BoyFromOz to close down during Hugh's vacation schedules? — Page 2

Maybe the whole cast can use the rest. Stephanie Block (Liza) out with the flu. Hugh is battling it and it doesn't show on stage...since he gives his usual performance - with perhaps even more adlibs and comedy than usual.

The one week closing has to do with the tremendous problems of last minute refunds. Easier to deal with them now - and reschedule the ticketholders NOW rather than on the night of performance. Many of those performances are already sold out- but just try to refund well over a thousand (or more) tickets on the day of performance --- and the anger of the people involved.

Hugh is the show.. no one is going to see it without him so this tells us that when he is done, so is the show...

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More proof that Hugh is the show. during sunday's matinee hugh reacted to a catcall from a guy up in the mezzanine midway thru the show. the guy apparently yelled something like "take it off..." hugh (peter) told the guy that "whatever you take off, i'll take off..."

next thing you know, hugh is unbuttoning his pants then proceeds to take off his shirt... he stopped it there because apparently the guy kept stripping.

what i loved about it (other than a half naked hugh jackman) was that he never broke character and became the flirt peter allen was known to be. this is my second time seeing the show and he was so much more comfortable in the role this time to do the improv and really play off the audience as if he was really peter allen performing on stage.

i could not imagine anyone else in the role. he is terrific.

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you'll also be happy to know that hugh's (peter's) chemistry with jarrod emick (greg) is a lot stronger this time too. that was one of my criticism's from the first time i saw the show and yesterday, they really seemed to have a connection.

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Updated On: 12/22/03 at 10:55 AM

Stephanie Block and Jarrod Emick are unbelievable. Then again, who couldn't have good chemistry with Mr. Jackman?

"When you get caught between the moon and New York City..."

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