The performances of the musical The Music Man of Broadway were canceled after its headliner, comedian Hugh Jackman, contracted COVID-19.
“My symptoms are like a cold. I have a itchy throat and a little runny nose, but I’m fine. I’m going to do whatever I can to get well as quickly as possible, and as soon as I get well I’ll be back on stage, ”said Hugh Jackman in a short video posted to Twitter.
Performances have been suspended until January 2, while the Australian comedian completes his mandatory five-day quarantine, as now recommended by US health officials.
Last week, actress Sutton Foster, to whom Hugh Jackman replies, also had to miss several performances after contracting COVID-19. The number of infected players within the company is not known.
The Music Man, Meredith Willson’s classic written in 1957, is just the latest in a comprehensive list of shows that have been forced to suspend performances due to the virus. Aladdin, The Lion King, Hamilton, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, American Utopia : Since December, Broadway has received a dozen postponements and cancellations due to outbreaks.