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Australian actor Hugh Jackman poses
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BEIJING, May 29 -- Together for the first time on
stage ¡ª Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig.
Nothing has been officially confirmed but two of
Hollywood¡¯s reigning hunks may be paired next fall on Broadway in ¡°A Steady
Rain,¡± a two-character drama by Keith Huff.
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British actor Daniel Craig waves during
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movie "Quantum of Solace" in Tokyo November 25, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters
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The New York Post reported Wednesday the actors were
set to star in the play about two Chicago policemen, friends since childhood,
whose lives take divergent paths after an unnerving incident.
¡°A Steady Rain¡± was a big hit in Chicago in September
2007 at a small theater and transferred the following year to another venue for
a commercial run.
The Chicago Tribune called the play an ¡°exceptionally
rich, gritty and emotional drama ... it will get you right where you live,¡±
while the Chicago Sun-Times cheered its ¡°action-packed storytelling.¡±
Huff, who has a master¡¯s from the University of
Iowa¡¯s Playwright¡¯s Workshop, has extensive regional theater credits. ¡°A Steady
Rain¡± would be his Broadway debut.
¡°A Steady Rain¡± would also be the New York stage
debut for Craig, who skyrocketed to film stardom as the latest cinematic James
Bond. Jackman, the movies¡¯ Wolverine from all the ¡°X-Men¡± movies, proved to be a
major Broadway box-office draw five years ago, playing entertainer Peter Allen
in the musical ¡°The Boy From Oz.¡±
The Post said ¡°A Steady Rain¡± would be produced by
Barbara Broccoli, whose father was Albert ¡°Cubby¡± Broccoli, who began the
enormously lucrative James Bond film franchise.
In a video posted in January on YouTube, Huff talked
about casting ¡°A Steady Rain¡± with famous actors. The playwright told
Chicago-based writer Mark Bazer: ¡°I think it would be kind of cool to see Daniel
Craig do it. My wife would be happy.¡±
(Source: Shenzhen Daily/Agencies)
