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Tony Awards. Jackman, who has been starring in Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” on Broadway, announced that he tested positive on Instagram Monday and said standby actor Max Clayton will step into the role of Harold Hill in his place. “I wanted you guys to hear it from me first that unfortunately, this morning I have frustratingly tested positive for COVID again, so my incredible standby Max Clayton is going to go on for me,” he said in a video statement.The 53-year-old actor and his Broadway co-star Sutton Foster performed a number from “The Music Man” at the Tony Awards Sunday.

Hugh Jackman took to Instagram on Thursday with an optimistic message as he returned to Broadway to star in The Music Man, after he was sidelined for more than a week after testing positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.The Sydney, Australia native, 53, donned a face mask with a navy blue coat and ash gray shirt as he approached the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, where the musical is being held.'All right, I can’t tell you how good this moment feels - yes, we’re back, we’re back,' said Jackman, who plays the role of Harold Hill in the famed musical. 'It is Thursday, January 6th and we are back, going to work.' The latest:Hugh Jackman, 53, took to Instagram on Thursday with an optimistic message as he returned to Broadway to star in The Music Man, after he was sidelined for more than a week after testing positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19The actor, who tested positive for COVID-19 on December 28, apologized to fans who had tickets to see the show amid the timeframe he was sidelined.'To all those people who had tickets for the last 10 days I’m so sorry, I hope and pray that you have a chance to reschedule,' he said.

Hugh Jackman‘s musical revival is being pushed back even further.

The opening of Hugh Jackman’s Broadway production of The Music Man has been pushed back to May, 2021. The original opening date was set for 15 October, before the coronavirus shutdown forced all productions on The Great White Way to close temporarily.

If anyone can reawaken Broadway from an unprecedented shutdown that has left many insiders fearful for the theater industry's future, it's Hugh Jackman. Producers Scott Rudin, Barry Diller and David Geffen on Wednesday confirmed that their large-scale revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, which will star Jackman alongside another returning Broadway treasure, Sutton Foster, is now scheduled to begin previews April 7, 2021, at the Winter Garden Theatre.

Come next May, audiences will applaud Hugh Jackman during one of the first long-awaited curtain calls of Broadway when the revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man opens.