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X-MEN star HUGH JACKMAN is producing and starring in a remake of the classic musical CAROUSEL.
The original film was released in 1956 starring GORDON MacRAE and SHIRLEY JONES.
The actor's production company is working with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organisation for rights to use the music and lyrics the duo wrote for the 1945 stage musical.
Jackman is set to play BILLY BIGELOW, a carnival barker whose temper puts him in the middle of a botched robbery and leads to his death.
Stuck in purgatory, he's given one day to return and fix the problems he left behind - namely a teenager who has lot of his rebellious traits.
Jackman is familiar with the part, having sung the role in a 2002 Carnegie Hall concert in New York City to honour Rogers & Hammerstein.
Carousel was last revived on the Broadway, New York stage in 1994 in a Tony Award-winning run.
Jackman won a Tony Award in 2004 for his portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer PETER ALLEN. (SS/DV/SH)
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