Hugh Jackman gushed over ‘dream’ Sutton Foster before romance: ‘I’ve watched everything she’s done’

“Kiss her already!”

That’s what Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster would perceive from hecklers erstwhile they performed successful “The Music Man” together — and that they did.

Years earlier their rumored caller romance went public, nan actors appeared connected “Late Night With Seth Meyers” to beforehand their Broadway philharmonic aft nan COVID pandemic.

“Broadway was nonexistent for almost 2 years. And I consciousness for illustration there’s this shared consciousness of gratitude betwixt nan group connected shape and nan audience. And nan show is truthful joyful, and I’m having nan clip of my life playing other this guy,” Foster, 49, gushed successful May 2022.

“You had to opportunity that, but convey you,” Jackman, 56, teased.

“I did!” Foster added. “But it’s for illustration – it’s a dream travel true. Truly.”

The brace played Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, respectively, connected stage, and reminisced connected immoderate of their astir memorable scenes together.

“The Music Man” ran connected The Great White Way from Dec. 2021 – Jan. 2023.

“We’re successful nan 2nd act. We person a very agelong segment together wherever we’re for illustration breaking down and starting to, like, autumn for each other, and this personification is sneezing repeatedly. And past astatine 1 constituent he went, ‘Bless you,'” nan “Younger” character recalled to big Seth Meyers.

“And past it was complete and past he exists and conscionable leaves maine connected shape to person to strengthen nan wrath,” she added.

The 2 besides agreed that they were “intimidated” of each different astatine nan time.

“Yes. You’re Hugh Jackman,” Foster exclaimed connected nan NBC late-night show. “And past our names are, like, really large on, like, a elephantine billboard. And I was like, ‘Oh God, that’s gonna costs a batch of money erstwhile they person to switch me.’ … But I was beautiful convinced I was going to beryllium fired for respective weeks.”

The “Wolverine” character noted that he “certainly” was intimidated by nan character arsenic well.

“This is simply a six-time Tony nominee, two-time winner. Like, I saw her do ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ erstwhile you were for illustration 4 years old. But I’ve watched everything she’s done,” he said, praising her. “It’s amazing. And I’m nan feline who, successful my first show, ‘Beauty and nan Beast,’ it was successful my statement that I had to person singing lessons erstwhile a week.”

Earlier this month, news collapsed that Jackman and Foster are “in love” but person been keeping their romance a secret.

“They walk each of their free clip together,” a root told Page Six. “They are a regular couple, they are conscionable successful private.” To enactment nether nan radar, “they sneak around.”

Foster precocious revenge for divorcement from her husband of 10 years, “Ocean’s Eleven” screenwriter Ted Griffin. The exes person an adopted girl together. She besides put her Tuxedo Park, NY, location connected nan marketplace for $2.2 million.

Jackman, meanwhile, announced nan extremity of his 27-year matrimony to character Deborra-Lee Furness successful Sept. 2023.

“Deborra-Lee had her suspicions erstwhile Hugh started moving pinch Sutton,” a root told nan Daily Mail connected Saturday. “Their narration is not a concealed to her.”