HUGH Jackman is bringing the sounds of the didgeridoo to American audiences in his Broadway show.
The stages of New York's theatre district have played host to many unusual sounds over the years - but for US audiences, it is hard to top the strange notes of the didgeridoos.
In Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, the man from Oz sings Over the Rainbow backed by two of the indigenous instruments, played by Paul Boon and Nathan Mundraby.
Olive Knight, one of Australia's greatest indigenous singers, and her son Clifton Bieundurry provide the vocals.
"We tend to think we're the first didgeridoo players on Broadway, so we're pretty excited about that," said Boon, 41, who hails from Broome.
Jackman asked the musicians to perform with him to raise awareness of his country's indigenous arts. With the exception of Boon, are all Aboriginal and work with the arts organisation Nomad Two Worlds.
"We feel so fortunate to be part of the show," said the 65-year-old Knight, who sings a verse of Over the Rainbow in her native Walmajarri language.
"More people come to the show every night than live in the village that we're from," said her 38-year-old son . Like Knight, Bieundurry was born in Wangkatjungka Community in Western Australia.
"I watch the crowd after I bow, and I can see people crying, so I feel like it's touching a lot of people and introducing them to our culture," he said.
The troupe members, most of whom accompanied Jackman when the show played San Francisco and Toronto, are sampling some new culture, too.
Knight said she was particularly excited about meeting Kirk Douglas, who recently came backstage. "He left me in awe," Knight said. Nevertheless, she said the celebrity she really wants to meet is Goodfellas star Ray Liotta.
For his part, Bieundurry would not mind meeting Jay-Z. (Perhaps Jackman can pull a few strings.)
Boon insisted that he gets more of a kick out of the regular folks in the audience.
"It's great when celebrities come, but there are Hugh fans who are there each and every night," he said.
"They were in San Francisco, Toronto and now New York. They love their Hugh."
"I guess they'd rather have a Hugh-gasm," he added, "than sit at home and watch the Republican presidential debates."
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