Hugh Jackman Tests Positive For Covid-19, 'The Music Man' Performances Cancelled Till January 1

Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Hugh Jackman Tests Positive For COVID-19. (Picture Courtesy: @thehughjackman/Instagram)

New Delhi: Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Hollywood Reporter, 'The Music Man' has cancelled performances through the end of the year on Broadway after Jackman tested positive.

The revival's leading man took to Instagram to share the news of his breakthrough case. "I justed 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," the actor said in a clip. 

"But I am fine and I am just going to do everything I can to get better as soon as possible and as soon as I am cleared, I will be back on stage heading to River City," he added.

Check out the video clip here:

The musical announced on Tuesday on its Twitter handle that all performances are cancelled through January 1, with 'The Music Man' company expected to return to the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre on January 2. 

Tickets for the holiday season's production shows will be refunded. The highly anticipated revival which was expected to open in September 2020 before the pandemic shut Broadway down for months, began previews on Monday, December 20, but had to cancel its December 25 performance and December 26 matinee citing Covid breakthrough cases.

The news of 'The Music Man' extended show cancellations comes days after Jackman's co-star Sutton Foster confirmed she had tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Eve in her own Instagram story on Friday, after missing a preview performance on Thursay, December 23.

At the time, both of the Broadway show's stars celebrated the company's understudies and swings who helped the show go on despite Foster's positive COVID test.