Hugh Jackman: The Man. The Music. The Show.
A few weekends ago, I got to see Hugh Jackman in concert, once again, at Sydney Olympic Park, during his 2019 world tour.
He is such a great performer - clearly loves being on stage and bantering with the audience. He made jokes about how he knows some people like to leave concerts early to get out of the car park, so he'd give everyone a heads up two songs before the end. And when some guy cheered at the video clip of Wolverine, he said, "A Wolverine fan! I hope you're not just a Wolverine fan, otherwise it's going to be a long night for you."
There was the most adorable little kid in the front rows, dressed in a ringmaster costume with a top hat. He must have been five or something, just dancing to the songs with a huge smile on his face. Hugh seemed delighted by his enthusiasm, and stopped to chat to him a few times.
I was hoping for some songs from The Greatest Showman, and I was not disappointed. He opened with "The Greatest Show" and "Come Alive", which was a great power combo for getting everyone energised. Keala Settle appeared as a guest, performing "This Is Me", and debuting a song from her new album, "Harder".
He also did songs from Les Mis, Peter Allen, and Broadway. It was entertaining to see him as Gaston, one of his earliest musical roles. The penultimate song was "From Now On", a rousing feelgood number, and he finished with "I Still Call Australia Home", always an emotional favourite.
The program book was full of glossy photos, but alas no program. Fortunately, the setlist is available online:
Australian setlist
International setlist
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comments. Comment here or there.
He is such a great performer - clearly loves being on stage and bantering with the audience. He made jokes about how he knows some people like to leave concerts early to get out of the car park, so he'd give everyone a heads up two songs before the end. And when some guy cheered at the video clip of Wolverine, he said, "A Wolverine fan! I hope you're not just a Wolverine fan, otherwise it's going to be a long night for you."
There was the most adorable little kid in the front rows, dressed in a ringmaster costume with a top hat. He must have been five or something, just dancing to the songs with a huge smile on his face. Hugh seemed delighted by his enthusiasm, and stopped to chat to him a few times.
I was hoping for some songs from The Greatest Showman, and I was not disappointed. He opened with "The Greatest Show" and "Come Alive", which was a great power combo for getting everyone energised. Keala Settle appeared as a guest, performing "This Is Me", and debuting a song from her new album, "Harder".
He also did songs from Les Mis, Peter Allen, and Broadway. It was entertaining to see him as Gaston, one of his earliest musical roles. The penultimate song was "From Now On", a rousing feelgood number, and he finished with "I Still Call Australia Home", always an emotional favourite.
The program book was full of glossy photos, but alas no program. Fortunately, the setlist is available online:
Australian setlist
International setlist
Crossposted from Dreamwidth, where there are
comments. Comment here or there.