!
My cousin zak rolton was in this year’s boy from oz as a young peter allen, my uncle his father was playing his manager. So proud of the places they have gone
Hugh was superb ....this musical was tailored made for him...Peter would have been so pleased, thanks for the post and to Genia106 for sharing....Bravo !
I went to see Peter Allen in the mid 1980s at Ontario Place in Toronto. I knew nothing about him other than this song. It was a great show. I had no idea that I would move to Melbourne in the 2000s and end up this show in Aussie.
I predict one day, after we're all gone, they make a play or movie of Hugh Jackman's life. From is strict childhood with abandonment issues from his mother, to his early career when he met the love of his life, Deb (mommy issues again) to his B'way and Movie career, and whatever is yet to come! Loving Hugh at this moment.
Thank you egazeba for these great videos!!!! The ones from Act Two are so moving and emotional..I tell everyone to keep the tissues handy! The ovation after Once Before I Go was well deserved! Jarrod Emick is charming as Greg too. I wish they had recorded the whole show before it was over so all of us could see it! Thanks to you we can at least come close to being there!
well you are listening to an illegally copied segment of the Broadway production....I'm amazed that it sounds as good as it does! I saw this show 5 times - I can assure it was one of the best shows I have ever seen on Broadway!
@pec2pec Great!! I had no idea but must thank you so very much for posting all that you have - I loved this show so much and am delighted to see it on youTube...thank you! My friend and I once followed Peter Allen to his show in Puerto Rico and after it followed him to a gay bar where we danced and had a great time - my love of him goes back to the 80's and this show brought back so much of the feelings of that time...thanks again!
Provavelmente as próximas peças ou menções ao Rio de Janeiro, e a qualquer parte do Brasil, não serão mais uma retratação sob esse olhar alegre, otimista e como se tudo fosse uma grande festa onde tudo e todos são muito bem vindos, sem preconceito, sem ignorância. É meus queridos gringos... este Brasil ou Rio de Janeiro (não que fizesse alguma diferença para vocês...) nunca existiu. PS: Hugh Jackman é Maravilhoso!!
GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE.....! Living in Italy I could never see this, but I "experienced it" through friends who were lucky enough to see this in NY or Australia and... I fell in love with it! Thanks for uploading!
@jo123phoebe: I live in NYC, so I'm aware of the Lincoln Center Public Library archives. Unfortunately, not ALL Broadway shows have filmed for the archives. The practice only began in the early 70s, and one of the heartbreaking omissions is the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, which I think is the most extraordinary (and visually spectacular) musical I've ever seen.
@jo123phoebe: Although I haven't seen it myself, I'm sure THE BOY FROM OZ was filmed for the archives; the quality of Jackman's performance (which took the town by storm) made its inclusion a certainty. Normally, it's the flops that run for a week or less, or shows from the 70s that (for whatever reason) missed out on being filmed, that aren't part of the archives.
Some people are just mean here.Peter Allen was gay.Hugh Jackman is just portraying the role.Hugh is a multi-talented actor playing the part.Hugh is as straight as your going to get.
I understand the nice gesture and I really appreciate it as a brazilian. I just have to say that the song mentions salsa(we do not dance salsa) and La Bamba...this is a big lack of information. Kind of saying vegemite is from Ireland
@pec2pec Ah...right! I too am surprised there has not been a recorded version of the show available for sale - I'd buy it in a moment! Missed opportunity if you ask me.....
Thanks, but it was actually "egazeba" (see right) who did the posting. I should also add that I'm equally grateful to "egazeba" because these clips are all that's left of a remarkable theatrical experience. Considering the multitude of Hugh Jackman fans out there, I'm baffled why it was never professionally recorded - as, say, PASSING STRANGE was.
That's normal they're moving around. It happens to all singers that dance. That's why a lot of contemporary singers use a background of themselves so they could move around without singing.
This is pretty much the only where I was certain I had just seen the Tony Award winning performance of the season and I had not seen all of the other performances and it was only December
This isn't illegal - it was part of the media reel that was created by the show's management for broadcast on news & entertainment outlets (otherwise it would have been yanked long ago). I also saw the show a number of times, and Hugh Jackman gave the most explosive and electrifying performance I've ever seen on Broadway - and I've been seeing Broadway musicals for over 30 years.
That was hilarious - he changes on screen behind a screen and at one point called out to the upper rows - you can see me. everybody down here is now wishing they were in the cheap seats" and another "this is why I wear 2 pairs of tighty whitys."
@Cavillier1970 I read an interview with Stephanie Bock that he broke his foot and did 6 weeks of the show with it broken! Can you imagine what that must have been like?
@musicsavage it's called Acting. he's playing a role. He's not gay at all actually. In fact he's happily married to a gorgeous woman name Deborah-Lee and they have two children together.
Hi egazba, Where did you get these videos? They are wonderful, and I truly enjoy seeing them--almost like seeing the show--which I didn't. I am a fan of Mr Jackman's and thinkthat he is so very talented. I especially like his musical performances. Thanks for posting.
@Caramia112 Then i would like to know where and how i can get one of those. Producers are mad not to bring this out on dvd. I think it would do very well
@Cavillier1970 Yeah, well I would have loved them to have done one like Trevor Nunn did Oklahoma . . . but alas. I was hoping that perhaps they would have recorded the Australian arena version he did a couple of years later, but I have only seen some audience clips of it on RU-vid :(.
@Cavillier1970 I don't think it will ever happen. Maybe they'll bring the show back in the future, one can only hope! I saw it six times. I've seen the bootlegs, they are okay, but definitely not like seeing the show. I think some of the snips of the show on RU-vid are pretty good. When I feel like "seeing the show", I scroll through them.
