Hugh Jackman has been announced as a surprise headliner for BST Hyde Park next summer, bringing a touch of Hollywood to the lineup.
The Greatest Showman star, 56, will take to the stage with his show titled From London With Love, to perform a medley of classics from his vast array of stage roles.
With a career spanning over three decades, Hugh is best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men franchise but Jackman began his career in musical theatre, starting with his role as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast in Australia.Â
This led to an Olivier-nominated performance in the West End’s Oklahoma! and a Tony Award-winning role in Broadway’s The Boy from Oz.Â
He returned to musicals in the 2012 film Les Miserables, and in 2017’s The Greatest Showman, and in 2021, he returned to Broadway in a revival of The Music Man, which was a box office hit.
Hugh Jackman has been announced as a surprise headliner for BST Hyde Park next summer, bringing a touch of Hollywood to the lineup
The Greatest Showman star will take to the stage with his show titled From London With Love, to perform a medley of classics from his vast array of stage roles
After announcing Hugh Jackman Live: From New York With Love at Radio City Music Hall, a series of US concerts for 2025, Hugh will be heading across the pond for his UK show.
Tickets for BST Hyde Park will go on general sale on November 6 at 10am.
It comes amid swirling rumours that Hugh is dating his Broadway co-star Sutton Foster, after she filed for divorce from her estranged husband Ted Griffin last week.
Hugh and Sutton starred in The Music Man on Broadway together in 2022, a year before he announced his split from wife Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage.Â
Speculation about the couple’s relationship began in Broadway circles while they were co-stars with a number of sources telling Page Six that Sutton and Hugh ‘have fallen in love’.
‘They are 100 per cent together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,’ an insider previously told the publication.
The pair are reportedly going strong, but have been keeping the relationship out of the public eye, according to sources.
‘They are still together. They go out of their way to hide it, but it’s common knowledge. Â
Both have strong backgrounds in musical theatre, with Hugh frequently showcasing his singing and dancing skills in various productions, while Sutton is celebrated for her vocal and dance prowess.
After moving into movie roles following the start of his career in theatre, Hugh returned to Broadway in a revival of The Music Man (pictured)
It comes amid swirling rumours that Hugh is dating his Broadway co-star Sutton Foster, after she filed for divorce from her estranged husband Ted Griffin last weekÂ
Hugh filed for divorce from wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 68, last year, after 27 years of marriage (seen together in 2023)
Sutton was born in Georgia in 1975 and has a 30-year career in drama, including theatre, film and TV and singing.
The two-time Tony Award winner’s background is similar to Hugh’s, with both starting out in theatre and having an ongoing passion for live performance.
They also both have adopted children, with Sutton and her ex-husband Ted being the proud parents of daughter Emily, seven, while Hugh shares Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with his ex-wife Deborra-Lee.
Both involved in various charitable endeavours, using their platforms to support arts education and other causes.
Sutton has performed in some of the world’s most popular theatrical productions, including playing Sandy in Grease, the title character in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical.
‘We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,’ they shared at the time in a joint statement.
The former pair share two adopted children together, son Oscar, 24, and daughter Ava, 19.