Hugh
Jackman,
who
is
currently
busy
with
Broadway
performances
of
The
Music
Man,
announced
on
Tuesday
that
he
has
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
actor
has
now
revealed
that
he
will
be
cancelling
the
performances
through
the
end
of
the
year.
Hugh
took
to
his
Instagram
account
to
share
the
news
with
fans.
In
the
video
post,
Hugh
can
be
seen
in
a
black
hoodie
with
a
mask
on.
He
said,
"I
just
wanted
you
to
hear
from
me
that
I
tested
positive
this
morning
for
COVID.
My
symptoms
are
like
a
cold
--
I
have
a
scratchy
throat
and
a
bit
of
a
runny
nose.
But
I'm
fine
and
I'm
just
going
to
do
everything
I
can
to
get
better
ASAP
and
as
soon
as
I'm
cleared
I'll
be
back
on
stage
heading
to
River
City."
He
captioned
the
post
adding,
"I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
you
heard
this
from
me.
I
tested
positive
for
covid.
Mild
symptoms
and
looking
forward
to
getting
back
on
stage
ASAP!
Sending
love
for
a
happy
and
healthy
new
year."
Meanwhile,
Jackman's
co-star
Sutton
Foster
also
confirmed
that
she
had
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
on
Christmas
Eve.
She
confirmed
the
news
in
her
own
Instagram
story,
after
missing
a
preview
performance
on
Thursday,
December
23.
Soon
after
on
Tuesday
(December
28),
the
organizers
also
took
to
their
Twitter
account
and
announced
that
performances
are
cancelled
through
January
1.
The
Music
Man
company
is
expected
to
return
to
the
stage
at
the
Winter
Garden
Theater
on
January
2.
They
added
that
tickets
for
the
production's
holiday
season
shows
will
be
refunded.
Notably,
the
highly-anticipated
revival
was
expected
to
open
in
September
2020,
however,
with
the
pandemic
Broadway
was
shut
down
for
months.
The
preview
performances
began
on
December
20,
2021,
however,
shows
on
December
25
and
December
26
had
to
be
cancelled
citing
COVID
breakthrough
cases.
Coming
back
to
Hugh,
the
actor
had
been
away
from
the
big
screen
after
his
exit
as
the
infamous
role
-
Wolverine
with
Logan
in
2017.
He
returned
with
a
cameo
in
the
recent
Ryan
Renolds
film
Free
Guy,
followed
by
Reminiscence.
According
to
reports,
his
upcoming
releases
include,
Ferarri,
The
Son
and
The
Good
Spy.