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Hugh Jackman, Cheyenne Jackson, Patti LuPone, Shirley MacLaine, et al. Set for A Fine Romance Concert

Hugh Jackman
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Hugh Jackman
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Hugh Jackman will host the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s fifth annual A Fine Romance benefit, to be held on May 1 at the Fox lot, according to a report in Variety. Adam Shankman will direct the event which will feature the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and musical direction by John Mauceri.

Among the performers scheduled to appear in this tribute to musicals are Kristen Bell, Joel Grey, Cheyenne Jackson, Melina Kanakaredes, Patti LuPone, Shirley MacLaine, James Marsden, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Lea Salonga, Aaron Tveit, and Leslie Uggams. Fox studio co-chief Jim Gianopulos and his wife Ann will co-host the concert.

Jackman won the Tony Award for The Boy from Oz and starred on Broadway earlier this season in A Steady Rain. His many film credits include the X-Men series and Australia.