A
day
after
performing
at
the
2022
Tony
Awards,
actor
Hugh
Jackman
has
tested
positive
for
the
novel
coronavirus
for
the
second
time.
Following
his
diagnosis,
the
stage
and
film
star
will
not
perform
in
the
Broadway
shows
of
"The
Music
Man" production.
Jackman,
who
gave
a
health
update
to
fans
and
followers
on
Instagram
on
Monday
night,
said
standby
actor
Max
Clayton
will
perform
the
role
of
Professor
Harold
Hill
alongside
Sutton
Foster,
in
all
performances
of
Meredith
Willson's
musical
comedy
from
June
14-21.
"I’ve
frustratingly
tested
positive
for
Covid.
Again.
My
standby,
the
amazingly
talented
@maxmclayton
will
step
in
for
me.
What’s
most
annoying
is
I
don’t
get
to
see
him
perform!
I’ve
said
it
before,
and
will
say
it
a
million
times
more
…
Maxi
and
all
the
standbys,
swings
and
understudies
around
the
world,
you
are
the
true
heroes
of
theater.
You
give
life
to
the
saying
'the
show
must
go
on'," the
Australian
actor,
who
was
nominated
for
his
role
in
"The
Music
Man"
at
the
Tonys,
wrote
in
a
post.
Jackman,
53,
is
fully
vaccinated
with
a
booster
shot.
In
a
statement
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
producer
Kate
Horton
wished
Jackman
recovers
soon.
"Once
again,
standbys
and
understudies
save
the
day
and,
in
this
case,
it’s
Max
Clayton
to
the
rescue.
We’re
excited
to
see
him
perform
alongside
the
wonderful
Sutton
Foster
and
we
wish
Hugh
a
speedy
recovery,"
Horton
said.
Jackman
first
tested
COVID-19
positive
in
December
2021
a
week
after
Foster
came
down
with
the
virus,
following
which
he
was
also
forced
to
cancel
performances
of
"The
Music
Man".
"The
Music
Man" is
directed
by
four-time
Tony
Award
winner
Jerry
Zaks,
with
choreography
from
Tony
Award
winner
Warren
Carlyle.