Broadway darling Sutton Foster has taken center stage in real life—this time for her blossoming romance with none other than The Greatest Showman himself, Hugh Jackman. The 50-year-old Tony-winning performer, best known for her magnetic stage presence and charm, seems to have found love again after years of professional triumphs and personal twists.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Foster’s fortune is estimated at around $4 million, thanks to a celebrated career spanning Broadway, television, and film. Born in Georgia and raised in Michigan, she burst onto the Broadway scene in 1996 with Grease, but it was her star-making turn in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002 that cemented her status as a musical theater powerhouse. She went on to win two Tony Awards, captivating audiences as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical and Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes.
In 2022, Foster shared the stage with Hugh Jackman in the Broadway revival of The Music Man, where their undeniable chemistry became the talk of the theater world. She played Marian the librarian opposite Jackman’s slick con man Harold Hill, and audiences couldn’t get enough of the duo’s sparkling connection—on stage and, as it turns out, off it.
While rehearsals began in 2021, delays due to the pandemic meant the pair spent extra time together before opening night, reportedly growing close in the process. Both were married at the time—Foster to screenwriter Ted Griffin and Jackman to actress Deborra-Lee Furness—but by late 2024, following their respective divorces, their friendship had evolved into something much deeper.
The couple went public in January 2025 when paparazzi caught them sharing a kiss during a laid-back fast-food date. The Daily Mail soon followed up with photos of them holding hands in Los Angeles. A source later told Us Weekly that the two were “madly in love,” noting that while they weren’t living together, “they spend almost every day together.”
Their romance became red-carpet official throughout 2025, with Foster and Jackman turning heads at the Gotham Awards and the premiere of Song Sung Blue. Jackman even publicly praised his new partner on social media, writing, “That’s an iconic NYC night! And truly magical,” after one of her live shows.
Most recently, in January 2026, the lovebirds were photographed enjoying a sun-soaked getaway in Costa Rica. TMZ captured them embracing in the surf—Foster glowing in a blue bikini and Jackman rocking casual swim trunks. The pair looked relaxed, happy, and completely smitten.
For Foster, who’s navigated two marriages and a lifetime on stage, this new chapter seems to strike just the right note—romantic, refreshing, and ready for an encore.
