Nicole Kidman bids $100,000 for Hugh Jackman’s signed hat on Broadway
Hugh Jackman’s “The Music Man” revival show was conducted on Saturday evening, and to everyone’s surprise, Legendary actress Nicole Kidman was present to see the show. The audience got the performance of their life when they realized her presence when she made the colossal bid of $100,000 for the hat, which was put into action. The hat was signed by Hugh Jackman and was set into motion for charity for the Broadway Cares auction.
Jackman announced this news. He had posted a video about the incident on Twitter. He also thanked Nicole for her support in the video. The cast of the musical show “Music Man” has been raising funds for Broadway Cares at the end of their recent performances. Nicole Kidman then took the microphone at the Winter Garden Theatre and announced that she loved Broadway and also the work of Broadway cares.
She also stated that the show is beautiful and extraordinary. The audience then gave Kidman’s announced bid an enthusiastic response, to which Jackman joked that the offer made was not in Australian dollars.
The show “Music Man” producer is Kate Horton. She had expressed appreciation for the Kidman’s generosity and said the entire Broadway community appreciated it. Broadway Cares’ executive director is Tom Viola. He also mentioned that he was happy that the charity had many friends. He hailed Hugh Jackman and said he is one of the greatest champions and also noted that the vast donation provided by Kidman would help in providing 20,000 meals and 2,000 doctor visits for those who are living with HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 or other life-threatening diseases. He also mentioned that it was the highest bid they had ever received for any item they had auctioned.
Both Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are Australian actors. The Music man show will run and close on Jan 15, 2023. It was indeed a noble gesture from Kidman. Such acts of kindness and compassion need to be appreciated by the whole community, and she certainly would have the blessing of the entire community.
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