Hugh Jackman, hot on the heels of his smash one-man show, has tied himself to another Broadway production. Come the 2013-14 season he says he’ll be starring on Broadway in a musical about Harry Houdini —which really shouldn’t be a problem for The Prestige star. And if Wolverine in chains weren’t enough to get a theater geek’s panties in a twist, the fact that Aaron ” The West Wing ” Sorkin is going to write the “contemporary look at the life and death” of the illusionist should do the trick (oh, and Steven ” Wicked ” Schwartz will be doing the music and Jack ” Hairspray ” O’Brien will direct). [ more › ]
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Houdini! Wolverine And West Wing Scribe To Bring Magic Back To Bway