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■ Rudy Giuliani’s bitter divorce may be heading for a long and “unpleasant” trial, an exasperated judge said, as the former New York City mayor bickered with his soon-to-be ex-wife over issues including how to share their house on Long Island this summer. “It really doesn’t matter to me who has Memorial
Day weekend and who has Labor Day weekend,” Judge Michael Katz told Rudy and Judith Giuliani at a hearing Wednes- Giuliani day in a cramped Manhattan courtroom.
“I do not understand why something like that needs to be brought to the court.” Bernard Clair, the attorney representing Judith Giuliani, who is Giuliani’s third wife, said a schedule for sharing the property in an exclusive New York beach town might be necessary so neighbors will know when the former mayor will be there with his security entourage — or another woman he’s been associated with. Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, interjected and called Clair “unethical” for mentioning the other woman by name, prompting the judge to try to silence him. “You’re not the lawyer here,” Katz said. “That’s a cheap shot!” Giuliani said angrily under his breath, pointing to Clair. The lawyers for the pair proceeded to argue about a range of issues that have hobbled the case, including Giuliani’s alleged failure to pay a $21,000 nursing-home bill for his wife’s mother; Judith Giuliani’s alleged failure to produce all of her jewelry; her alleged concealing of a bank account with $100; a landscaping bill; the couple’s failure to agree on a date to appraise their apartments in Florida; and even a plan to renovate a kitchen. Another hearing was set for May 30.
■ Hugh Jackman is returning to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman. Producer Scott Rudin said Wednesday the two-time Tony-winner will star in a revival of the Meredith Willson musical The Music Man starting in September 2020. As con man Harold Hill, Jackman will sing such favorites as “Ya Got Trouble,” “Seventy-Six Trombones” and “Gary, Indiana.” The Jackman
production will be directed by Tony winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony winner Warren Carlyle, reuniting much of the creative team of the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly starring Bette Midler. This will be the third revival of the beloved show. Though Jackman has returned to Broadway three times since — in two plays and in a solo concert event — The Music Man will be his first role in a Broadway musical since his debut more than 16 years ago in The Boy From Oz. And he’s kept his singing voice in shape in the meantime by starring in movie musicals such as Les Miserables and The Greatest Showman, hosting the Tony Awards four times and globe-trotting with his arena tour.