“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.” I am sometimes conflicted with Mr. Brantley’s theatrical reviews but he got it right in this one. …
Category: Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman in Concert
Yesterday I flew to Toronto and saw Hugh Jackman in Concert at the Princess of Wales Theatre. To preface this post, I have a few things to share. Firstly, I worked at Mirvish Productions when the Princess of Wales was being built in 1993. It was an incredible experience at the time, and a thrill…