Bobby Van Hopping in “Small Town Girl” — the Number that Inspired Hugh Jackman’s Tony Awards Opening Number

Posted on June 8, 2014 at 11:01 pm

Did you see Hugh Jackman hopping through the opening number on the Tony Awards?  Top that next year NPH!  You might have caught a glimpse of the movie dance Jackman paid tribute to as he hopped by, the wonderful Bobby Van hopping through “Small Town Girl” and singing about going to Broadway.  Here’s the glorious number in full.  (Van said he didn’t feel right for a year after filming this, and you can see why.)

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