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Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig similarity is that they will both play in the Broadway. Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig to star on Broadway Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:33am IST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hugh Jackman, best known as the superhero Wolverine in the “X-Men” movies, and Daniel Craig, the superspy in the “James Bond” films, will star together on Broadway in “A Steady Rain,” a play about two Chicago policeman. The pairing, announced by the play’s publicists in a statement on Thursday, is the latest in a string of shows headlined by Hollywood celebrities to hit the Great White Way. The play begins preview performances on Sept. 10. Australian native Jackman, 40, will return to Broadway after his hit 2004 Tony Award-winning role in the musical “The Boy From Oz.” Briton Craig, 41, has appeared in London stage productions and will make his Broadway debut. Recent Oscar host Jackman is already beloved by New York’s theater community and has hosted the Tony Awards several times. His “X-Men” films have bee
Daniel Craig, a k a James Bond, and Hugh Jackman, aka Wolverine, will team up in a new play this fall on Broadway, The Post has learned. The drama, “A Steady Rain” by Keith Huff, is about two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship is put to the test when they become involved in a domestic dispute in a poor neighborhood. MORE: Theater Blog Craig, whose Bond movies “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” are among the highest grossing films of all time, will be making his New York stage debut. He started off in the theater in London, playing bit parts, but he has not appeared in a play in several years. Jackman won a Tony Award in 2004 for his role as Peter Allen in “The Boy From Oz.” Although the musical received mixed reviews, Jackman became a box-office sensation, shaking a pair of maracas and flouncing around the stage in tight leopard pants. “The Boy From Oz” regularly grossed more than $1 million a week. Jackman became the most sought-after leading man in the theater, though he’s t
