Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster's duet didn’t stop when the music ended. The former Broadway co-stars, who played Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, respectively, in the revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, have become a real-life duet offstage. "The best thing that's happened out of this whole thing is that I've made a new friend, which you never anticipate," the Tony Award-winning actress said of Jackman in a 2022 interview with PEOPLE. "We always joke that after 40, you don't really make new friends! He's a dream and so kind and talented and is even more generous. He's pretty fantastic. We're having a really remarkable time — the whole company."
Jackman has also sung Foster's praises, calling her "a dream." He told the New York Theatre Guide in 2022, "I've been lucky enough to do films, and I've done some plays, but there's nothing like doing a musical on Broadway. And this is something that I've wanted to do for over 20 years, and doing it with this cast in particular — Sutton Foster is just a dream."
Here's everything we know about Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster's relationship.
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Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman starred in a revival of 'The Music Man'When did Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster work together in The Music Man?
The revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man was originally scheduled to open in the fall of 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Broadway show officially opened in February 2021. Speaking to PEOPLE in 2022 about the musical being postponed, Jackman revealed that choreographer Warren Carlyle kept him motivated as they rehearsed "three to four times a week." The Deadpool & Wolverine star said, "For a year and a half, we were dancing. Listen. I have to dance every night against Sutton Foster. I better be bringing it!"
During a 2022 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in Foster revealed her and Jackman's pre-show ritual, which they called "carpet chat." She shared, "We hang out in my dressing room like before every show and just catch up. But somehow we ended up sitting, maybe because my dressing room’s a mess, so we sit on the carpet.”
"But we do. It’s like such a wonderful thing,” Foster added. "We’ve become really good friends and we just talk and catch up on our day. That’s been one of the best parts of the whole thing, is that I’ve made this wonderful new friend."
View this post on InstagramWhen did Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster meet?
The couple met long before working together in The Music Man. In 2021, Foster posted a throwback photo of herself and Jackman backstage at her show Thoroughly Modern Millie, which she starred in from 2002 to 2004. "Backstage at Thoroughly Modern Millie almost 20 years ago. Millie and Wolverine. Harold and Marian," she wrote alongside the picture.
Foster and Jackman also posed for a picture backstage at ShrektheMusical in December of 2008. At the 2014 Tony Awards, which Jackman hosted, the actor danced with Foster along with other nominees in her category.
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The actors have known each other for yearsIt was reported in the fall of 2024 that the co-stars were dating. In story about Foster filing for divorce from her husband, published on Oct. 23, 2024, Page Six reported that she was moving on with Jackman. A source told the outlet, "They are 100 percent together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together." Several sources also said that the pair had been "keeping the relationship a secret and staying out of the public eye."
The following day, Page Six reported that a source revealed Foster and Jackman are "in love." "They spend all of their free time together," a source said. "They are a regular couple, they are just in private."
Months later, in early January 2025, Foster and Jackman were photographed holding hands, while out in Santa Monica, California.
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Have Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster been married before?
Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness announced in 2023 that they were separating after 27 years of marriage. Furness then filed for divorce in May of 2025. After filing, she said in a statement to PEOPLE and The Daily Mail, "My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal. It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us."
Jackman and his former wife share two kids, both of whom were adopted: sonOscar Maximilian and daughter Ava Eliot.
Like The Greatest Showman actor, Foster was previously married. The Younger star filed for divorce from her husband Ted Griffin on Oct. 22, 2024, per PEOPLE. The former couple tied the knot in 2014 and adopted their daughter Emily in 2017.
The couple hit the red carpet together at the premiere of Song Sung Blue at TCL Chinese TheatreWhen did Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster make their red carpet debut?
Jackman and Foster made their first red carpet appearance as a couple on October 26, 2025 at the Hollywood premiere of the actor's movie Song Sung Blue. The pair coordinated in black for their couple debut, posing for pictures. A source close to Foster told PEOPLE, "They’re in love and were genuinely excited to walk the carpet together."
"The drama is behind them now, and they’ve built a strong foundation of trust," the source added. "Both are feeling giddy and happy and are excited to share their future together."
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