Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig battled it out on Broadway Thursday night.
The A-list hunks, best-known for their respective big-screen roles as Wolverine of the X-Men and British secret agent James Bond, squared off in the drama "A Steady Rain."
The gritty two-man play about Chicago police officers torn apart by a botched investigation began previews at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ahead of its opening on Sept. 29.
Judging by the hysterical cheers at curtain up and curtain down, the 90-minute performance left the audience both shaken and stirred. Especially the ladies who would love to be handcuffed by this particular brand of cop.
"They were great, but we could have done with more nudity," joked New York marketing executive Mary Hines, who bought a $125 ticket without knowing anything about the plot. "I mainly came to see Daniel but, with Hugh as his co-star it's a two-for-one."
Hines and her friend, Tara Price, were among scores of fans who waited outside the stage door to congratulate the duo.
The crowd was split on who was the best-looking star, but Craig's handlebar moustache, which he grew for the role, may have cost him some votes.
Jackman certainly got the biggest cheer while he chatted to admirers as he left the theater.
"I prefer Hugh," said Patty Purtee, 34, who flew in from Fort Myers, Fla., to see the play. "They're both gorgeous, but he has the edge."
If she was hoping for a glimpse of Jackman's ripped stomach - which helped him scoop the honor of People magazine's 2008 Sexiest Man Alive - she was disappointed.
Neither actor flaunted his famed masculine assets.
The play marked 41-year-old Craig's Broadway debut, although he previously trod the boards in London's West End in hit productions such as "Hurlyburly" and "Angels in America."[source]
