Jez Butterworth Videos

THE RIVER's Hugh Jackman stopped by today's LIVE with Kelly and Michael to play a friendly game of 'Hugh In or Hugh Out' which quickly devolved into a striptease.

The River, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman,Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumboand directed by Ian Rickson, begins preview performances in four weeks on Friday, October 31 and will open on Sunday, November 16 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The production will play a strictly limited 13-week engagement through Sunday, January 25, 2015. The cast just met the press this morning - and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand for the special day. Check out interviews with leading man Hugh Jackman and the rest of the company below!

Happy Birthday Hugh Jackman! Jackman was recently seen in the role of Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables film. Jackman is also working on Broadway's Harry Houdini, set for the stage in 2014. He has also appeared on the Great White Way in Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, A Steady Rain and The Boy From Oz. He played Curly in the West End's Oklahoma!, and appeared in an Off-Broadway production of Carousel, along with hosting the Tony Awards three times.production of Carousel, along with hosting the Tony Awards three times.

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, Jimmy competed against guest Hugh Jackman in a giant game of billiards featuring bowling balls and no pool cues. Later, Jimmy speaks to Hugh Jackman about his Broadway play, The River.

Hugh Jackman just revealed a new promo for this Sunday's Tony Awards ceremony in which he can't stop bouncing through life -- literally. Check out the video below, and find out what it all means on June 8!

Host Hugh Jackman promises some of Broadway's best will join him onstage for the 2014 Tony Awards, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, on Sunday, June 8th, and in the video below, he teases Tony hopping. What's it all about? We'll have to wait until the big night to find out!

Host Hugh Jackman promises some of Broadway's best will join him onstage for the 2014 Tony Awards, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, on Sunday, June 8th, in a just-released promo from CBS. Check it out below!

This year's Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman just posted a sneak peek video of him tap dancing like crazy in rehearsal for the big ceremony next month. Check it out below!

Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Festival, Destin Daniel Cretton's Short Term 12 is warmly empathetic look at a facility for at-risk teenagers, told through the eyes of the home's counselors (played by Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr. and Rami Malek) and their young charges. Short Term 12 opens on August 23rd. Click below to watch the trailer, and scroll down to learn more aobut the actors and the roles they play!

JERUSALEM, a new play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance opened April 21 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street), in a production directed by Ian Rickson. JERUSALEM originally opened at The Royal Court Theatre in July, 2009. The production played an extended sold out run at the Royal Court, before moving to the Apollo Theatre in the West End in January, 2010, where it received an unprecedented set of five-star reviews from 12 London newspapers.

JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), began previews on April 2, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). The production, directed by Ian Rickson, opened last night, April 21 and will play a limited 16-week engagement. Broadway Beat was there to capture the opening night fun!

JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), began previews on April 2, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). The production, directed by Ian Rickson, opens tonight, April 21 and will play a limited 16-week engagement. Click below for a performance preview!

The Royal Court Theatre's JERUSALEM, directed by Ian Rickson, will open on April 21, 2011 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). Previews begin April 2. The production will play a limited 16-week engagement. The critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning play is written by Jez Butterworth. Click below for a sneak peek of the production!

Video highlights of the 2010 Olivier Awards!

The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.