Ravinia 2026 Issue 3

HUNTERPAVILION 8:00 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 , 2026 HUGH JACKMAN † with CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC PATRICKVACCARIELLO, conductor † . † Ravinia debut HUGH JACKMAN Hugh Jackman is a multitalented actor, produc- er, and philanthropist. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men lm series, as well as for his lead roles in the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold , the action-horror lm Van Helsing , the dramas e Prestige and e Fountain , the epic historical-ro- mantic drama Australia , the lm version of Les Misérables , and the thriller Prisoners . His work in Les Misérables earned him his rst Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his rst Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mo- tion Picture Musical or Comedy, in . On Broadway, Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in e Boy from Oz . A four-time host of the Tony Awards, he won an Emmy Award for one of these appearances. Jackman also hosted the st Academy Awards ceremony in . His most recent appearance on Broadway was as Harold Hill in the revival of e Music Man . Jackman then co-starred in Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie Deadpool & Wolverine . His most recent lms are Song Sung Blue , e Sheep Detectives , and e Death of Robin Hood . Last fall, Jackman concluded a residency at Ra- dio City Music Hall with a live show titled From New York, With Love . Hugh Jackman is making his Ravinia debut. RAVINIAMAGAZINE • AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 16 , 2026 88 GUYAROCH(JACKMAN)