Sutton Foster was ‘intimidated’ by new beau Hugh Jackman — thought she’d get fired from musical

nypost.com:

the former co-stars are dating.Both stars told Meyers that they were intimidated by each other when they began working together. “You’re Hugh Jackman!” Foster exclaimed after the “Wolverine” star doubted that the Tony winner could be intimidated by him.

Foster added that she thought her termination was imminent when she saw their names on billboards promoting the Broadway show.“And then our names are, like, really big on, like, a giant billboard.

And I was like, ‘Oh God, that’s gonna cost a lot of money when they have to replace me,'” Foster recalled thinking. “But I was pretty convinced I was going to be fired for several weeks.”“Oh, stop it,” Jackman said, again convinced Foster was being overly humble.“It’s true though!” the actress insisted.

Both Jackman and Foster would earn Tony nominations for their work playing Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, respectively, in the Broadway revival of “The Music Man” that ran from December 2021 to January 2023.Explaining why he was intimidated by Foster, Jackman told Meyers, “This is a six-time Tony nominee, two-time winner.” “Like, I saw her do ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ when you were like 4 years old,” he added, turning to address his co-star. “But I’ve watched everything she’s done.