Hugh Jackman is Covid positive!
Hugh Jackman tested positive for COVID-19. The actor released the news on Tuesday from his Instagram account.
Hugh Jackman tested positive for COVID-19. The actor released the news on Tuesday from his Instagram account. In a video posted on the social network, the Hollywood star shared that he is in good health and has only mild symptoms.
“Hi, good morning, I just wanted you to know from me that I tested positive for COVID this morning. My symptoms are like a cold, I have a sore throat and my nose is a little runny, " said the actor in a short 30-second video on Instagram.
He described his symptoms as cold-like - his nose is runny and his throat is scratching.
"I will do everything in my power to heal," he said in the video.
“But I'm fine and I'm going to do everything I can to improve as soon as possible. And as soon as it is authorized, I will return to The Winter Garden ", expressed the Australian entrepreneur, who will not be able to act in the Broadway play " The Music Man " until his recovery.
In the video, Hugh wore a black mask while addressing his 14.6 million followers. "Please stay safe, " added the artist in his message.allowed
Hugh began the play “The Music Man” at the Winter Garden Theater alongside actress Sutton Foster on December 20. However, before a Christmas Eve performance on Friday, Foster, 46, tested positive and was unable to perform that night on Broadway.
And thankfully, an understudy named Kathy Voytko was able to prepare the part in just five hours.
Audience footage captured the moment when the show's star Jackman took a moment during the cast bows to highlight the astonishing feat of his partner and the artists who accompany him.
Jackman said the latest wave of COVID has been concerning for Broadway, which generally enjoys a larger audience during the holiday season. “It's happening all over Broadway. This is a moment we've never known," he said.
The musical issued a statement on Twitter on Friday that it canceled its shows for Saturday and Sunday due to COVID-19 cases. "Our company would not have liked anything more than to celebrate the holidays with the audience and their families, but the priority is the health and well-being of the cast, crew and audience," the organizers said in a tweet.
"We are so grateful to our entire cast and crew, especially our heroic understudies for ensuring our speedy return to the Winter Garden Theater. "
This comes as Broadway has been particularly hit by an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, with other popular plays such as "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," "Hamilton" and "MJ The Musical" canceling functions due to the outbreak. But despite the epidemiological situation in the industry, the president of the Broadway League, Charlotte St. Martin, told the press that the shows will continue.
Jackman’s colleague Sutton Foster, with whom she performs in the musical The Music Man, also announced last week that she had tested positive for covid. Following their infection, it was announced that the performances were being canceled and should resume on Sunday 2 January.
The actor announced in early December that he had received a booster dose of the vaccine.
