VOA标准英语2011--Film Star Hugh Jackman Heads Back to Bro

Film Star Hugh Jackman Heads Back to Broadway

Not only does Hugh Jackman have a new Hollywood action film, but the Australian actor is also tuning¹ up his singing voice for a return to the Broadway stage.
In "Real Steel," Hugh Jackman plays a washed up boxer² and failed father who gets a second chance when he reconnects with his 10-year-old son. Together they guide a robot fighter to victory in the ring. The boy, played by Dakota Goyo, steals almost every scene. But Jackman says that goes with the territory.
"I don't think any actor ever worries about the whole thing of scene stealing. If they do, it's stupid. Basically it's a team sport."
It was as part of a team that Jackman got his big Hollywood break a decade ago, when he began playing "Wolverine" in the "X-Men" films.
Jackman has a new "Wolverine" adventure coming up, with plans to start shooting next year. He is so identified with the fierce comic book character that many of his fans are surprised to learn the Australian had his first show business success on the musical stage.
Jackman played Curly in the 1998 London revival³ of "Oklahoma!" a role he calls one of the highlights of his career. He came back to the stage five years later - this time on Broadway in "The Boy From Oz:"
His portrayal⁴ of the late Australian singer Peter Allen earned Jackman the Tony award as best actor in a musical. He returns to the Great White Way this November with his solo show "Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway."
"I had a chance to do this show earlier in San Francisco and then worked on it for another couple of months, took it to Toronto. I didn't think I was going to be doing it now. I was sure I was going to be shooting "Wolverine." That's been the story of my year, but I couldn't quite fit it in before "Les Mis" the movie and there was a theater available, so we're in."
That film project he casually⁵ mentioned is the long-awaited screen adaptation of the hit musical "Les Miserables," in which he'll play the hero, Jean Valjean, being pursued by fellow Aussie Russell Crowe as Inspector⁶ Javert. The director is Tom Hooper, who made last year's Oscar-winner "The King's Speech." Even though Hooper offered him the role, Jackman insisted on auditioning⁷ for it.
"I wanted to do this so bad that I didn't want to leave anything up to his imagination. I wanted him to know what I could do, just in case he thought of ringing up Daniel Day Lewis," he says with a laugh.
In addition to his stage and screen success, Jackman has earned honors as the host of televised award programs including the Tony Awards three times and, in 2009, the Oscars.
"I will never forget hosting the Oscars. I still pinch myself that they asked me," he says. "I had a blast doing it, and I just hope one day I get to do it again."
Meanwhile, Jackman is happy to keep working on both stage and screen. And if he gets backing for his dream project, it will combine both those loves again in a new adaptation of the classic musical "Carousel⁸."

1 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

3 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

4 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

5 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

6 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

7 auditioning   

vi.试听（audition的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth. 她试演了麦克佩斯夫人的角色。
• Which part are you auditioning for? 你试音什么角色？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 carousel   

n.旋转式行李输送带

参考例句：

• Riding on a carousel makes you feel dizzy.乘旋转木马使你头晕。
• We looked like a bunch of awkward kids riding a slow-moving carousel.我们看起来就像一群骑在旋转木马上的笨拙的孩子。