Sutton Foster She was all smiles as she supported her boyfriend Hugh Jackman On the opening night of the Radio City Music Hall show From New York with love.
Foster, 49, attended the first night of Jackman's concert on Friday, January 24, in a black dress and matching outfit — as seen in photos obtained by the people. The Broadway icon is joined in the show by Bill Jackman's: Deadpool & Wolverine exit Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynoldswho also made a surprise appearance in the crowd for an impromptu “Hugh & A” session.
Reynolds, 48, gushed about Jackman, 56, telling the crowd, “I wanted to say matter-of-factly, I love this man, I care about this man. He's truly the best human being I know. And I have 4 kids!”
He added that Jackman was “my Gotcha for Life, although Reynolds claimed, 'I'm his second best friend.'”
Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman's relationship was platonic before it blossomed into a romance. While Foster and Jackman crossed paths as fellow members of the Broadway community, the camaraderie grew even stronger when they were cast in the 2022 revival of The Music Man. While sharing the stage for over a year, Foster and (…)
Perhaps his best friend is Foster, who he also has Jackman has been praised in the past After the starring role in the Broadway revival Music man In 2022, he portrays Professor Harold Hale and Marian Barrow, respectively.
“He's one of the greatest players ever, and he's an incredible affectation,” she told the people last year. “And yes, I think everyone already knows that,” he said.
Sources were previously told US Weekly Foster and Jackman's friendship blossomed into a romantic relationship during their time Music man Running – and while they were still married to other people. Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra Lee Furnessannounced their split in September 2023, while; Foster filed for divorce from the screenwriter Ted Griffin In October 2024 after 10 years of marriage.
A source close to Foster said: “Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason we in November 2024. “He knew a lot of people on Broadway, and we kept it quiet because they're both wonderful, great people. Everyone respects their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”
According to the source, Jackman and Foster are “really happy now.”
Hugh Jackman from New York, with a love show
Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesThe pair were seen kissing inside a car at an Inside N-Out restaurant in the San Fernando Valley earlier this month, and were also photographed on a date night in Santa Monica. Now, the duo is apparently returning to their base on the East Coast as Jackman is scheduled to perform seven weekends at Radio City in 2025 and Foster will appear in Trisha Paytas' Dream Big Broadway For Night Only premiered at the St James' Theater on Monday, February 3, alongside the likes of it Ben Platt and Rachel Ziegler.
No word yet if Jackman will support his latest love at the event, but he did cheer on Foster during a performance once In Los Angeles on January 4.
In 2022, Foster told Vogue magazine Jackman became one of her closest friends thanks to… Music man -They even noticed family meetings. (Jackman and Furness, 69, adopted Oscar, 24, in 2000 and daughter Ava, 19, in 2005; Foster and Griffin are parents to Emily, 7, who they adopted in 2017.)
“You usually go into these things thinking, 'Well, I hope we get along,'” she explained, “but we spent Memorial Day with our families.”
Before Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster hit the road in 2024, they portrayed one of the most iconic theater couples. Jackman and Foster were cast as Professor Harold Hill and Marian Barrow, respectively, in the 2022 revival of The Music Man on Broadway, where they instantly hit it off and became friends off-screen. “Hugh and I actually (…)
Foster also revealed that she and Jackman used to sit on the dressing room floor and chat before each show. “It's great,” Foster said during his appearance Live with Kelly and Ryan. “We just talk and catch up on our day. It was one of the best parts of the whole thing, 'I've made this great new friend.'
Jackman teased their friendship in an Instagram post in December 2021, with Foster writing, “You are an exceptional talent and friend. Your joy brings the entire company of musicmanbway to life. I can't wait for the world to see you Marianne. They are having an amazing blast.”
