Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman hung out alone in her dressing room ahead of every ‘The Music Man’ show before romance rumors

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previously gushed over each other numerous times when they were promoting their Broadway show “The Music Man” in 2022, before they became a rumored couple.

During an appearance on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” in July 2022, Foster, 49, talked about how close she had become with Jackman, 56, and the pre-show ritual they started. “We call it carpet chat,” she shared. “We hang out in my dressing room before every show and just catch up.

Somehow we ended up sitting … maybe because my dressing room’s a mess, we sit on the carpet.”“It’s 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, that I’ve made this wonderful new friend.”Foster and Jackman were co-stars in “The Music Man,” which ran on New York City’s Great White Way from December 2021 to January 2023.They played Marian Paroo and Professor Harold Hill, respectively, onstage.