Tony winner and The Greatest Showman star Hugh Jackman tweeted rehearsal footage for the upcoming movie musical's live TV commercial, which will air during the December 17 broadcast of A Christmas Story Live!
The live commercial will feature Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, and Keala Settle performing the original song “Come Alive.” Directed by The Greatest Showman feature film director Michael Gracey along with Emmy-nominated director Beth McCarthy-Miller, the live trailer will include a 360-degree shoot and more than 150 dancers.
Watch clips of stage and screen star Jackman rehearsing below:
Please let me hit the hat trick!!! @GreatestShowman pic.twitter.com/Yff6EXcB7G
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) December 15, 2017
T minus 2 days til the LIVE commercial for @GreatestShowman during “A Christmas Story” . #vocals #comealive pic.twitter.com/sKQTuvTauR
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) December 15, 2017
LIVE @GreatestShowman COMMERCIAL, Sunday night, during A Christmas Story. @Zendaya @kealasettle @ZacEfron @pasekandpaul pic.twitter.com/zBjcsC0jYN
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) December 14, 2017
Starring Maya Rudolph, Matthew Broderick, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulis, Ana Gasteyer, and newcomer Andy Walken, A Christmas Story Live! will air on Fox December 17 from 7 PM to 10 PM ET.