This was Hugh Jackman’s Spectacular Two-Hour Show at Radio City Music Hall!

Who knew The Wolverine could play guitar, piano, jump rope, and do comedy as well as sing? But on August 16th, the multi-talented superstar Hugh Jackman entertained with a two-hour show that was more than spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. A full orchestra accompanied him, four back-up singers and four dancers, all set against breathtaking backdrops.

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Opening Performance: Neil Diamond’s Crunchy Granola Suite

Opening the show with Neil Diamond’s “Crunchy Granola Suite,” Jackman surprised many with his guitar-playing skills and powerful voice, which had the audience excited from the start. Jackman informed attendees, tongue-in-cheek, that the concert would be two hours, no interval (I guess Aussie for intermission), and no encore. He was a man of his word.

The Greatest Showman Hits Take Center Stage

Composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the second tune, The Greatest Show, from Jackman’s infinitely successful 2017 movie, The Greatest Showman. Jackman appeared as P.T. Barnum. The film featured nine original songs by Pasek and Paul, and Jackman included several of those tunes during the evening.

Audience Engagement and Neil Diamond Tribute

Jackman was personable and came off the stage several times to engage with the enthusiastic crowd. He will appear in the Neil Diamond tribute movie Song Sung Blue at the end of this year, so what performance wouldn’t be complete without the ever-popular *Sweet Caroline, *along with full and loud participation?

Broadway Classics and Musical Collaborations

Jackman starred on Broadway last year in The Music Man and sang *Ya Got Trouble. *He told the audience he had starred in the play at 14 as Salesman Number 2, but never did he dream he would have the starring role in the play some 40 years later.

Jackman and actor Adam Halpin performed a stirring duet of the song The Other Side, written by Pasek & Paul, followed by *Stars *from Beauty and the Beast.

Australian Pride and Musical Tributes

Someone was an Aussie genius when Jackman converted the words from John Denver’s famous Thank God I’m a Country Boy to Thank God I’m an Aussie Boy. The audience went wild over this version.

Song tributes also included music by Peter Allen, a Frank Sinatra medley, and the dearly missed Australian beauty Olivia Newton-John.

Special Guest Performance Steals the Show

What stunned the audience was special guest Alana, who sang a powerhouse version of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman, shaking the concert hall and resulting in a deafening standing ovation.

Upcoming Hugh Jackman Concert Dates in New York

If you want to see Jackman, whom I consider one of the greatest showmen on the planet (hell, I think the universe), then you are in luck. He will be back in New York, September 19-20 and October 3-4.

Show Details and Ticket Information

Hugh Jackman: Live From New York with Love, at Radio City Music Hall.

Limited engagement with special performances September 19-20 and October 3-4.  Running time is, as Mr. Jackman stated, 2 hours with no intermission.

For information and tickets, click HERE.