Hugh Jackman Plans Broadway Return As Houdini

First Released: The month of january 4, 2012 2:19 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Hugh Jackman attends this year's BAM Theater Gala in the Brooklyn Academy of Music in NY City on March 10, 2011Hugh Jackman loved his record-setting Broadway run a lot this winter that hes handcuffing themself to some future musical about Harry Houdini. Producers stated Wednesday that Jackman, best referred to as hairy Wolverine within the X-Males franchise, will star because the famous illusionist in Houdini. Its scheduled to achieve Broadway throughout the 2013-14 season. Academy Award and six-time Emmy Award champion Aaron Sorkin of West Wing fame will write the storyline, and three-time Academy Award and four-time Grammy Award champion Stephen Schwartz of Wicked fame will write music and lyrics. Jackmans one-guy, 10-week Broadway concert show closed Sunday in the Broadhurst Theatre after getting gained a lot more than $two million in the final week. It had been the greatest weekly gross recorded through the Shubert Organization, which is the owner of the Broadhurst and 16 other Broadway theaters. Copyright 2012 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.