Hugh Jackman tests COVID-19 positive for second time, to skip The Music Man shows

A day after performing at the 2022 Tony Awards, actor Hugh Jackman has tested positive for the novel coronavirus for the second time

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Following his diagnosis, the stage and film star will not perform in the Broadway shows of The Music Man production

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“I’ve frustratingly tested positive for Covid. Again. My standby, the amazingly talented @maxmclayton will step in for me

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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

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Maxi and all the standbys, swings and understudies around the world, you are the true heroes of theater

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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

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In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Kate Horton wished Jackman recovers soon

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